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Nov. 4th, 2004
y'know, I vaguely resent the implication that my anger and frustration are hateful. Anger is not necessarily a negative thing. Anger can be a focusing agent. Most importantly, Anger is not Hate. Do not deny my fire.
The fires of anger can burn away the fog of lethargy and apathy. The fires of anger can make someone get up and take action rather than sit around. Anger. Anger is an intense dissatisfaction with the current situation. Anger is a painful desire for change. Anger is not Hate.
Hate is unreasoning. Hate is the desire to cause pain to others. Hate is disliking categorically rather than reasonably.
I do not hate the people whose actions made things unsettling to me.
But I am angry at the way things are.
The fires of anger can burn away the fog of lethargy and apathy. The fires of anger can make someone get up and take action rather than sit around. Anger. Anger is an intense dissatisfaction with the current situation. Anger is a painful desire for change. Anger is not Hate.
Hate is unreasoning. Hate is the desire to cause pain to others. Hate is disliking categorically rather than reasonably.
I do not hate the people whose actions made things unsettling to me.
But I am angry at the way things are.
Let me express why I seem so angry right now.
It's because my anger has been holding since the Iowa Caucuses in January. That was when the process of seeking "electability" in the Democratic party began through the elimination of Howard Dean, their hope.
When Howard Dean started running, I realized that there was a candidate who would present a unified vision. This man would be able to counter Bush's unified vision with a unified vision of his own. Rather than saying what he wouldn't do, as Kerry did, he would say what he would do and thus convince America that he had a plan. He would show that he had a moral compass that drove him and would be able to convince swing voters that he could lead.
Instead, the Democrats chose John Kerry. A man who did not have a unified legislative agenda, did not present a coherent alternative just a lesser evil.
I am angry at the fear of the Democratic voters.
I am angry at the complicity of the media in Dean's defeat and Bush's victory.
I am angry at the inability of 100% of the american people to get out and vote the way they actually feel.
I am angry at the Neo-Cons who have hijacked the Republican party and turned it from a party of small government and integration into the party of legislated morality, deficit spending and accusations of treason to political opponents.
Those are the reasons for my anger.
It's because my anger has been holding since the Iowa Caucuses in January. That was when the process of seeking "electability" in the Democratic party began through the elimination of Howard Dean, their hope.
When Howard Dean started running, I realized that there was a candidate who would present a unified vision. This man would be able to counter Bush's unified vision with a unified vision of his own. Rather than saying what he wouldn't do, as Kerry did, he would say what he would do and thus convince America that he had a plan. He would show that he had a moral compass that drove him and would be able to convince swing voters that he could lead.
Instead, the Democrats chose John Kerry. A man who did not have a unified legislative agenda, did not present a coherent alternative just a lesser evil.
I am angry at the fear of the Democratic voters.
I am angry at the complicity of the media in Dean's defeat and Bush's victory.
I am angry at the inability of 100% of the american people to get out and vote the way they actually feel.
I am angry at the Neo-Cons who have hijacked the Republican party and turned it from a party of small government and integration into the party of legislated morality, deficit spending and accusations of treason to political opponents.
Those are the reasons for my anger.
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Nov. 4th, 2004 04:15 pmI apologize for the late notice, but this last month has afforded me too little time to prepare for the upcoming House of Fools game. I have two options in this case. I could run an inferior game, but still run, or I could wait until next month and run the game in the manner I wish. Since I am too much of a perfectionist to run an inferior game, the game tomorrow is cancelled. Please pass this on to anyone who might not have access to this.
BEn Aldred, HST.
BEn Aldred, HST.