You really CAN'T make me take sides

When people say you have to choose because there are no bystanders; make no mistake: They're trying to feed you into the hate/divide thresher. Some people LOVE the hate/divide thresher and they belly right up to it and start singing the song --- the siren song of Hate/Divide.

Drug War: No bystanders. Sorry, I'm one. And I've had a LOT of people try to draw me in. A.you're stupid assholes. B. Just legalize and legislate. It's a joke. It's a big joke. On all of us. Even those who aren't bystanders are carrying a burden only slightly mitigated by beemers and hummers.

Protestant/Catholic: Not sure I could tell you exactly what a Protestant is or does and feel no need to become an expert on any ol'religion just so we can talk (argue/divide) about it. How silly. I happen to be sorta an expert on Catholic or at least I can tell you verbatim what I listened to by rote. I spent MY time in church looking around and was absorbed as usual by the sounds, the art, the humanity, etc.... It was a place of peace. Until they took the Catholic church down with real and imagined witch hunts and pedophiles. YOu go in a Catholic Church NOW and they have this very 'baptist-like' hands toward the sky thing going on. I was like, "Whoa, how long has THIS been going on??" LOL. And, shut up because I love Baptists. Yep, I've been engaged (albeit VERY briefly in some cases) a number of times. Guys like to buy me diamonds, what can I say? Don't do that anymore !!! I don't like them anymore. They are NOT a girl's best friend and sometimes the shock is palpable. I DO like surprises though and this boyfriend has to be THE best at finding his way to my heart with the smallest things that are surprises and thoughtful listening. (I have to throw in some love for him because .... well, he knows why LOL) And I've been to Baptist churches with one of the engagees, because omygod that's what THEY WANT THEIR WIVES TO DO: go to church with mama (at least he did) And, while I looked around all nervous he said ... "You're shivering, are you cold?? .... and I said, "NO, I'm afraid the roof is going to fall in". The next weekend they (the church people who really seemed cool as long as they stay within that parameter for me) were at my house because OH HELL YEAH that really IS why you fill out those lil 'guest' cards. Very daunting business. Probably all churches do that but I'll NEVER know because they've never gotten MY address again. Whew, too long spent on Catholics/Protestants. The reason why I brought it up is because I am of mixed background. HORROR. Yep, I'm part Irish and part English, among other stuff and so I am deeply ASHAMED and REPELLED by my fellow countrymen being involved in this long disgusting struggle over religion. Set it DOWN; move forward from THIS day. Right now. This moment. Make the rest count.
I've been in so many different types of churches. Not because of a search but to be polite. I found what I needed inside of me, I was born with it. The utter confidence and faith that there is something bigger than me and you and whatever you want to call 'it'/he/she/them ... just LIVE WELL and BE KIND. I personally find that same peace anywhere outside at any given moment or anywhere inside of myself. It's there. You're born with it. Anything you'll EVER need in this lifetime you are given before you get kicked out here with these other ummmmmmm human beings. Oh, and the reason I'm not going to study your religion is simple: Do I ask you to study my interests? Nope. I don't mind listening and sometimes I am even going to be interested but .... ummm, don't expect me to remember any of it. It's not that interesting. To me it's another form of divide/conquer/hate and if you try too hard to involve me in your religion it will make me really wonder about you as a person and why you are such a soldier for your own personal regime. By the same token, I can't stand beer though numerous among my friends extol it's many virtues. To be polite, I've tried a # of times. YICK. So, while you extol the virtues of various beer my eyes are also rolling, looking around .... etc.... being polite. Although I like to read about the good times people have while they explore beer. Hmmmm. This is going to get off track.

Religion and DIVISION by SAME is only second in line to color, I think. Inside of each religion there are OTHER divisions where some more infighting can occur. TOTALLY LAUGHABLE. March off smugly with your beliefs while the whole fuckin world burns down. That's great. Inside of colors you have these folks kicking each other around. Apparently some terms are highly insulting to others of color from a member of their culture/race/ethnicity. I know that white people have this antipathy towards red-haired people because apparently a lot of white people are assholes. I dunno. It's so stupid. Set it DOWN and MOVE FORWARD.

Black/White/Yellow/Red/Green/Purple
Enough of this, already. Set down what you're carrying and move forward. Please.
I'm on your side but I have to be on my side, too. Yep, sorry, I do. I'm on all our sides but I'm stretched sorta thin being a human bridge. You start doing your part.

Israel/Whomever Else
Get over it. Stop pretending that you are right and they are wrong. You are right and wrong and they are right and wrong. It's NOT Holy Land anymore. Nobody's idea of God or Saviour would look upon that and condone. STOP IT. Stop involving entire other countries and disinterested folks in the twistiness of more division. If you can't be YOU without war-mongering and advocating for this hatred of those born across some border, you are the problem. Set it down and move forward. I am probably as ashamed of this as I am of the Irish/English Catholic/Protestant thing. I know powerful jews on both sides of the aisle. Some are funding some are disgusted. Color me disgusted by the whole thing. Live at peace and love one another. One fucking rule. JUST ONE. Love one another. What is so tough about that?

Politricks(Politicians)/US YOU AND ME. Get it straight. That's all it is. Seriously. And stop the silliness within the parties and move on. Let's just look for decency, integrity and honesty. That's all we need to move forward. I don't care what kinda hair you have, I DO care that you can do more than string iconic sound bites together with meaningful pauses. I like Ron Paul, I don't like Nancy Pelosi. I took Jim Davis and ran with him and had some serious misgivings but he beat all that was out there by a decent record and by being a seriously smooth pol all his life. Now he's going to be a lobbyist. Jesus. I definitely DID NOT go for Jim because he was this or that or stood for this or that. More like he was less an anti-christ and more a decent guy than the others.

This bullshit where you choose a candidate because they are for or against abortion is NOT correct. These people are to represent YOU. Vote for decency and then tell them what YOU want. It's NOT UP to anyone to decide whether they are for or against gun control. It's up to US. We tell them what we want. Try to remember that.

And, I'm not going to choose your side. Frankly, I don't really give a damn WHAT your side is in these divisive issues. If you're a little guy getting kicked around, that's easy to see. If you are POSING as a little guy being kicked around that's also pretty easy to discern. No fricking country is being forced by ANY OTHER COUNTRY to do ANYTHING. You can't control that country but you damn sure CAN control the way you react.

So, good people of intelligence: Stop furthering the idiocies that are polarizing and divisive. Or shut up. Simple. Just love everyone.

and guess what?? You are not right. Only half right.

So rather than continuing to promote the hate and the division, choose instead to be part of a bridge to understanding. A goal would be to understand that many many many things, some obscured by revisionist history led us all to this moment.

Make it count for your children and grandchildren, for your poets and your loved ones, for your musicians and your dreams.

Be part of a bridge of U N D E R S T A N D I N G.

I understand.

I understand.

I understand.

I will not take your side. You will not catch me going against someone to join in YOUR zeal to destroy another.

Gangs: Honestly, how does it feel to do what you are told all day every day and night? And, don't pretend that you don't. Helllllooooooo the synchronicity which happens so accidentally (LOL!) shows that you do what you are told all day every day. Just stop.

Stand for yourself. Try to remember before you made that choice. Don't wait for the deathbed to know the truth I am telling you:

When it's over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box.

And, that's a simple lesson.

Build a bridge. Stop burning down the house. Or threatening to do so. (LOL)
Build bridges of understanding. There must be something that everyone wants. Find it.

Happy Memorial Day. It's about ending this occupation of Iraq, ending the war in Afghanistan (which so many seem to have forgotten about but I can't because my best friend's brother is there again after the new year), it's about going and having a drink or a meal with someone that you just can't "GET" and see if you can get it. Done genuinely.

Genuinely love everyone and build some bridges together.


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