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To whom it may concern, in regards to the recent election
9 years ago
To Whom It May Concern...
I've never been particularly keen to discuss politics on the same site where I post stories involving pretty boy bun buns getting pounded through glory hole openings. Somehow, it just doesn't seem like the time nor place. This is particularly true with an election as remarkably contentious as this one.
More so, for some people it is over and done with. The fireworks have erupted, shimmered in their orange glare, and given proof through the night that something was still there. What that something might be is up for debate. But whatever it might be, others are still focusing on the inevitable shower of debris which follows any pyrotechnic display. They hope against hope that it is not especially toxic or worse, radioactive.
It is certainly possible to be neither. It may be a light pelting with semi-extinguished cracker wrappings, a dusting of spent gunpowder, and possibly a flaming parachute that did not deploy as intended. Then again, we may well have a long winter ahead of us, the kind that Sean Bean could easily anticipate, yet never survive.
Or maybe it's not the fallout that worries them. Perhaps it is the timbre of "Oohs" and "Aahs" which followed, and what it means for the miniature flags that were waved by those delighting in a spotty spectacle. It may be less the man behind the podium as it is the more animated figures in the audience, howling out in orgasmic validation.
Whatever concerns them, whatever makes them feel less the invited, and more the party-crashers, they have their reasons. It might not be your reasons, or my reasons, and its certainly not the reasons of my next door neighbor who currently flies the confederate battle flag always, the Alabama state flag sometimes, and the flag of the United States of America only on rare occasion.
Bottom line, no matter your candidate of choice, if you see no reason to be concerned for the future, it is highly likely that you were never at risk. Some have the luxury of tossing a coin when it comes to a choice they perceive as being between Hitler or Stalin. Some do not. There are those whose lives will be more affected by the choices made, people whose faith in their peers has been tested, and people who will bear a greater share of the burden to come.
However we see this election, all of us can do each other the courtesy of allowing one another the privilege of one's own worries. If you honestly feel there is nothing to be worried about, instead of wasting your energy trying to superimpose your own perspective on someone whose personal stakes you can only guess, channel it instead toward positive assurances. Get involved in your local support communities, offer an ear or shoulder to those who in need, and be mindful of those that are most liable to be at-risk when people like my neighbor are a'hoopin' and a'hollarin'.
Be the proof that everything is truly going to be alright.
I have seen some fantastic journals that encourage those with concerns on how to channel their own energy into something positive. The least the rest of the country can do is to follow suit. Well, no, the least the rest of the country can do is continue to other those it may consider the outsiders among us, to underline their fears and put sparkly glitter around them in red, white, and blue. Just be aware that our flag is not the only flag to employ the same color scheme.
Surely you can let those who worry, worry for themselves. This election has given them reason to believe that nobody else is willing to worry for them. If you honestly believe they have nothing to worry about, say it more with positive actions, and less with derisive words.
Agree or disagree, but I feel that no matter the winner of this, or any election, all of us owe it to one another to be sure that everyone makes it through to the next.
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This will be the first journal where I have ever disabled comments. I mean the above to encourage those with worries, and give those without worries a little advice. All of this is meant to help each of us as we move forward into an uncertain future. It is not meant to be the start of a debate. If you have something you wish to say to me, whether it be positive or negative, feel free to send a note my way. I'm expecting more negative, but I'm open to the possibility of surprise.
If you have a lot to say on the same topic, and wish for a public forum, feel free to make use of your own journal space as many of us already have. Good luck out there, no matter where you fall in all of this. If everyone allows themselves a moment to be mindful of others, maybe we'll do the impossible and catch one another before anyone hits the ground.
I've never been particularly keen to discuss politics on the same site where I post stories involving pretty boy bun buns getting pounded through glory hole openings. Somehow, it just doesn't seem like the time nor place. This is particularly true with an election as remarkably contentious as this one.
More so, for some people it is over and done with. The fireworks have erupted, shimmered in their orange glare, and given proof through the night that something was still there. What that something might be is up for debate. But whatever it might be, others are still focusing on the inevitable shower of debris which follows any pyrotechnic display. They hope against hope that it is not especially toxic or worse, radioactive.
It is certainly possible to be neither. It may be a light pelting with semi-extinguished cracker wrappings, a dusting of spent gunpowder, and possibly a flaming parachute that did not deploy as intended. Then again, we may well have a long winter ahead of us, the kind that Sean Bean could easily anticipate, yet never survive.
Or maybe it's not the fallout that worries them. Perhaps it is the timbre of "Oohs" and "Aahs" which followed, and what it means for the miniature flags that were waved by those delighting in a spotty spectacle. It may be less the man behind the podium as it is the more animated figures in the audience, howling out in orgasmic validation.
Whatever concerns them, whatever makes them feel less the invited, and more the party-crashers, they have their reasons. It might not be your reasons, or my reasons, and its certainly not the reasons of my next door neighbor who currently flies the confederate battle flag always, the Alabama state flag sometimes, and the flag of the United States of America only on rare occasion.
Bottom line, no matter your candidate of choice, if you see no reason to be concerned for the future, it is highly likely that you were never at risk. Some have the luxury of tossing a coin when it comes to a choice they perceive as being between Hitler or Stalin. Some do not. There are those whose lives will be more affected by the choices made, people whose faith in their peers has been tested, and people who will bear a greater share of the burden to come.
However we see this election, all of us can do each other the courtesy of allowing one another the privilege of one's own worries. If you honestly feel there is nothing to be worried about, instead of wasting your energy trying to superimpose your own perspective on someone whose personal stakes you can only guess, channel it instead toward positive assurances. Get involved in your local support communities, offer an ear or shoulder to those who in need, and be mindful of those that are most liable to be at-risk when people like my neighbor are a'hoopin' and a'hollarin'.
Be the proof that everything is truly going to be alright.
I have seen some fantastic journals that encourage those with concerns on how to channel their own energy into something positive. The least the rest of the country can do is to follow suit. Well, no, the least the rest of the country can do is continue to other those it may consider the outsiders among us, to underline their fears and put sparkly glitter around them in red, white, and blue. Just be aware that our flag is not the only flag to employ the same color scheme.
Surely you can let those who worry, worry for themselves. This election has given them reason to believe that nobody else is willing to worry for them. If you honestly believe they have nothing to worry about, say it more with positive actions, and less with derisive words.
Agree or disagree, but I feel that no matter the winner of this, or any election, all of us owe it to one another to be sure that everyone makes it through to the next.
__________________________________________________________________________________
This will be the first journal where I have ever disabled comments. I mean the above to encourage those with worries, and give those without worries a little advice. All of this is meant to help each of us as we move forward into an uncertain future. It is not meant to be the start of a debate. If you have something you wish to say to me, whether it be positive or negative, feel free to send a note my way. I'm expecting more negative, but I'm open to the possibility of surprise.
If you have a lot to say on the same topic, and wish for a public forum, feel free to make use of your own journal space as many of us already have. Good luck out there, no matter where you fall in all of this. If everyone allows themselves a moment to be mindful of others, maybe we'll do the impossible and catch one another before anyone hits the ground.
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