I'm just tired.

[Pobeka]

Is it an epidemic, OR WHAT?

[Skittles]

1. it is outrage fatigue, Pobeka

and it ain't going away anytime soon :(

[Pobeka]

2. Crap.

I was hoping it was just an epidemic and I'd get over it like the flu in a week to 10 days.

What are the phases of political maturity anyway?

1. - The awakening -- "Huh, what the?"
2. - Denial -- "Nah, not my party, not my candidate?"
3. - Rational thought subversion -- "War is peace".
4. - Partisan blame -- "It's the *other* party's fault"
5. - No rational thought -- for 10 to 20 years.
6. - The real awakening -- "What the?, HEY - they're screwing me!"
7. - Incredulous -- "How could I have been so stupid?"
8. - Anger -- "BASTARDS!"
9. - Lust -- "Boy, are they good at manipulation"
10. - Outrage -- "They've been screwing us all, and they won't stop!"

You see, my problem is I went from 1 to 10 too fast. I skipped 2 thru 7 and am psycholically not prepared for 8,9 and 10.

On edit -- I think I'll leave it as psycholically, it may even be a word!

Crap.

[AlienGirl]

3. Me too

I keep thinking of the Leonard Wibberley quote: "The world is run by madmen and all we can do is tend to our gardens."

Was it always this bad?

Tucker

[Pobeka]

4. I think every generation has an evil to put down.

I was to young for Vietnam. I have a dog in this fight -- 2 daughters who deserve to have a world that's a good place to live in.

[AlienGirl]

5. I've got 2 sons, ages 9 and 7

[put out]

6. I have a boy, 15 years old.

And I am scared for him. This shit coming down makes me want to cry; what will we do if they try to make him fight?

A rhetorical question. I'll show those assholes war if they try to use my son like a tool. No way.

[AlienGirl]

7. I'm lucky; my kids are not draftable

My kids have a muscle disorder that will keep them out of combat. When I met their father, Gulf War I was still going on, and his (and possible sons') draft-resistance was one of the things I liked...

Tucker