Don’t waive your rights with your flags.
I’m back on my soapbox, kids.
I’ve never even seen a real soap box. Not one that can support my weight for sure.
Man up. Grow a pair. Don’t be a sissy. Don’t be scared. Ask questions. Get in somebody’s face when they give you a pat (BS) response. Look at more than one version of a story. Don’t swallow the crap American media presents as news. Look at BBC, look at slashdot, look around you. TALK to people. For the love of… whatever you care about. God, money, religion, society, art, my sweet sweet behind… Whatever does it for you. Find something that makes you passionate and DO something.
Americans as a whole tend to hide from passion. We like stories we know (Watched a movie lately? There are about four plots in Hollywood.) and we like our bubbles. Don’t get too close. Don’t smile too big. Don’t ask too many questions. Don’t stand out. And for real- don’t look somebody in the eye unless you’re trying to sell them something. Think about it. Aside from your close friends, who was the last person who looked you in the eye and wasn’t selling you something? Pass a stranger in the grocery store. Say hi. Then count how long it takes for them to break eye contact. If you get to three seconds, you’re bordering on a record. Watch your news. Compare local weather, sports, and international events. If the Nuclear deal in India, Iran, or Korea covers more than 10% of a broadcast, you’re probably not watching a US news station.
I’ll say it again- I LOVE my country. I hate what we’re becoming. Take responsibility. Be an adult.
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October 16th, 2007 at 4:02 pm
Are you on the ballot for city council??
October 17th, 2007 at 6:56 am
Dude…sorry…but if I look at someone in a grocery store and they’re staring at me for longer than 3 seconds, they’re getting a giant “WTF are you LOOKING at?!?” from me.
This is then followed by me throwing a cantaloupe at them.
Friendly or not…it’s not nice to stare.
..and what’s going on in Iraq? Should I know about something that I don’t? I usually won’t follow the story if it doesn’t involve Lindsay Lohan.