Member: Strega

Strega needs a nap. Followed by a stiff drink.

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MAY 2, 2008 @ 09:49 PM

Have the majority of people in this country reached a point where they would give up freedom for security? I really don't want to believe that's true. I'm hoping someday to see that proven wrong.

But that's what our government and its drones want me to believe. They are convinced that the vast majority of you just want to be safe and happy and protected. Even if it means giving up the right to say what you want. To think what you want. I've been told that I am fighting against the will of the people. That I am out of touch with the middle class. That all they want is their SUVs, cable TV, cheap gas and their morning Starbucks. And if innocents have to die and dissidents are locked up without trial, well that's ok.

Ben Franklin would be rolling over in his grave.

Well I refuse to believe that. I refuse to accept that greed and selfishness are the norm. Maybe that makes me idealistic. Maybe it makes me naive. Maybe the drones are right and none of you give a damn about your rights as long as you think you have a shot at the so called American Dream.

It doesn't matter. I'd rather be naive than cynical. I'd rather fight than give up. I'd rather you have freedom and not want it than not have it and wish you did.





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TheJuanupsman

TheJuanupsman

Hopkins, MN
April 2004

MAY 12, 2008 03:43 PM

You were exactly like that. Exactly.

I don't flirt. They flirt with me. Not my fault you quit flirting with me.

Pick a date. We'll hit up the new Korean place and then see whatever you want. Well, almost anything you want.

Re your last journal, let me know if you need any help. I've got some time and I'll work real cheap. Maybe even free. wink

You are a little naive honey. But that's a good thing. I've become pretty cynical and it's no fun. I'd trade my world weariness and skepticism for your wide eyed idealism and boundless passion any day.

PlanNumberOne

PlanNumberOne

Norway
February 2005

MAY 13, 2008 08:10 AM

sounds like one freaky guy, this colleague. Too bad thereīs no god to strike these people to the ground and exact vengeance upon them. You know, grasshopper swarms in their bathrooms, lightning striking them from clear skies etc.

I just donīt understand what the current administration can be thinking. I mean, do they really believe the things they are saying? Itīs like theyīre turning international politics into a macho game, and the atrocities are piling up like so many bodies. Just the bad rethoric is enough to sentence them all to eternal damnation. If there was a god, etc. etc. smile

squee_

squee_

Grand Marais, MN
September 2004

MAY 16, 2008 06:53 AM

Yea. Yes they have. That's why we need the passionate minority.

Are you calling me a bum and a slacker?

reindeerblood

reindeerblood

Madison, WI
August 2005

MAY 27, 2008 11:00 AM

HI, long time.That seems to be what they want people to believe, although most people I've ever met are far from being that closed minded, to say the least. (Even with the modern conveniences!)
Makes me wonder...
In any case that band in my old post is called Blue Cheer; an early heavy rock band. Hope you are well!

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