treading water

I hesitate to divulge too much. After all, the voluntary submission of personal info to the Internet digital chasm is bound to raise some flags. That said, it's without hesitation that I submit to you, the reader, all the random prattle you can stomach. Political? Somtimes. Tongue in cheek? Most often. Riddled with typos? Assuredly.

Though the goings-on in my life are not unlike those in yours, we all have a unique slant on our shared--albeit subjective--reality. So know this: I live in a blue state. I have liberal politcal and social views. If we disagree, then that's great just so long as it's on, say, responsible fiscal policy in the Western U.S. or which Clash song is the absolute best. (To paraphrase Colbert, "Joe Strummer: great musician, or greatest musician?")

However, if you're here to invade my space with tales of hunting as a viable means to control animal populations, diatribes on how the have-nots are beelding the welfare system dry while you live paycheck-to-paycheck, or how orientation has anyting to do with a person's ability to function as a compassionate, productive, MARRIED person in our community, then...

...well...

you can fuck right off.

"Hypocrisy!" you scream. "How dare you encourage open debate but limit the participants to those who share your narrow view of the world?"

My viewpoints are a product of my upbringing, geographic location, and a healthy dose of "live and let live." But I will not tolerate bigotry. Yes, you have a right to hold those opinions. Yes, you even have a right to stand on the sidewalk and shout them at me. But the reality is, you and those archaic views are not unlike the Black Knight from Holy Grail: tragic, clueless to his pending demise, and fodder for hours of laughter and entertainment at your expense.

So, I'll put you down for "greatest."


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