On The Sound of Silence
Well gosh, I’ve sure been quiet for a while, haven’t I? I reckon that’s because I reached a point where I couldn’t keep dwelling on just how messed up things have gotten in this country. I don’t think I’ve got the strength to keep beating the drum, especially when the only people listening already know the dance. So I’m backing out of the political blogging thing entirely. You folks (all 4 or 5 of you) already know where to look for this stuff, so this isn’t really a loss to the cause.
I still believe what I believe and I’ll still be happy to engage your ass in a discussion, but screaming into the void stopped being therapy and started making my guts hurt worse. So there you have it. Ixnay. I’ll still post stuff, probably, maybe even moreso now. I’ll get back to writing stuff I want to write (music reviews, baseball commentary, etc.) and worry less about posting another link to another article or source or whatever.
I will leave you with this, though: Notes for Converts
It’s a brilliant piece written to help those folks on the right who are waking up to the long-understood fact that the emperor has no clothes understand the geography of where they stand now. So read it, enjoy it and pass it around to those you know who are guilty of having made this mess possible in the first place.
And if, by some slender chance, you were reading this site from the other point of view, I’ve got a special message for you. I see it on more bumper stickers in town every week:
If you aren’t completely appalled then you haven’t been paying attention.
Of course, I can’t possibly expect that anything I would write here could cause that inattention to abate. So I’m done trying.