6raindog - Just Little Thoughts

It’s too lonely to think that no one thinks as deeply as you do.

Jesus (God) can be my rock, but they have to be able to shake

DRAG IS NO LONGER BANNED IN TENNESSEE ✨✨

Having to pay hundreds of dollars just for the honor of being denied is one of America’s biggest failures.

I hope everyone gets the chance to know the peace of being called sweetie, baby, or another southern endearment by a Waffle House server.

The Pineapple (hedgehog) has a Pineapple (house)

I’m working through Democracy Awakening by Heather Cox Richardson and I am crying. The absolute injustice that has occurred in America in the last several decades. I knew it was bad, but I didn’t realize the cheating in government had been going on for as long as it has. The lack of fairness in government is alarming. I was definitely the kid who cried when things weren’t fair (I understand equity vs equality, and sorta did when I was a kid). I am appalled and angry that some politicians have spend years changing the rules on everyone and cheating.

But anyway, it’s such an amazing book and I wish it could be school curriculum but it won’t ever be until Republicans aren’t able to mess with school curriculum. It airs way too many of their dirty (not so) secrets.

If a situation or descision involves someone’s livelyhood, you need to take a step back before going forward. You owe it to being a good human to care enough to not run through the traps if the one the traps affects isn’t you.

Anyone else feel like life (especially in America) is like gambling in a rigged game. Like oh you have to pay $70 for each college application and even if you are a solid applicant at least 75% will reject you. Oh you want to apply to jobs. Well you need a cover letter that is specific for why you want to earn minimum wage at Starbucks and you better not put down that you need a job. We don’t want any one who isn’t committed to our corporate overlords. Oh you want to volunteer in a lab. Well not sure that you are the right fit for our lab right now. And don’t get me started on trying to get a response from potential PhD advisors that you email.

I’m just really tired.

I wonder how the prevalence of revolution stories in our (United States) literature and media (hunger games, divergent, etc.) has introduced the idea that revolution is the first thing to do when a system is broken. How has that idea convinced people that rioting may be the correct thing to do (Capitol riot, George Floyd riots, etc.)?