Something has switched my default setting from ‘can’t look away’ to ‘I just can’t look anymore’. Going out of my way to ignore the news makes me feel like a monster. Although I have to admit, a much saner, more rational monster.
TMFTML linked to the most wonderful post. Please go read it, while I adjust to my new monsterdom.
Monster here too (come back Daily Show)... and I finally realized it's checking in on the news before bed that gives me those horrendous nightmares. Sigh.
Posted by: gwenda at September 6, 2005 06:57 PMI'm sad, angry, tired of hating this godless, corrupt administration. The fact that people go on television and defend such corrupt misuse of trust and goodwill; the fact that he blames local government while he visits staged photo-ops... We all knew this administration would continually fuck us again and again in 2000. Seriously, how were any of us to know that it could get THIS fucking bad? That the American people would take so much abuse? And STILL we're in denial.
I cry. I see people trying to make sense of it, proclaiming, "We're sad too. What are we all going to do?" I can't believe people had to make signs that read, "HELP US." I can't believe people died trapped in attics and that survivors were imprisoned, starved and neglected. This is just so, so terrible and needless. It's cruel, inhumane and criminal.
What are we all going to do? How do we combat this evil?
Posted by: Red Ghost at September 6, 2005 10:44 PMNightmares. Me too. All night last night.
How do we combat this evil? That consumes my waking hours. Screaming and blogging and beating our breast hasn't worked so well thus far. Facts haven't seemed to matter, historically.
I have ideas, but born of a liberal, their success would depend on fairness and compassion and the sincere desire to find the greatest good. Um, yeah. That'll happen with this crew.
And here I am, back at frustrated and sick.