Don’t Say I Didn’t Warn You

It’s time for all you Democrats and Republicans alike to pay close attention. I will now reveal the secret to our impending successful revolution. The atmosphere of the ’60s will return (except with techno music and cell phones). Students will once again be open-minded and willing to take risks (though probably less promiscuous due to STDs). Next, unlike our parents, we will not scream for immediate change. We will quietly educate and exist only as splinters under the fingernails of those in power. We understand that we can’t get those who possess the power to change, but the kids are a different story. If enough kids are willing to start thinking; if enough kids come to understand the importance of global success over personal wealth; and if the kids understand that we will soon inherit the world and run it how we choose, then they will join and they will act. It will be, by the standard definition, a guardian coup d’état. Without warning, we will simultaneously come of age, all with an understanding of why liberal policies are so vital to the future of the country and the world. We will, in a time span of less than five years, fill out Congress; then, like musical chairs, everything will suddenly shift. The power will transfer to us and we will have won. The time of bigotry and greed will be over and a better, more progressive world will result. So there you have it, that’s the plan. Try to act surprised when the time comes.

On November 4, 2004, 17-year-old Travis Moe led a sleep-in at Boulder High to protest the policies and priorities of the Bush administration, military recruitment in school and disregard for the environment. See "Slumber Party" on this page for more on the kids.