So much death lately...
So I wanted to get something off my chest that's been bothering me. Last night a good friend of mine came to me/us crying. She went to a Trump rally, as an anti-Trump person, and went dressed in a Muslim outfit with a camera with the purpose of trying to bring to light the hatred and prejudice that Muslims in America are facing, and in particular from the Trump people/that sort of "political" leaning (I use quotes because it's not really a political thing, it's an ideology thing that has been associated with a political party). Well she was treated as expected more or less, except it was scarier for her than she expectedr. People were screaming "terrorist! Get out of our country!" and the like at her, and being really aggressive, spitting on her even or shoving her. One big guy grabbed her arm really hard and tried to push her down the stairs when she tried entering the area. She stumbled partway down without falling and then someone else caught her. But then the security guards and police came over. Instead of throwing the guy out or arresting him for assault (on a woman no less), they told her she needed to leave if she didn't take off her head scarf. She refused on the grounds of religious freedom, and they told her if she didn't let herself get escorted out by them now, they'd arrest her. So she left obviously. She kept asking them why she had to leave, and they wouldn't answer. Outside, she got interviewed by the local news and told them the story, which is basically exactly what she wanted, because now it'll be reported. Apparently she actually was briefly shown on a clip on CNN, not the throwing down the stairs part though.
Anyway that shook her up, obviously, but then when she got home, she found out her best friend is basically not wanting to be close to her anymore because of it, and it really crushed her. She used my friend's phone and signed into her facebook and forgot to sign out, and so my friend saw her messages flashing on her screen. She was talking to another of my friend's friends, and they were saying, basically, that they don't want to associate with her anymore because since she dressed like a muslim, it means she's insensitive and racist. They said, "she's white so she has no privilege to do such a thing". This is a close friend of 3 years who my friend has really been there for through a bunch of intense shit. It really pisses me off the more I think about it. Her friend is kind of a sheep about it, she's into the whole social justice warrior thing and has expressed views before that basically suggest to me that she thinks if you're white, any imitation of or any tiny step "out of line" regarding race means you're a racist, and are "destroying the sovereignty of their culture". They espouse getting rid of racism but constantly separate people into racial groups and make a big deal out of it. If she thought about it for half a second instead of reacting from the back of a bandwagon, she'd see that what my friend did was a ballsy thing, and was trying to help the same cause she believes she is helping. What my friend did was not racist or insensitive. She was trying to expose racist and hateful people who are the problem you're railing against. It was a bold thing to do and I respect that, people need to be doing stuff like that. We have to get rid of racism, not perpetuate it. So now she won't return her calls and seems to be cutting her out. My friend made a Facebook post about her Trump rally experiment and she had 3 people express indignation, including those 2 friends. All white people. Meanwhile, she got a bunch of messages from others including muslim Americans telling her thank you for doing that.
I just hate that PC bullshit. It's like, as long as you fit into these specific guidelines, you're good, but if you fall outside them, then you're racist/wrong/whatever regardless of the subtext of what you're saying. And you can say the correct words/etc but mean something different, but that's okay because you did the "right thing". It's incredibly asanine and damaging to culture and personal freedom. It perpetuates divisions, it doesn't remove them. At least at this point in history. Come on already people, let's move past the divisions. Get mad at the dude that pushed her down the stairs and all the people calling all Muslims terrorists and wanting to deport them all or worse. Don't get mad at the girl who's trying to help and dresses like a Muslim at a Trump rally to try to shed light on the problem. For fuck's sake.
As someone who has a problem with Drugs, I would highly recommend taking heed to those warning signs. I've found it hard to stop even after going to jail a few times . My Dog Scooby is high on MDMA right now and I'm sure it won't be the last time either even though I want it to be. I believe in God and that's the main reason I want to quit Being that I want to be a better Christian . I was sober for a little over a year on drugs and drinking about 6 months . All due to jail and a little bit of will but eventually I caved in and now I've been getting drunk just about every day and I picked up Molly for the first time in a year and it feels great right now but I know I'm disappointing God . Sorry to go on a rant but I just hope it doesn't affect your life like it did mine.
Don't worry about god... but it's smart to realize whether you have issues with overuse of substances, because it's bad for your body and mind. The Bible doesn't prohibit drug use, there's nowhere it says that. I believe it does reference not overindulging, but Jesus drank wine, you know? Using a drug once in a while for fun or otherwise is not abuse of drugs. The church organization is a social control structure, you can be religious/spiritual without that, it's about a personal relationship. The anti-drug agenda has used religion as a means of getting people to not use drugs.
I guess I'm just saying, if you want to quit drugs for your own reasons, that's cool. But don't let the fear that they use to control people affect you like that, it's not healthy.
Hey guys, I changed my username. Formerly 240sxLover
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I want some dissociatives to numb my mind!
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