Oh Lord, ok this is a little delayed (I'm responding to a comment about 2 pages ago)But someone is really grasping at straws here...have you seriously never heard someone refer to "the man"? Nate's making perfect sense. It refers to the things/people in control. "The Man" is the one that makes sure there's a big chunk out of your check for benefits you don't get. "The Man" is the one that controls society and it's view of the population (i.e. the Aryan ideal). "The Man" is what keeps you from getting the job you wanted because of your skin color. "The Man" is who makes sure that just enough things go wrong in your life so you're always dissatisfied (i.e. "The Man's tryna bring me down") Basically he's a meddling & controlling little sumbtich who's got one finger in everyone's business. Referring to the Man is a way of blaming your problems or misfortunes on something concrete. I think what Nate was referring to was the general opinion at fornits. He was basically telling Evan, "Just cause everyone else says so, doesn't mean you should." Don't let society sway you if you believe what you're doing is right. Now, I do not share the same opinion of the Whitmore as Nate and Evan (I think I made that clear w/ earlier posts), but Nate was a very close friend of mine and it's ridiculous that people pick his comments apart in this way simply because they have no rebuttal. As for the phrases "stay up" & "one love"...seriously, you've never listened to Marley? Or Pac? Stay up = Keep your head up, stay strong, etc. One Love = there is no me or you, just us. It's a connection that helps us (you guessed it) STAY UP. Grrrr. It's not that complicated people. Peace.
~Ani[ This Message was edited by: Tha Truth on 2005-12-31 11:10 ]
