In light of the great light bulb of "Goddamn, I wish I'd thought to say that!" which is currently blinking over my head, I would like to direct you to two posts that make a point I have been inarticulately trying articulate for a really long time.
First,
coffeeem leads off with
this entry, which explains that cynicism is not the same as wisdom or
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Personally, I try and concentrate on -some- things [1]. I do what I can. Like those who devote their lives to raising orphaned wild animals (which I would do if I can).
[1] Like emailing the governor when an old guy got arrested for a crappy lawn. The reply indicates the guy knows of the situation.
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Maaaan, I read about the lawn thing. What the FUCK? I was really pissed about that too, but by the time I heard about it, it had been resolved. Pigfuckers, OMG.
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I'll admit to having that attitude, though. When my coworkers want to talk about politics, I will, in fact, shrug and say "what can you do?" Oddly enough, it's the people who are voting for the same guy I am who constantly bother me. People voting for the other guy tend to keep pretty quiet about it. But yeah, I'll shrug and affect powerlessness mostly because I just don't want to talk about it. I'm sick to death of this election cycle. People are going to vote for whomever they've chosen. There's no convincing the other side, and those who haven't decided yet aren't going to be convinced by zealotry and impassioned words.
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"It is what it is" is a cop-out. Those who use it cannot be counted on to man the barricades.
And BTW, Naamah, this post is eloquent and made of awesome.
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