Sunday, July 05, 2009
America, The Apartment Complex
The fourth of July. If firing fireworks from the middle of the street at midnight and covering the road in smoke isn’t patriotic, I don’t know what is. During this time, many people are trying to remind of us how great their nation is.
I’m beginning to wonder, why do so many people call America their country? It seems to belittle the greatness they associate with the country by saying they are in some way capable of possessing it and at the same time it seems to indicate it isn’t mine as well.
America is a lot like an apartment complex. We pay our rent and in return we get basic services. It’s our home, but we don’t own it. We’re all just leasing and we have certain tenant rights and expectations or a lease agreement. So many people argue about those rights and expectations: secured entry, lease termination, when we can move furniture but at some point I have to wonder, when does America stop being just an apartment complex and becomes something more and do we really want it to actually become something more?
I’ve yet to meet a landlord I liked. In fact, I’ve yet to meet an apartment manager I’ve liked. Both groups tend to suck; they attract a certain type of scumbag trying to exploit people and do as little work as possible. It’s a pretty good analogy for politicians I’d say. So… why the heck do I want my landlord getting more power? Is it worth it to say the complex I live in has super awesome nukes? I mean, it’s an apartment complex run by landlords. I’m a little uncomfortable with that idea. So… should we really be proud when our apartment complex starts being more than an apartment complex? Or maybe we should become a little concerned.
I’m beginning to wonder, why do so many people call America their country? It seems to belittle the greatness they associate with the country by saying they are in some way capable of possessing it and at the same time it seems to indicate it isn’t mine as well.
America is a lot like an apartment complex. We pay our rent and in return we get basic services. It’s our home, but we don’t own it. We’re all just leasing and we have certain tenant rights and expectations or a lease agreement. So many people argue about those rights and expectations: secured entry, lease termination, when we can move furniture but at some point I have to wonder, when does America stop being just an apartment complex and becomes something more and do we really want it to actually become something more?
I’ve yet to meet a landlord I liked. In fact, I’ve yet to meet an apartment manager I’ve liked. Both groups tend to suck; they attract a certain type of scumbag trying to exploit people and do as little work as possible. It’s a pretty good analogy for politicians I’d say. So… why the heck do I want my landlord getting more power? Is it worth it to say the complex I live in has super awesome nukes? I mean, it’s an apartment complex run by landlords. I’m a little uncomfortable with that idea. So… should we really be proud when our apartment complex starts being more than an apartment complex? Or maybe we should become a little concerned.
# posted by MaximumTacolord @ 8:07 PM 
