1…2…3 Mos Def is Rebel of the Week

September 21st, 2011

As you know we seem to dance around good cop, bad cop conversation as well as tend towards the talk of skepticism in government and the Federal Reserve Bank. In the same way, we enjoy awarding freedom-fighters and operations that encompass the qualities of the Rebels you’ll find in our film. The tenacious drive to be free of authoritative restraint settles into the core of our Rebel group…and this week rapper and actor, Mos Def (Dante Terrell Smith), will join that group as Silver Underground’s Rebel of the Week.

Although this interview is a bit dated, Mos Def’s appearance on the Bill Mahr show is somewhat of a frequent occurrence.

If you watch other appearances of Mos Def’s on Bill Mahr’s program, you’ll see Mos Def is somewhat of the class clown on the stage. He doesn’t let that stop him from attacking serious issues from a skeptical point of view. He has suggested some pretty heavy-hitting theories like Bin Laden not actually sending the tapes he’s sent in the past, and he directly says that he doesn’t think Bin Laden knocked down the World Trade Center towers. I know that doesn’t sit well with everyone reading, and I’m not asking you to join forces with the 9/11 truth movement…however, I do want to highlight Mos Def’s ability to critically approach an issue outside of the mainstream media’s guidance. It doesn’t stop at conspiracy theories either.

Mos Def recognizes the political families that are formed and cycled through office; when he brings up Hillary Clinton he refers to this family mafia in the government as a party where “everyone is passin’ the presidency around like a party joint.” Mos Def understands that not everyone can be invited to that party!

Another key concept that many of our liberty-minded followers emphasize is the American people’s habit to incorrectly use pronouns to define the actions of our government. One may say if you’re a tax-paying citizen you should be included in the “we” language (ie: we bombed Libya today) with our actions abroad and domestically…however that taxation is done through coercion, and decisions are made without the tax-payer knowing. So another hat tip goes to Mos Def for identifying American’s generalized pronoun idiosyncrasy.

You’d have to admit though, you were hooked as soon as he said, “Yea, those people are called police…,” after Bill Mahr suggests that there are people out there that “want to kill us.” Mos Def’s comedic approach to the issues also gives him an appeal of a Rebel (just wait until you meet Bernie and Chris!)

So light up that “party joint” and pass it to the Rebel on your left and congratulate Mos Def for his award of Rebel of the Week.


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