| | We meet again.
Well, it has been quite some time since I last sat down and really wrote something. I hope I have amassed inspirational thoughts in my period away, and perhaps they shall come to me as I sit here.
I surprise myself when trying to think of big things that have happened in the past months and find my mind blank. The most relevant thing on my mind here recently is the ending of the roller coaster of a relationship that ended a bit over a month ago. It still feels like I'm on that carnival ride daily, and I just wish that feeling would finally stop. It, amongst most things, is a work in progress. Plus, I won't bore anyone with those details.
On to more pressing issues: I hope that the stupid, fat Americans can see right through everything that the Bush administration stands for. I tried to warn everyone, but did anyone listen? No. Are people now scared shitless? Um, I hope so. Now, I completely understand that there will never be a perfect president (rather, ANOTHER perfect president after the resident Casanovas, JFK and Clinton), however, I don't understand why it seems we would rather have a president who lies and acts so wrecklessly above a president whose worst offense is having extra-marital affairs. Are we THAT in denial about us being a moralistic nation? Look, fellow americans, I hate to sound like I am complaining with how good we have it, but it's time we start either A.) pretending like we care enough about how right in the eye's of God we are and start helping other people (helping does not entail bombing or converting, btw) or B.) just admit that we're a fat, lazy nation which only gets riled up at the sound of gazillions of dollars being "wasted" on humanitarian projects like helping the homeless or feeding the poor or when something threatens our lovely christianity. Though it would never happen, choice A would restore my faith in humanity (Americans, specifically, because most have lost much respect in my eyes). In addition, B would never happen either (we're fat and lazy?! never.), but at least then we would be less of a laughing stock around the globe.
For the most part, I don't understand how hypocritical a people can be. More importantly if that people can actually blind themselves enough to actually believe they are in the right. And I am talking in every facet - economically, politically, ethically (morally, if you so choose), philanthropically. People tend to just disgust me. This might get me black-listed, but I won't neglect my right as a human to think freely and usually against the grain of the majority. Of course I want to be able to live comfortably when I get to the age when that is attainable. If anyone denies that, he is a liar. However, I think that knowing the difference between comfort and excess is a lesson that was lost centuries ago. Centuries ago, things were different. Centuries ago, many of the people who complain of the immigrant problem were living in another country if not on a different continent. Centuries ago, ancestors of those in power who vehemently oppose welfare may have been on the street in need of some change or warmth. Centuries ago, reverends' families may have been praying in a synagogue or nowhere at all. So many people seemed to have lost the wonderful abilities of their imaginations and with it went compassion and empathy. Yes, my heart bleeds, which may be considered extreme; but to have a heart that does not momentarily melt or a pulse that does not pause, if only for a second, when passing a homeless woman on the street or watching terrors in other nation unfold is repulsive.
Our government has become a juggernaut force in which understanding and nobility have altogether disappeared, yet we continue to feed it as it threatens us with talk of terrorists encroaching on our liberty and freedom which we have unknowingly forefeited long ago. We are now sanctioning the discrimination of a whole group of people based (loosely) on the (alleged) actions of an extremely radical group. To live with brown skin is to live in fear, in white, behind a mask. To practice one religion is wrong, another is right. To speak out is criminal, to keep quiet is patriotic.
People we chose are responsible for these atrocities. The wool has been pulled over our collective eyes long enough. I hate to think what is next in the sequence. We now have enough fear mongering to basically only practice one religion (well, at least one religion that we SHOULDN'T practice), soon we will not be allowed to love who our hearts lead us to, so what's next? People are afraid to ask that question. Any question for that matter. Until we learn the message that Larry Flynn (ha!) tried to teach us, we will never gain the power of the people back. And on that day, nobody wins. |
