Enough... Really...
Just before the election, I sent an email out to all of my family and friends. It seems that for the past nine months (and in some cases longer than that), I had been under a near constant barrage of emails of a political nature. My friends and family know that I tend to be middle of the road, leaning left. But many of the emails I read were full of such obviously blatant baloney as to push my BS meter well past 11. I was further incensed by their lack of even looking into the matters. Instead, they took these emails (all of them "FWD's") as truth, which of course they were not.
My email, in short, was a cease and desist, as well as stating for the record my position on a couple of matters.
It hit home.
A couple of people simply aren't writing anymore. Only one tried to defend their position, which I understand but really didn't want to get into.
Seriously, I've had enough politics. I've been political in one form or another since I was 18, and firmly believe the things I believe. Many times, I have also been dead on right. But all this talk about how "liberals" or "fascists" were destroying this country was getting to be too damned time consuming. At the age of 45 (there... said it... and I'm about to be 46), enough already. The world is not perfect, never has been, never will be. But we can make it better, I really do believe that. We don't have to be selfish or immoral. If we think as a community, we can make things better. But how in the blue blazes can an email screaming to me about how so-and-so is ruining this country change things? Do people think I don't read the news or something? Really now... stop whining about the problem, you can either do something or nothing, but don't just bellyache.
I want a simpler life, I believe we all do. We want good things, we want good times. Both are getting scarce.
Perhaps the solution is a citizens revolution to just... do good things. Ignore the pundits for once, get out from in front of the TV and just do something. The people who control the media, the ones pushing things that none of us can really afford anyway, they're the ones controlling it. They want you to be good little producers and consumers... mostly the latter. Don't fall for it. Do something truly revolutionary by simply... doing something!
But enough politics, enough finances and enough troubles. Please?
My email, in short, was a cease and desist, as well as stating for the record my position on a couple of matters.
It hit home.
A couple of people simply aren't writing anymore. Only one tried to defend their position, which I understand but really didn't want to get into.
Seriously, I've had enough politics. I've been political in one form or another since I was 18, and firmly believe the things I believe. Many times, I have also been dead on right. But all this talk about how "liberals" or "fascists" were destroying this country was getting to be too damned time consuming. At the age of 45 (there... said it... and I'm about to be 46), enough already. The world is not perfect, never has been, never will be. But we can make it better, I really do believe that. We don't have to be selfish or immoral. If we think as a community, we can make things better. But how in the blue blazes can an email screaming to me about how so-and-so is ruining this country change things? Do people think I don't read the news or something? Really now... stop whining about the problem, you can either do something or nothing, but don't just bellyache.
I want a simpler life, I believe we all do. We want good things, we want good times. Both are getting scarce.
Perhaps the solution is a citizens revolution to just... do good things. Ignore the pundits for once, get out from in front of the TV and just do something. The people who control the media, the ones pushing things that none of us can really afford anyway, they're the ones controlling it. They want you to be good little producers and consumers... mostly the latter. Don't fall for it. Do something truly revolutionary by simply... doing something!
But enough politics, enough finances and enough troubles. Please?
posted by RRLittle at 1:56 PM
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