My New Reality
Lately, my life seems to be getting more complicated. I'm so confused! Here is my situation:
I was born white, which makes me a racist
I am a fiscal and moral conservative, which makes me a fascist.
I am heterosexual, which makes me a homophobe.
I am non-unionwhich makes me a traitor to the working class.
I am a Jew, which makes me an infidel. I am older than 75 which makes me a useless old man.
I think and I reason: therefore I doubt much that the mainstream media tells me which makes me reactionary.
I am proud of my heritage and our inclusive American culture, which makes me a xenophobe.
I value my safety and that of my family; therefore I am a right wing extremist.
I believe in hard work, fair play, and fair compensation according to each individual's merits, which makes me anti-social.
I and my friends acquired a good education and paid off my debts which makes me some kind of an odd underachiever.
I served in the armed forces and believe in the defense and protection of the homeland by all citizens, which makes me a militarist.
Can anyone help me come to terms with this, because I'm not sure who I am anymore. Besides -- I'm not sure what bathroom I should use.
I was born white, which makes me a racist
I am a fiscal and moral conservative, which makes me a fascist.
I am heterosexual, which makes me a homophobe.
I am non-unionwhich makes me a traitor to the working class.
I am a Jew, which makes me an infidel. I am older than 75 which makes me a useless old man.
I think and I reason: therefore I doubt much that the mainstream media tells me which makes me reactionary.
I am proud of my heritage and our inclusive American culture, which makes me a xenophobe.
I value my safety and that of my family; therefore I am a right wing extremist.
I believe in hard work, fair play, and fair compensation according to each individual's merits, which makes me anti-social.
I and my friends acquired a good education and paid off my debts which makes me some kind of an odd underachiever.
I served in the armed forces and believe in the defense and protection of the homeland by all citizens, which makes me a militarist.
Can anyone help me come to terms with this, because I'm not sure who I am anymore. Besides -- I'm not sure what bathroom I should use.
It's like we're living in the Twilight Zone (or I guess, more precisely, it's like we're living in Atlas Shrugged).
Very good. :) Yes, Hillary would no doubt count him as well as many of us as those that belong in her "basket of deplorables" even if we are not Trump supporters.
Regards,
O.A.
When I was 21, I wouldn't chuckle at the above, I'd say, "Is this guy nuts?"
If in frisco...doesn't matter which bathroom cause they don't have any... they pee on the street and crap beside dumpsters.
I hear they don't get flies on their watermelon's because of that practice.
If number 6 is true... I'm not surprised we get along so well...
Congratulations! You have learned, from you personal experience, that what Democrats and their propaganda lock-step troops in media and in academia call progress is, in reality a FORCED MARCH IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.
Mankind didn't always have that until about 3000 years ago, it didn't happen over night and is still evolving; BUT!.. today, the shame of it is...many still do not. [the ruleless class and preliterate societies comes to mind here.]
You are already in one. It is disguised as a republic.
Oh, thank you so much.
Do they have a good supply of Soylent Green?
it proudly with me beside you in mine!! -- j
p.s. Rush has these for sale at his site.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZEJ4...
It looks like we're on almost identical paths:
Lately, my life seems to be getting more complicated. I'm so confused! Here is my situation:
I was born black, which makes me a racist (or a victim). Actually, I'm neither.
I am a fiscal and moral conservative, which makes me a fascist. Actually, a fascist wants to dip his hands in others' pockets, which doesn't describe me.
I am heterosexual, which makes me a homophobe. Actually, I'm a realist, and I don't want my fantasies to trump reality.
I am non-union, which makes me a traitor to the working class. In reality, being part of a union is more likely to make one a traitor to the working class.
I am a Jew, which makes me an infidel (doesn't bother me).
I am older than 68 which makes me a useless old man (in the eyes of some - not mine, since I clearly have a LOT to offer).
I think and I reason: therefore I doubt much that the mainstream media tells me which makes me reactionary. Better reactionary than stupid.
I am proud of my heritage and our inclusive American culture, which makes me a xenophobe. But America/industrial culture IS superior to all others.
I value my safety and that of my family; therefore I am a right wing extremist. If you think that's wrong, try breaking into my house.
I believe in hard work, fair play, and fair compensation according to each individual's merits, which makes me anti-social. Being social doesn't mean that I'm a patsy.
I and my friends acquired a good education and paid off our debts which makes us some kind of an odd underachievers. Actually, it makes us the bedrock of America.
I served in the armed forces and believe in the defense and protection of the homeland by all citizens, which makes me a militarist. I sometimes wish I were a general who would develop rational rules of engagement.
Can anyone help me come to terms with this, because I'm not sure who I am anymore. Besides -- I'm not sure what bathroom I should use. Just kidding. I have no problem distinguishing between reality and fantasy.
I just the Congress would stop the Prez from bringing all these middle eastern immigrants in. It just makes me so angry. He just want to Islamize America.
Also, all those who don't know what gender they are report to the nearest Genetic Correction Center to re-establish the correct sexual orientation.
I'm just recovering from left hip replacement surgery and I'm going to have to wait till my next Doctors appt to find out if I can drive and get a job. I'm tired of living on just social security.
I regret not going to Kings Point Merchant Marine Academy, my father was a graduate from there during WW2.
There, I feel a little better.
Where is John Galt?
There's not too much hope since lefties have been working at this for about 100 year while we sat around being smug.
We are OBJECTIVISTS, and we are proud of it!
Also you are a jew. That makes you both an infidel and a heathen! Let's not underplay!
I am amazed, however how many took it seriously. A sign of the times. We live in such an upside down world that serious stuff is laughable and humor is serious.
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350 hp, 350 ft-lbs, 6 speed, AWD w/torque vectoring, gray (to avoid attention from blue tax collectors).
This one's primarily for the BW. If it were just for me, that would be more my type of car. However, I'm too old for a 350 hp car. Reflexes shot so reaction time at 80+ mph would surely get me killed and I'm not finished with myself yet.
A mattress? Or a friendly ghost?
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I want to get a t shirt with "deplorable me" on it
I had a deviated septum and became a mouth breather. I had it fixed and am no longer a deviate.
Also, my east coast relatives aren't easy to get rid of.They are nice people who are delusional. They'll probably be at the head of the line when the soldiers up the street they are coming down.
What you have described is a result of the media’s propaganda and the government’s social engineering. Getting a balanced view of anything is nearly impossible unless one makes it a full time job.
You might add these to your list:
1. All white males are suspected of being child molesters
2. All those not a member of the 5 major religions (Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity and Islam, i.e. Pagans) are heretics and must be shunned.
As far as which bathroom to use: Just mark your territory and move on. :-)
You have presented a great list. Can I post it on Facebook?
Xenophobia was a luxury I couldn't afford, so I had a rainbow collection of friends and acquaintances. I still maintain reasonably cordial relations with people of political and religious positions across the spectrum.
I have to laugh when I'm called "homophobic." I was completely unaware of the gay connection to "The Village People," just as one example, and one of my favorite music groups is Queen. I'm definitely not a Barbara Streisand fan though, so maybe that qualifies the homophobe label. I've lived around and worked with folk of all sexual preferences, and find most to be just regular people.
I don't have much patience with ideologues, as the idea that they are in sole possession of the truth doesn't pass muster on a rational basis. Mixing spiritual and political positions, as Muslims are prone to do, makes me question whether or not Islam should be treated as a religion or political ideology, so I guess I fit the Islamophobic label too.
I guess you aren't alone, Herb.
"I've lived around and worked with folk of all sexual preferences, and find most to be just regular people."
I think this ties into our growing identity problem. I wish I had the link but years ago I read a "rant" by a man who enjoyed sex with other men, and described himself as "not a gay man" because it is a really powerful piece. He talked length about how "the gay movement" is something he doesn't like because it treats being gay as an identity and one that is in-your-face and demanding at that. But, just as the vast majority of conservatives don't actually care who you sleep with, the vast majority of homosexual men are not "gay" and many dislike the identity.
The entity problem is that rather than stand for our own, individually defined, identity we increasingly accept and in some cases run toward, allow our identity to be defined as an external group-oriented one. In so doing you object yourself to an identity not under your control. I suspect this is the underlying problem with people against gay marriage who profess no problems with gayness (or more accurately homosexuality). in that context it manifests as feeling like gay marriage is an attack on marriage. But I suspect the underlying "attack" is on their identity of "a married couple" not on the institution/convention itself. But with the talking-(pin)heads decrying any form of individual identity they lack the language to express it accurately.
I think this manifests itself in other ways such as the "don't judge" phrase in used in high school so much. It isn't the judging that is a problem directly, it is that the person has identified themselves as/with a group identity which having submitted themselves to, they are unconsciously trying to defend. often the judgement is accurate, but acknowledging that produces cognitive dissonance. You can't challenge the group beliefs even if the individual member doesn't share them because that challenges their identity as defined by the group.
This is perhaps, to me, on the the crucial "offerings" of objectivism - the emphasis on being an individual with an individually defined identity. Group identity is fundamentally a way to not think about the members of the group. Yet there is still the underlying "I am my own person" which gets assaulted when someone who has allowed a group identity to be theirs takes umbrage at that identity being challenged or different than their own.
It also explains an apparent paradox among the millennial generation - supposedly more "tolerant/accepting" yet bristle at group based differences. I think the data showing them being more accepting is accurate, but the part about them being more bigoted is actually showing not bigotry but a reflex and unconscious defense of a group identity they don't fully accept as their own.
If they ever, as a group, fully grasp that accepting group identity means you don't control your own identity, a lot would change dramatically, and for the better.
Thank you. I think your description fits many of us in the Gulch. I'm still worried about all-inclusive bathrooms, however.
Add it all up you are due for a Last Laugh Medal.
Think of it. What they going to eat when we quit producing?