Wednesday, December 26, 2007
What to do when you’re surrounded by idiots and assholes
Current mood: angsty
So I've been in Wyoming for 3 months now and I'm convinced that I am meant to and more importantly want to live very near if not directly in an urban area. I used to think that suburbia was bad but it's a cake walk compared to rural Middle America. And I've landed in a very special spot, smack dab in the middle of Mormon country. I've been asked more times in the past 3 months about my faith and oddly enough my baptism than my 21 years of existence. I wondered why they were so very concerned about my "Jesus Bath" and apparently as a Mormon you can baptize your self for your dead relatives so they can get a better place in heaven, maybe with a sun room, hot tub, and 4 car garage. I never knew that before, but I digress. What I really came here to didactically rant about is that I'm under the belief that most, NOT ALL, of Middle America can fit into either or both of 2 categories. Idiots and Assholes. Most people can bleand in when surrounded by said folk. Me, no so much. Sure they are quaint, generally pleasant, and can cook like no one's business. But when you look the least bit different or express thought much deeper than, "Where's my gun? I feel like killin' something!" then evidently you are looked at like there might be a bomb in your fucking shoes. Why the fuck are we so afraid of absolutely everything? Has FoxNews actually convinced you that Podunk Wyoming is a target for the next terrorist plot? Or that a young, intelligent guy from the city with a ring in his nose means the downfall of your so called civilization? If you think I'm kidding or over exaggerating I invite you to walk with me through town one time. Look at the horrified mothers, the angry hick cowboys, and the self righteous religiously devout so-and-sos casting looks of fear, disbelief, and unexplainable hate (or something close to it) in my direction. And I don't feel anything but pity and the deepest sorrow for these people. And I'm not saying that all country folk are this way but it's fair to say a lot of them don't have shit for brains! I had my boss at work (keep in mind I work at a boarding school) try to tell me that Mahatma Gandhi was "an Islam leader in the middle east somewhere"….WHAT THE FUCK!!! And they let you near these kids? And we wonder why adults can't find world powers on a map! And I truly try with all my heart to not turn around and do the same and judge these people without even speaking to them but it gets so hard when they cross the street to avoid you. It all just seems so...wasteful. Humans have not changed or evolved or whatever you want to call it for many many years. Sure we are making technology advancements but that's not us changing it's our tools. Our minds have not changed. Greed, Fear, and "Fuck the other guy!" mentality has run unchecked for a long time now and no one seems to be doing very much to change it (I include my self in that, shit I'm not any closer to an answer than sister fucker up there road here) It's in our homes, families, neighborhoods, and our governments. I realize that we will always have problems. I'm not looking for world peace here, I'm a realist. But why the fuck can't we ever learn?
