getting a lot of shit..
I’ve been getting a lot of shit from friends, family and co-workers about my knee-jerk reaction of wanting to flee this country, and as much as I despise the moral-righteousness of the population base, the fact that the very Constitution of our land isn’t worth the paper its written on, or the ignorance and bigotry of the hateful voters and leaders of this country, the probability of me fleeing this country stands at about 5% at the time of writing this.
So why did I have this knee-jerk reaction? Maybe its because The United States is not the bastion of freedoms and glory that it claims to be, but a collection of frightened people wrapping themselves in the narcotic of religion. These very people completely out of touch with global reality are the same ones that fight tooth and nail to make sure my chosen “narcotic” is illegal.
When did we become a country of Gladys Kravitzes? When did we start paying more attention to what our neighbors and fellow countrymen are doing, than to what is happening in our own family? Why is it that 90% of the policy makers that support abortion will NEVER be faced with having to decide it? Why is it that the very people that are fighting so hard to “support the sanctity of marriage” are themselves sometimes twice divorced?
The hypocrites have taken control of the country, and I for one don’t care to watch the hard work and sacrifice of the generations of men, women, soldiers, workers, thinkers, and visionaries unravel any further in the next 4 years.
I think this article is a little more telling than anything else. The very fact that somebody took the time to write about this gives me hope in our future.
We are not alone in our fight against hypocrisy…
Oh yeah, and another reason I probably won’t be moving to Canada… I’m too lazy to pack it all up and rush across the border under dark of night.
a light-hearted change…
A class of primary children started a class project to make a plant pot to take home. The teacher wanted to have a plant in it that was easy to take care of, so it was decided to use cactus plants.
The children were given greenware pottery in the style of a clown pot. They painted them with glaze and had them professionally fired at a class outing so they could see the process. It was great fun. They planted the cactus seeds in the finished planters and they grew nicely.
Unfortunately, however, they were not allowed to take them home. The cactus plants were removed, replaced with a small ivy, and the children were then allowed to take them home.
The teacher said cactus “seemed like a good idea at the time”…
