Ladies and Gentleman,

I actually don’t think any guys read this, I really don’t know if anyone reads this. I’m probably talking to myself right now, thank god, no one else has to hear my ramblings.

I have to rant, it’s a very passionate rant, that may seem insensitive, but it’s my view of things, not yours, and everyone is entitled to their own opinions.

Begin Rant.

I am SO sick of people, not to throw race into the game, but specifically white people, virtue signaling on the internet, telling the narrative where they are the hero and we are all less than.

LOOK, I get that’s what happening in Gaza, Palestine, Israel, whatever you call that section of land, however you see history, whatever side you’re on, I get that what’s happening there are not only some of the most inhumane things we’ve experienced since we’ve become a civilized society, I understand that they are not right. I am on neither side in this situation quite honestly, I think both sides have been playing dirty for longer than I’ve been alive. Here’s my beef:

If you tell me that not sharing in my story on instagram to my 700 followers what’s happening there makes me part of the problem, you should take the giant solid silver spoon that makes you better than the rest of us out of your ass.

I’d be willing to bet every one of them has seen something about this, and my opinion on the matter, is going to change zero minds.

Myself and anyone else not sharing is not the problem, the problem is these fucking governments who think they dictate how others live, where others live, how others live.

My problem isn’t that I’m not educated, or that I’m not there, my problem is the powers that be have rigged the system against the common man and instead work to make the rich richer and the poor poorer(is that a word???) Regardless of how many petitions I sign or members of congress I call, they will not change their actions because of me, they’ll continue to figure out how to line their own pockets, with their own agenda.

So instead of worrying something I truly can’t do anything to help, I worry about the people I know and love in my community. I am thankful, and grateful, every fucking day that the community I call home is a safe one, that these horrific things aren’t happening here, and honestly, probably never will in my life time. I can’t begin to express how lucky I feel to have that peace of mind while I go to sleep tonight.

The world is a dark place, some days I feel like the hope I have is hanging on by a string, like it’s going to vanish any moment, because it feels like we’re headed in the wrong direction, and it may be too late to change that.

I do believe there’s gotta be a better way, I don’t know what that way is.

I wish I could say in the next election I’ll vote for the candidate that leads with love, and kindness, the candidate that can show empathy and compassion, but I’m not sure that candidate exists.

Even worse, like the last election I’ll probably just be voting for the lesser of two evils.

I’m a straight white guy, I don’t vote for me, I vote for my friends from other countries, for the many women in my life whom I love so dearly, for those are the people who’s rights get taken away in this country, not mine.

I was high on Joe Biden in the last election, I thought we’d finally had someone who might be able to bring us back together. I was wrong, he stinks, he’s still better than trump, but he stinks.

This is the only time this blog will ever get political. I just needed to let that out.

Where the skies are gold not gray,

J.

P.S. The name of this blog is inspired by a Sinead O’Connor song of the same name. Go listen to it, she was such a beautiful musician, who brought kindness, and love into the world. Unfortunately the world became too dark for her.