American Civil Rage
[Spoken]
Wake up
(Oh)
The secret to happiness is low expectations
Freedom is, in and of itself, good
Valuable, worthwhile, essential to being human
And, because if people have freedom
Then each of us can act on our own
To do the things that will maximize our life here
And no one has to decide on our behalf

I am today an out lesbian, okay
Just sued the United States of America
Which is kind of overwhelming for me

Come closer

Something as dramatic as our identity
Has now become a matter of choice

When you’ve lived on charity and dependent your whole life long
[?] hard to see what you’re made of
And, mostly because people never really ask you
And when they do, you don’t really think they want to know the truth
The ultimate outcome of a nation is how successful it is
Creating happy and healthy lives for its citizens
That should be the goal of every nation on the planet

It is no longer the case in the United States
That you go to the doctor, and the doctor tells you what to do
Instead, you go to the doctor, and the doctor tells you
We can do A or we can do B
A has these benefits and these risks
B has these benefits and these risks
What do you want to do?
And you say
Doc, what should I do?
And the doc says
A has these benefits and risks, and
B has these benefits and risks
What do you want to do?
And you say
If you were [?], Doc, what would you do?
And the doc says
But I’m not you
And the result is what we call a patient of economy
Which makes it sound like a good thing
But what it really is, is a shifting of the burden
And the responsibility of decision-making
From somebody who knows something
Namely the doctor, and somebody who knows
Nothing and is of a certain sick and
Is not in the best shape to be making decisions
On their condition
Wake up

That dignity is more important to the human spirit than wealth

It is more [?] who are you
It is more [?] who you are
It is more [?] who you are
It is more [?] who you are

The ultimate outcome of a nation is how successful it is
Creating happy and healthy lives for its citizens
That should be the goal of every nation on the planet