polygamists and people’s Fascination with Other’s Pain

Every year I read Amy Tan’s novel The Joy Luck Club. It is part of my work’s Honors American Literature program. One of the chapters in the 3rd book is called “Magpies” Basically, when a person cried into this lake, a frog ate the tears and it laid eggs that eventually turned into this happy bird called the magpie. It is an analogy for people feeding off of other’s tears and sorrow to create their happiness.

This whole media coverage of the Polygamist cult that was raided in Texas reminds me of the magpie story. Even NPR is covering the story. Friends I know who still have TV tell me it is all the rage on the fake news stations. Why do we need to get happiness from other’s sorrows?

Let me make this real clear. I do not agree with under aged children being married off, raped, and having 3 kids by the time she is 16. But in the end, as much as I hate oppressive religions that brain wash people, who cares what others do and believe as long as they do not hurt you or innocents? Really, except for the sexual abuse for the children, do we really care what this cult does? They do not want the attention and what to stay isolated by themselves. Is it necessary to flaunt what most people would call weird practices? I even saw an article today that talked about Moron fashion and where this cult’s clothing style came from.

This is a lasting effect of the Puritans. These people of yesteryears got all up into peoples business. People are naturally curious, so when this is promoted in the most hurtful sense and given credence, others will follow. And boy does the USA do this now. All people care about is that you are like them. Crazy Christians of all sects, Muslins, Jews, Islamics, ect. They all think their way is the right way and everyone else is going to “hell”.

Who cares? If you do not believe in abortion… great… do not get one. Do not worry about others If you believe in monogamous relationships… great do that. Only worry about finding a mate that agrees with you. Hate pornography. Do not look at it. Let other’s choose what they want to view. Abstinence only? Only if you actually did that and keep it to yourself. And the list goes on. It is not anyone’s duty to pick on other people.

I see so many people who are out to hate others. It is quite scary. They put people down and then bask in the false happiness they think they are experiencing. The hallways of a high school shows this. It is a magnified version of society. The niceties are not required yet.

So as more and more is said about they polygamists. As their lived are looked on with a magnified glass, I hope you are feeling happy. Does it give you pleasure to know you are not that “weird”. Giggle that you are not that crazy? Be careful what you wish for. Karma is not all happy happy joy joy all the time. You might find yourself looking in the mirror (or the TV for that matter) and looking at yourself.

Its not Global Warming Damit… It is Climate Change!!!

Lately In the Seattle area, we have had some very weird weather. We were finally on an upward trend to getting in the low 50’s. Then one day we topped 78 degrees. Everyone thought spring was finally here and some nicer weather. Hey… 65 is grand in Seattle.

But now we have had a week of bone chilling cold for Seattle (low 30’s), snow, and ice pellets. The latest snow ever in Seattle had been April 16. Well, we have had snow (even in Ballard) on the 18th, 19th, and 20th. It has been crazy. This morning was snowing quite heavily, but this afternoon we actually have the sun out and it is warming.

But this weather has brought out all the yahoos who think there is no such thing as “global warming.” So let me enlighten you. I think a better statement on the man made effects of the weather and climate should be called Human Caused Climate Change. The difference between natural climate change and human caused climate change is how we have perverted the natural resources of the world to effect the environment. We have refined and consumed so much that things are happening quite rapidly. Usually climate change happens over very very long periods of time that we would barely notice it. Now we are noticing it.

When we talk about global warming, there is an inference that the whole world will just warm up and all the ice will melt. That is not the implication of global warming and is why climate change needs to be used instead. There will be some areas of the world that will get colder and have different climate other than hot. Places like Seattle or other temperate regions could have extreme temps instead of mild summers and mild winters. I do not know all the specifics. I am not a scientist, but I do read stuff about it.

People who want to say, “ha. I told you humans are not doing anything to the earth”, are just plain selfish. I could use many other terms that I have seen other people use, but in the end, these people care about themselves and that is it. They have no respect for the past, present, or future. And they are the first ones to sue or claim for damages it their homes are hit by hurricanes or flooded out by a river. It is quite funny in a non ha ha kinda way.

Climate change is here people. Actually, it has been here since probably the 1960’s or 70’s. That is when the consumption and pollution seemed to hit extreme levels. There is more than one way this can all be changed. But without cooperation for the Oligarchy state of China and the pseudo democratic country of Russia, and all the 3rd world countries playing a part, we are just all fooling ourselves.