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Edited on Sat Apr-30-05 05:30 AM by BlueIris
Confession: been a bad week for me. Madness in Congress continues. Major hardship in my personal life. All connected with the scary-ass reactionary bullshit hated by many here that has simply engulfed this nation. Including my attempt to explain to an ex-friend, in a polite way that was beneficial for me and at least not outright cruel to him (although, it's kind of impossible to have pity for the kind of person he is) why we're not friends anymore. Namely, because he decided to mock my being "overly concerned" with the reactionary bullshit and misogyny in government and society. Like others, the madness is in some ways NEVER off my mind. As well it shouldn't be--we're in the fight of our lives here, in my opinion. My formed friend insulted me like that last year, which actually makes his actions more hurtful from my perspective. And then, seeing that goddamn "Is this true?" thread. I confess some more--I've had mixed feelings about Kerry's involvement with that bill, and I haven't wanted to sit down and sort them out (though I was going to eventually). I was really afraid to click on that link and potentially wind up hating either Kerry's decision, or posters' characterizations of it or him or all of the above. And I've been exhausted by all the mental turmoil of watching this disgusting worsening of attitudes in America, so I didn't want to deal with One. More. Hateful. Thing. I basically wanted someone to tell me, "No, JK didn't blow it, don't worry." It's so nice to read this discussion and find out exactly that, and that others are as frustrated as I am with the vicious nature of the climate in our country and its government at the moment.
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