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arrogance, ignorance, stupidity; my fellow Americans (a rant) I have been trying remain (mostly) positive during this particularly fucked time in history. If you look at my recent posts, you can see evidence of it. other platforms, I have been waging a bit of a war though, and trying vent some frustrations by pointing out bad things happening, regarding the pandemic. That’s vague, but I’ll be explaining in a moment. The point is, I haven’t been complaining or ranting here much, because I made a promise myself - a resolution if you will - try and stay positive and upbeat. the surface, it has been working, but in real life it has been a mighty struggle. I’m not going start complaining now, but I do feel the need just slip in a little rant, if I may? The willful ignorance I have seen and experienced (regarding the pandemic) doesn’t just boggle the mind, it blows it smithereens. The poor handling by the government, the conspiracies, the complete lack of civility in times when it is needed most. I am appalled, but what’s strange is how unsurprised, yet affected I still am. People / humans are scum. I know this. I see evidence of it, every single day. Not only should it not surprise me that things are as fucked as they are, it shouldn’t even effect anymore. But it has been, and still does. Here’s where I explain that, recently, I started see how my community is not following the rules that basically the rest of you are being forced follow. This strikes as dangerous and reckless, so I first attempted point out what was going via Facebook. I did this, mainly with pictures showing non-essential businesses still open, and of people not doing the whole social distancing thing. You would think people in my community would be thankful someone cares, but that is not the reaction I received at . Instead, arrogance, ignorance and flat our hatred prevailed. I’ll spare you details. Eventually I was kicked off a the Facebook group I was posting . Undeterred, I next went out with my videocamera and recorded the businesses in town that were still open, edited the footage together, and posted that YouTube. Then I found a spot Reddit (randomly) and put it there as well. People who don’t even live in Oregon felt it necessary deride , as if I were saying something offensive. Once again, I’ll admit being astonished and disgusted, while at the very same time not being surprised in the least. What did I expect; that people would actually see my point of view, and be supportive? Have I been living in some other reality all this time? The world, dear readers, is full of some truly awful people and I try very hard not to be one of them. Sometimes I fail, but I feel and experience regret, and I do my best to become a better person every single day I am alive. It’s a slow process, but at least I am trying. Even now, when things are just growing darker and bleaker, people are showing their true colors - their essence. It is ugly, and I am more and more certain every day of my antisocial introvert status. As lonely as it is, I can at least live with and respect myself. Most everybody else is pretty disgusting to me right now. P.S. if you think I’m talking about you, dear reader, you identify somewhere in here, and I probably am. Otherwise you understand this is a rant, and not literally directed at anyone, let alone you. Read what you want into it, I’m done. |
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