I'm running for political office. My
platform is simple:
- Be nice to everyone.
- Mind your own business.
- Clean up after yourself.
OMG, but what about trickle-down
economics?! What about the healthcare crisis?! But... but... the
gays would win!! What do we do when our god needs to be violently
defended?! I know, these are all valid points of argument, but
seriously, just stop running around in a dither, sit down, and think
about it for a second.
What if we all really were nice to
everyone? That would include helping them in a pinch, letting them
see a doctor without asking for their papers (the money kind or the
legal kind), giving them groceries when they couldn't afford it, not
telling them that they couldn't apply for a job because their papers
aren't in order, allowing them to go to school without charging them
an arm, a leg, and the rest of their lives to pay off their loans.
What if that actually happened? Well, in an ideal world, everyone
would be better off. If people had an education, access to a job,
and money to spend, we would eventually stop having to help them out,
thus reducing this so-called “drag” on the economy (which is
bullshit, by the way, not to mention incredibly dehumanizing). If we
helped them out when they asked for it, maybe they might just turn
around and help someone else when they asked, spreading out the
“burden” on everyone else (also bullshit/dehumanizing). In my
limited experience of life on earth, I have noticed that people just
want to be treated with a little dignity, a little respect, to be
treated like they're WORTH SOMETHING. What if we actually did that?
What sort of crazy world would we live in?
How about we all mind our own damn
business once in awhile? Stop telling people what to do with their
resources, their bodies, their love, their lives! Let them think for
themselves! Stop snooping, demanding, legalizing/illegalizing (not
really a word), outlawing, legislating, giving the run-around.
Treat them like you would like to be treated.
And for heaven's sake, clean up after
yourself! If your corporation's oil rig blows up and sends the whole
gulf coast into a spiraling shit-storm of a lost ecosystem, clean
that up without being asked! If you accidentally drop a napkin in
the street, pick it up! If you inadvertently offend someone with
words or actions, apologize, so you don't accidentally start WWIII!
It has happened, people! Let's just all tend to our own messes, and
maybe one day we'll look up and the world will be a nice place to
live in.
Notice I laid out this whole,
incredibly complex plan without invoking a deity of any kind. That's
another thing that goes with “mind your own damn business.”
People are pretty much happy with the god that they have. Quit the
door-to-door evangelizing stuff, ok? It's annoying and a waste of
your time. Stop drawing foolish cartoons, ok? No one likes to be
insulted. Quit telling everyone they're going to hell because
they're not part of the three people on earth (or 2 billion *ahem*
Christianity) who believe what you do! No one appreciates being told
they're going to be barbecue for all eternity simply because of your
narrow-minded view of salvation. I'm pretty sure that a lot of wars
were begun on the back of religion, a lot of people oppressed (entire
cultures, or maybe just a gender or two), and a lot of unnecessary
talking-but-not-doing. If you like your religion, that's great, good
for you. Keep on doin' what you're doin'. If you don't, maybe you
should find people who DO like their religion, and join them! If you
think religion is the answer to the world's problems, keep it to
yourself. If you think religion is the cause of the world's problems,
keep it to yourself.
So
there you have it. I'm pretty sure I'm leaving stuff out, but I
think that if we all just adhered to the three principles laid out
above, they'll sort themselves out in time.
Vote
for Unruh. Or... don't. I don't care. Just be nice to everyone,
mind your own damn business, and clean up after yourself.
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