America is like a child who says "I want that" and then goes and takes it. Don't get me wrong, I love the ol' patriotism- the triumphal songs, the pride, the culture, the traditions. But I disagree with the "my country right or wrong" mentality. We need to rethink our position in the modern world, take a step back, observe instead of interfere for once. Stop bossing everyone around. Maybe I'm just naive, but at least on a personal level, when you yourself rise up and decide to accomplish something, there is a much stronger result than when someone orders you to do it or holds your hand the entire way. We need to let other countries stand on their own two feet. All right, yes, go ahead and say that I'm reducing huge problems to silly little sentences, and all of this is way more complicated than I think it is. Goodness knows the world has so many dictators that need crushing! We have no time to fix our own ways, we have to go meddle! Send out the troops! Blow the battle horn!
Anyway.
Oh, and all you readers out there, keep in mind that these are my most negative thoughts that you see on the screen. No, I try not to spout this pessimism 24/7. This weblog has, in the year or so that I've had it, become a space for me to vent my irritation, rage and guilt about what goes on in the world. Don't take it personally.
I honestly never know what to say on here, your posts are so smart and lovely, that I am rather intimidated into silence.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I agree wholeheartedly with this post. I mean, things like charity work and building schools in small villages it all fine and good, but...sheesh. Even the people that say they're "helping" are not really. The corporations, I mean. Such as coca-cola having death squads roaming around Africa, stopping the people from having water.
Humans are so ridiculous. In a..."oh god, I'd like to jump off a cliff because I can't stand being part of this species" kind of way.
Absolutely! Well, I think the same of your posts, so there! We are a pair, aren't we. Good lord.
ReplyDeleteRight?! I'm very angry that the whole thing about the stones into schools guy turned out to be a fake. I guess he wasn't helping as many people as he said he was or something. We need more honesty. And nobleness, and humanity, and smarts.
Ah well.
i really look forward to your comments on here! it's really hard to comment, I'll give you that, but even if you just say stuff that pops into your head, it's nice!
Yikes, I hadn't heard about the death squads, but....well...I'm ashamed to say i'm not surprised. Sums up half my existence right now.
Also, sorry that you bear the brunt of my rants over the phone. We should have a "no unpleasantness" rule or something, just to shut me up for once XD I should just restrict negativity completely to on here like I say I do.
Huh, I hadn't heard about that guy. What did he do?
DeleteNo, no, I like hearing rands on the phone. It makes me feel like I'm not alone in being pissed off about everything. >.< Sorry that I rant so much, as well. Sometimes I feel like Hodgins, just yelling a lot. XD
well, who knows, maybe this guy was actually doing something that the gov didn't like and this was their way of shutting him up, but here's the official story on it: http://www.blogs.com/2011/04/18/newest-literary-scandal-three-cups-of-tea.html
ReplyDeleteAHA! Hodgins.