Capitalist Roaders holding Chairman Mao prisoner
The voice on the phone sounded tentative and
embarrassed. “This is so-and-so. I work at Mao’s Kitchen. I’m
sorry to call but my boss said to tell you that we won’t carry the
Beachhead any more because it’s too political for our
customers.”
I thought it was a joke at first. The only
place in Venice that won’t carry the Beachhead is a fundamentalist thrift
store on Lincoln Blvd. But, Mao’s Kitchen.
Is the Beachhead as threatening as
those posters on the walls at Mao’s, showing the Great Helmsman leading
the peasants to overthrow
capitalism?
Well, yes. We are more
threatening. Mao’s dead, and the Beachhead is alive and well, and
hopefully leading the Venice peasants to overthrow. . . let’s see. .
.greed, consumerism and conformity that infects our current day capitalist
society.
But just for decency’s
sake, shouldn’t the capitalist-roader who runs Mao’s Kitchen take
down those posters of people in struggle, and put up something more appropriate.
Perhaps he could change the name of the joint to Chiang Kai Shek's Kitchen (the
leader of the anti-revolutionary forces fighting
Mao).
By the way, the waitress took the
Beachheads next door to the Cafe Collage where they share space with those
right-wing papers from Santa Monica.
Posted: Sun - June 1, 2003 at 02:44 PM