I think the political climate has cooled off a little with the weather.. at least from what it was this summer. There isn’t as much talk of revolution in all of my frequented forums; I guess the armchair revolutionary faction of the Republican Party took a break to focus on the true meaning of this holiday season. I guess they found out what a truly uphill battle we are fighting with the Federal government, as most have given up and turned over their type pads to those of us that were here before it was cool to be called ‘libertarian’.
I don’t think that I will miss them much. I have, for at least my lifetime, had a strong dislike for the Far Right of the Republican Party that have hijacked the Conservative value of old and transformed it into yet another form of suppression and a tool to divide for political gain.
I am constantly bombarded from both sides.. from the left I’m called one of those filthy rich capitalist that has no heart- that couldn’t be further from the truth. What they call capitalism is actually corporatism, and they don’t even bother to listen to the explanation of differences. From the right I have been called anything from a loon anarchist to a gay loving tree huger. I laugh in the winter at the tree huger comments as I sit in front of an open fire. I wouldn’t mind the term anarchist so much if people truly understood it; sadly, there is a very superficial view of deep political philosophy in America. Yes, it’s true.. I think men should be allowed to marry men, and women other women- not because I think it’s ok in the eyes of God, but because it isn’t my place to stand in the way of two people that love each other.. and it isn’t my place to play God and judge. I say live and let live. I’ve met plenty of heterosexual men that I didn’t like very much.. but I can’t think of one homosexual man that wasn’t very nice and at most times a complete riot to be around.
I guess I’m just getting tired of people not getting it. I’ve written and talked and screamed and whispered.. and I don’t feel like anyone gets it.. not because they can’t, but because it is easier not to understand. It is much easier to hate and refuse than to love and understand, or even try to understand.
