Cats: miscellanea|
Sooo…how is she feeling today, one might ask? Or…then again…one might not be remotely interested.
But I’m interested. So, how AM I feeling?
Oddly vacant. Rather devoid of…well, anything. I think I’ve balanced on the fulcrum between the manic and the depressive. That’s not to say I AM manic/depressive. I swing both directions, but not all that wildly…usually…
Apathy can be…well, not horrible. The sun shines outside, the windchimes play their harmony just beyond the window, and the fruit trees for miles around are bursting with flora….instilling in me the desire to GRAB AN AXE AND CHOP EACH AND EVERY ONE DOWN TO A SAP-OOZING NUB STICKING OUT OF THE GROUND….
Alright. So I have allergies. I’ll live. They’re not as bad as usual.
And what occupies my mind?
I am in a quandary. My own political/social leanings are confusing me. I find myself wondering why “conservatives” disregard the environment… my home, our world… and why “liberals” disregard that religion is NOT a crime…and why BOTH sides are so damned intent on trampling the Bill of Rights as suits their respective purposes. Election year. Who will I vote for? Dunno.
And why do we still call them “conservatives” and “liberals”? In my experience, most so-called conservatives aren’t shot in the ass about conserving much of anything. And liberals are liberal with what…exactly?
I think I still tend to lean more toward what is considered the traditional conservative stance. But… I’d really like to divorce our nation from its unholy and extremely dysfunctional relationship with oil. We shouldn’t be held hostage by people who, you know, when you get down to it, REALLY don’t like us. Not to mention the air would smell nicer if we found some alternatives to that messy fuel. As for ‘reduce/reuse/recycle’…is that so bad? I mean, my grandmother, one of the most conservative people I knew…she was ALL about not wasting anything. What happened to traditional values? Or maybe just a little rational common sense. And really, WHAT is wrong with not destroying our pristine wilderness areas? WHAT is wrong with keeping endangered species alive? And WHAT is wrong with trying to keep our air and water clean? Why do I have to be unpatriotic to think those are good things?
I could run for president. My party will be called the ‘rational’ party. I don’t want reform. And I don’t want status quo. Why re-form what we have? That just means taking the status quo and mushing it around to look like something different, but you still have the same crap.
I’m tired of the war on drugs. This opinion makes me unpopular with many people in my sphere of influence. Do I think drugs are ok? Of course not. I’ve never been even remotely interested in investigating recreational drug use. I think it’s a waste of time, and really, a mistake for nearly everyone. (Not to mention how extremely pathetic one appears while under the influence.) But we tried regulation of another popular consciousness altering chemical in the 1920s. And where did that get us?
Too much money is spent on a war that we’re losing. I believe substances should be controlled, as alcohol is controlled. Some more than others. Some, the lethal ones, should remain unavailable to the public. (By lethal, I mean, you’re screwed instantly, and forever, if you take it.) People are DYING because thugs control the traffic of these substances that are NOT going to go away, no matter how we may wish they would. Ohhh…and I don’t even want to get started on the civil liberties that are being trampled in the name of ‘fighting drugs’. Illegal search and seizure…violated right to privacy…the list goes on… (Rave Act attached to the Amber Alert bill? Oh, you tricky politicians and your sleight of hand…bastards.)
I’m tired of the Bill of Rights being used, abused, misinterpreted, or even entirely ignored. By EVERYbody. All sides of the political spectrum are guilty of this. It sickens me. Patriot Act, anyone?
I don’t like fearing my government. I think there is something VERY very wrong when citizens have cause to fear the people who are supposed to be there to serve them.
What do I want? I want less taxes. I want no death tax…that’s bullshit. I want a government that defends the borders and defends the people, takes care of the roads, and generally stays the hell out of my personal life and the personal lives of others.
Morality CANNOT be legislated. It can only be lived and taught by example.
I want a government that doesn’t give handouts… Let’s let people cultivate a little personal responsibility, shall we?
Should there be a safety net for people who CAN’T take care of themselves? I’m not opposed to that, but I’d like to be pretty certain that that net isn’t filled with freeloaders who are draining resources that should go to those who actually need assistance.
I’m sorely tempted to suggest that one should have to pass some sort of basic test of understanding to be allowed to vote. But then again, part of me thinks one should have to take a test to be allowed to reproduce as well…just part of me. I know that many of the smartest people in the world aren’t as capable of loving and nurturing as the most average, or even below average intellect. Hm…walking on thin ice, here. People will think I’m evil.
Oh well.
