For some reason, people read this blog, but don't post
comments? I get feedback in my email though. Which I find odd being that a
feedback option is right here on the page to begin with.
With that established, I thought I would answer a couple of
questions that have been asked of me by both random readers and even personal
friends...
*"What the hell are you trying to accomplish with this
blog?"*
Reader at Random
In a word, equality. I want equality for everyone! I
shouldn't even need to list all of the people in need of equality as I am sure
you have one or two groups already in mind that you think deserve equality. I
have my pet groups I would like to gain their equality first, but that is just
me being honest with myself. In the long run as long as they get theirs I will
be happy with everyone being equal!
*"Dude, do you even have a remote clue of how much you
cannot win this thing? You can't go around telling people who they can and
can't include in their fight for an equal playing field!"*
Rob the drummer friend
Actually Rob, I can. That is one of the things I love about
being an American! I have a freedom of speech that is guaranteed to me by our
constitution and if I choose to exercise that right by pointing out how
blatantly stupid people are being in their presentation of their cause, maybe,
just maybe someone will open their eyes and say,
*"Wait a minute! He has a point! Sure it is buried in
failed attempts at humor that come off as condescending and typical patriarchy
diatribe, but if you actually READ what the man is saying, he makes sense. We
should be fighting for equality and not for feminism!"*
Do I think this is an
eventuality? Probably not, but it does have a possibility. ;-)
*"If you support the fight for equality and think it would
be so easy to obtain, why is equality not obviously the status quo
already?"*
Reader at Random
AHA! No here is something I can sink my teeth into! The
reason, in my opinion of course, that equality is not status quo is.... The
American Ebola.
"When left untreated, Ebola has a death rate of
90%."
This is some factoid I heard on the news, but it got me to
thinking. If we could magically separate those in this country who actually
have zero "isms" we would be left with maybe 90% of the population
suffering from an "ism" infection. That 90%, that if left untreated
will die. Not an actual death, but a Social death. More to the point without
sounding like a World Health Organization scare campaign:
ism
ˈizəm/
noun
informal derogatory
a distinctive practice, system, or philosophy, typically a
political ideology or an artistic movement.
"of all the isms, fascism is the most repressive"
Some of the usual suspects include: Racism, Sexism, Ageism,
blah blah blah ism, ad infinitism.
Some of these isms are so prevalent in the minds of the
harboring party that they are blinded to the factual truths of certain
situations. As if my opinions aren't already unpopular enough, let me get REAL
unpopular, hated even...
Eric Garner died on a sidewalk in New York and the man held responsible for
his death was not indicted. Immediate screams of RACISM cry out from all over
the country! To which I say, "bullshit". I am not even loud or
animated about my disbelief because I am right to say that Eric died from his
own poor impulse control. I know, I know... your brain just threw up trying to
process the incredulity of my position. But be an adult and hear me out okay?
* Eric chose to break a law
* He had been convicted of this law once before
* He chose to willfully disobey the officer
* He chose to resist
* He chose to become physical
* He was out of shape yet chose physical resistance
* He had breathing problems but chose to struggle anyway
Eric Garner made these choices for himself. Now he is dead
from his own decisions. If you disagree all you need do is answer a single
question,
*"If Eric Garner had simply complied instead, would he
most likely be alive today?"*
I don't need to hear about racist cops, prosecutors, judges,
juries, systems, or even the struggle and plight of the black man being an
actuality I cannot imagine due to my white privilege. Yes, or No? Would the man
be alive had he simply complied and not just committed a repeat offense?
I am sure there will be the hate mail informing me of my
racist views and KKK/Nazi affiliations and probably be awarded my new ShitLord
badge. There will probably be the Libertarian slant on how if the tobacco taxes
weren't so high there wouldn't have ever been a market for a loose cigarette
from Eric to sell. The bleeding hearts will admonish me for being a monster
incapable of empathy.
LOOK! YOU KNOW HOW I AVOID BEAING EATEN BY A SHARK? I STAY
THE FUCK OUT OF THE GODDAMNED OCEAN!
You got breathing problems? Don't get struggle fucked to the
ground for breaking the law! If you are MANLY enough to disregard the law, be
MANLY enough to admit you are busted! I know, it's gonna suck to end up in the
state pen on a habitual offender beef and have to admit that your habitual
offense was selling loose cigarettes and not murder or whatever earns mad swag
in prison these days!
So what is all of this rambling about? Simple! Eric Garner
had his isms too.
* Blackism - Where you feel like an aggrieved minority
* Lawism - Where you feel only criminal laws are applied to
you
* Disrespectism - The only respect you give is to people you
are afraid of
* Persecutionism - Just because of your skin color you are
hated and despised
The list can go on and on if you want to nitpick but you get
the idea. His American Ebola was left untreated and there was a 90% chance of
him dying because of it.
Any radical ism qualifies... like Terrorism and Feminism.
The "ists" are tossed in there as well... Misogynists and Misandrists
for example. THIS is the American Ebola
with a 90% death rate and we are ALL walking around infecting each other
randomly based on genetic predispositions on a daily basis.
A feminist has no power over a misogynist and vice versa.
They just piss each other off and cause one another to exercise pushback on an
ever increasing scale. Your isms or ists can't change your "make believe
mortal enemies". For instance It won't be the black activist that changes
the racist, but the racist observing no reason to be racist because the black
activist stopped attacking him and just tried being a better example of a non belligerent
human. The same works in reverse you know. When the racist stops yelling
epithets and just exhibits a willingness to accept becoming a better human, the
activist can't see a reason to soapbox any longer.
Bill and Ted said it best, "Be Excellent To One
Another!" (If you are so young you don't get this reference.... google is
your friend!)
The bottom line takeaway here is that we have got to stop
trying to blame change each other. HateSpeak is a real thing and it needs to be
stopped.
Correlation does NOT equal causality kids! So please comment and explain how Eric was not responsible for his own death by making terrible decisions for himself.
