Now the lingering after effects will come to place. No more bombardment. Now just bitter feelings on how the world will end. Moreover, there will be ungracefulness of poor sportsmanship. Not that some of this bitter needling is without merit. It is just that there will be a time to lay up and get to the work in hand.
Can't say that I am not relieved with the endless political advertisement. I am. Its just the reason I became a GDI is that I wanted to get some distance. I wanted to maintain some perspective. Used to be a political activist working on Congressional and Gubernatorial races. Phone banked, recruited at fairs, even held signs burma shaving at college football games. Protested and paraded in downtown Boston. Attended TV primary debates. Questioned a former US Presidential candidate/ Senator at town hall debates and even hung out with some Secret Service agents after a few events.
Now I actively don't. Sure I have feelings, concerns, and opinions about a number of issues. If you ask me, I may tell. My quota dealing with scary, closed minded individuals was filled years ago. Double speak of some clueless, entitled candidates. Tactics of not letting the other win--not because their ideas weren't good or the characters was not high--it was because they played for the other team. Dehumanizing way people talk to each other, it made me ill.
I have this friend from school that was and still is an active GOP member. Been meaning to ask, "Why?" The people in the party we both met are not so nice. (Had to re-write this a few times. My previous re-writes were not so nice) Still, the party that I joined is no longer a party I want to associate myself. What the Hell with a Senatorial Candidate, saying about Rape Victims and pregnancy. I could go on. Still have a few friends that has are GDI and Dems now because they saw and heard the same things I did.I mean some of the loudest pundits are just mean. The direction of the leadership is heading to place of exclusiveness.
I can foresee his logical explanation. The crazies of the party are like bad team players. All teams have them. Sure they have a minor following, as most big teams, but they don't represent the entire team. They are just rogue and will be quelled. From my experience, there seemed to be a lot of them. It felt like inmates were running the asylum and that the leadership was barely holding on.
Anyways, that is my political rant. Just wanted to be as apolitical as possible. I understand the need to step up and fight for a cause. Truly believe that unless you are in, you can't really know. Well, I've been and I didn't like who I was becoming by staying in. Being in felt like making hot dogs. It was tough to stomach watching the cattle go by (I know porcine) then being gutted, hung, sliced, and grounded in to a nice cute packaged. There was a densenstization to the process. Objectifying effect and coldness in the soul that I found unhealthy. Don't get me wrong. Its part of society. Many would say necessary. Still, since I have a choice not to play a part, than I will keep a distance and maintain my perspective.
Think its time, to shake the other one's hand and say, "Good game, good luck, and until next time."
