I am disgusted to my fucking core about the state of this country.

[Glamrock]

It just...I mean...this shit has no end in site and...its just...like...these motherfuckers....they...i don't.....FUUUUUUUCK! Right?

Whether we it's the constant assault on the gay/transgendered community. The soon to be fascist in chief telling Disney what they can produce as content (I realize that he hasn't even announced yet, but we as a country gave W a second term. Democrats aren't really supporting the most progressive President we've had since probably FDR because "he's old". I have very little faith in our electorate. I'm in the mindset that Desantis is a given, god forgive me and I hope I'm wrong.) The blonde dingbat Du Jour (because someone will come along to take her place, regardless and spew the same ignorant, mindless bullshit once she's gone. Hence, the Du Jour moniker) actually talking about splitting the country and getting hours airtime to make the argument. The AR-15 as the "National Gun" of the republic, regardless of how many Americans have lost their life to that particular piece of weaponry and the ease of obtaining it. Books being banned in our children's schools. Books being fucking burned for that matter. African American studies being shut down so that we can revisit the horrors we've already visited on a portion of our society because a percentage of our country doesn't want to learn from our past. Or learn anything really if we're being honest.

And the list goes on and fucking on and fucking on and fucking on. The worst part is, it's all bullshit. And it's all a culture war distraction to obtain political power. Case in point. Okay....not happy to admit it, but I'm fucking old. As will be the following references so I hope you can follow along. I grew up with Bugs Bunny, Jerry (from Tom and Jerry), Milton Berle, Tim Conway, fucking Rudy Giulliani, etc etc etc on my TV in drag. Somehow, I was not groomed into being a homosexual. Somehow with all that grooming, I still grew up to appreciate and lust after the female form. Somehow, my genetic makeup defined my sexual preferences. I know that sounds crazy in todays conservative world of "if you read a gay book you're going to lust after the dick" worldview. Somehow, that didn't happen for me. I don't think I'm an exception to the rule. And for that matter, who gives two shits if I am gay? It has nothing to do with putting food on your family's table, whether or not your children get a good education whether or not you have decent helathcare, or whether or not you are decent human fucking being. Fucking etc, etc, et-fucking-cetera. Unfortunately we have a good percentage of our population that isn't capable of making or even understanding that intellectual point. We are absolutely in the hands of the dumbest motherfuckers our society has to offer up. And there is a plethora of these idiots. And due to that fact, I weep for my country, my home. We are sliding down the hill of intolerance and ignorance. And I don't know how to slow it down.

Don't get me wrong, I still really, honestly do have hope. There is a new generation that kinda sides with my old, narrow , white ass. Seems as if the majority of them reject all of the plethora of bullshit I've laid out above. That absolutely gives me hope. Just hope that their is time left to save my home.

P.S. For the record, straight white male here. WHile life ain't exactly been easy, probably easier not having to deal with the hurdles that my brown, black, gay, or female brothers and sisters have had to deal with. If I can see this, it's fucking mission critical, man.

And I'm revolted about the ridiculous, puritanical, fear of "anything that doesn't conform to my isolated world view" mentality. It literally keeps me up at night. While I remain hopeful, I still don;t have much hope if that makes sense.

Thanks for letting me vent DU. May not be around much no mo', this has been cathartic. Still love my DU peeps, regardless if I'm an infrequent visitor.