George W. Bush and The Idea of A Possible Counterculture Rebelling Against The War in Iraq

Many are starting to compare The War in Iraq to Vietnam, yet there is one key difference. In Vietnam, most took advantage of the counterculture movement, and embraced it in the art of the 1960's. As a result, the overall concept of art evolved from simply being about drawing, painting, and sculpting to covering all ranges of creative expression that focused on the ideas behind the works rather than the works themselves. Howcome that type of counterculture and that form of artistic expression hasn't repeated itself during this era?

There has been widespread criticism of George W. Bush since 9/11. For anyone who has seen Michael Moore's documentary Farenheit 9/11, they should be well aware that The Bushes and The Bin Ladens had been involved in oil deals between the state of Texas and The Middle East for the past 30 years.

After 9/11, Bush conducted an unsuccessful witch hunt for Osama Bin Laden that went nowhere, and then picked up where his father left off by starting another war in Iraq that has almost no connection to 9/11. This war is still ongoing, and has destroyed many lives. Much like Vietnam, the war in Iraq serves very little purpose, and only hurts our economy.

Bush would rather profit from oil deals in The Middle East than focus on the needs of our taxpayers. After all, these same taxpayers are the ones who voted to elect him to office TWICE! Yet he focuses on the aforementioned oil deals in The Middle East simply because it makes him more money.

Every dollar and every cent the working man uses to provide for his family are spent to pay rising gas and oil costs in addition to the fact that he's giving to tax cuts to the wealthy which brings a higher unemployment rate for the middle and lower classes. And our dear Mr. President was very slow in his response to the recent hurricanes. I admire Cindy Sheehan for sticking up for the her fallen son, the soldiers in Iraq, and our economy in general -- whether they support or oppose the war.

She was brave enough to hold a protest at Bush's ranch in Texas during one of his many unwarranted vacations from his duties at The White House. She is now organizing a larger protest in 25 states -- that's half the country mind you.

As the wealthy establishment profits more and the working class is struggling more than ever to live hand to mouth, I believe that artists from the working class will embrace a possible counterculture as they descend further and further into financial loss. If and when this does happen, the battles between the rich and poor and art and money will heat up once again.