When the lion roars at you, give him the banana

THE LAW OF THE JUNGLE Once upon a time, in the deep jungle, lived a Lion and a Monkey... One day the Monkey, tired of the Lion always taking the LION'S SHARE, and seeing that such injustice represented a danger to all, demanded JUSTICE... The Lion, yawning and stretching, said, "You would have to have paws and sharp teeth..." Then the Monkey, who was very clever, devised a plan: He would go to the costume store, and look like a lion...

When the HUNGRY LION saw him, noticing that the new lion wasn't a match for him, and fearing COMPEbreastION, end him on the spot --before the indifferent look of the little animals of the jungle... And that's how the Law of the Jungle was re-established one more time... (NOTE: Other monkeys survived him...)

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THE BANANA REVOLUTION "Against the buttault of Laughter nothing can stand." -Mark Twain

What if instead of using something totally abstract for national idenbreasty--the flag, the anthem--or something which makes you different in a suspicious way--religion, politics--we used something real that everybody liked? Suppose that the symbol of national idenbreasty was 'food' and suppose that we spiced it up, wouldn't people prefer it?

Of course, people love it! I started out with the "Guarapo (cane juice) Revolution" (without Coca-Cola but with Guarapo) and, after its great reception, I came up with the Jalapeno (Mexico), Arepa (Venezuela), Banana revolutions...

While other activists struggle to convince an overwhelmingly skeptical public, I just say "Banana Revolution," and people gladly take the literature with a smile. And along with it they get the deeper stories of the 'jungle' and the solutions proposed...

And, of course, they want the party, the promised "Banana Party"! That's what the people want...

There many more arguments for a funny food name though: Nationalistic symbols divide and lead to conflict; food differentiates yet unites. (These nationalistic symbols have been used to control the little people)The easiest way to get people involved is to throw a party. And we need people, lots of people... (more at website below) We got some very spicy surveys in Spanish though some can't be translated into English. They ask important questions about the party...

BANANA SURVEY In preparation for the VICTORY PARTY, we are doing the following survey so nothing's missing:

Do you like "Chiquita Banana" or "Grande Banana"? I like Chiquita Banana (Banana Republic) I like Grande Banana (Banana Revolution)

The answer is obvious, but HAVING OPTIONS is at the core of our solution...

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Make love, not war?

'"Make love, not war," was not just a protest against the indifference and lack of humaneness in Vietnam; it was also a positive statement that love between parent and child, teacher and pupil, fiance and fiancee, and husband and wife is an activity we should try to pursue in the house when work is not necessary. It is the one real source of truth, beauty, and salvation in a community where deceit, corruption, and impersonality seem to be rampant.' -Jerome Kagan

And what better way to make love than to give the banana to the roaring lion? The monkey knows that the lion is more powerful than him, and knows he better use his own weapons, so he decides to be funny, that being his natural gift. The story goes like this: The lion roars: "Monkey, I'm made to eat monkey meat, so you better come down right now." And the monkey replies very cool: "Mighty King, that's doubtful as the Bible says you were vegetarian, so you can eat my banana..."

When the lion roars at you, give him the banana! (Coming soon in t-shirts!)

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Well, if the above doesn't work then try this...

Who will put the bell on the cat? Well, only you can: -DO NOT FEED THE LION* (we are confronting a Hungry Lion, so he's most vulnerable to this) -VOTE WITH YOUR FEET (don't live with predators, don't work for predators, etc--if you can afford it--and that's why we need ECONOMIC DEMOCRACY) -NONVIOLENCE IS BETTER** (don't dress as a lion--he loves to play the victim) -CRY LION! (the lion can only prey because of camouflage, so your alarm may save others) -NO LION NO PROBLEM! (do not accept the beast, physically or mentally--mental slavery--in your life)

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"I'm fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in." -George McGovern

A Revolution for the Young?

Sorry guys, but this revolution is aimed at the young--or at least to the young at heart.

Perhaps it's natural for a young idealist to turn into a greedy hypocrite later in life, given the harsh reality of a jungle where you better be a predator than prey...

Then we need to reach the younger generations. What do the older voters who put a war-mongering, environment-hater president in power care about the future? Well, they don't have a future. I have approached the young though, and they agree that WE GOT TO STOP THE JUNGLE...or else the jungle will swallow us. And they, you know, have a hope for the future. So, yes, there's a generation gap, and we need a change of generations. And that's why the Banana Revolution is so warmly welcome by the young for its content as well as for its fun and spice.

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Something a bit gross, but thought provoking (unknown author, I polished it up a little bit)...

This is why you should not allow anyone to call you BOSS... In the beginning of humanity, when God created the human body, the vital organs started an argument over who should be the BOSS. The BRAIN explained: "I should be the BOSS, since I order the function of all of you." The EYES argued: "We should be BOSS, because we guide the whole body." The HEART claimed: "I should be the BOSS, since I carry the blood for all to function." "In that case," protested the STOMACH, "I will be the BOSS, because I feed everybody." The LEGS declared to be BOSS since they carried the whole body. And it was when the buttHOLE asked to be BOSS, that everybody got peeed off. It only said: "I will be the BOSS... And if not, I declare myself on strike." Then it shut itself up for five days... The BRAIN was feeling dizzy... The EYES got cloudy... The HEART threatened to stop... The STOMACH was exploding... The LEGS were shaking... Then everybody cried: "LET THE buttHOLE BE THE BOSS!" And since then... ANY buttHOLE CAN BE BOSS!!!

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