Here it is almost two weeks after the 2006 mid-term elections and I am still shell shocked from the bullshit machine, once known as American Democracy.
Before it was over I just had to turn off the media: radio, newspapers, television and blogs. They were driving me mad. I was beginning to think I might hurt someone.
Does yelling at the top of your lungs at people, calling them idiots, despising them as a person, does any of that ever change anyone’s mind? I think the media and especially blogs spend too much time just reinforcing their own opinions.
Then finally…the election was over, and the people had spoken. Not only loudly, but they yelled . People are yelling that they are tired of a government that is non-functional and wouldn’t work together to solve any problem. So did things settle down so we can all get to work? NO!
I am a NPR fan. I listen on my commute downtown every morning and back home again. However, I was getting very tired of the rehash of war and political coverage.
So I buttoned over to the AM side. That didn’t last long, Hannity, Savage and a local wanna be were even worse than pre-election coverage. Please grow up! Quit your whining. They certainly don’t know the meaning of constructive criticism.
And political bloggers are even worse. Last week as I was revisiting some of the political blogs I had been avoiding during the election, I suddenly realized how much anger and meanness they were about. And worse yet how angry they were making me. I don’t need their shit in my life. I deleted about 90% that very night.
I’ve decided I am a happy person. I love reading well written blogs of interest. The rest of you can fuck off.
