Journal killthiskid's Journal: the iraq war 1
I've ceased to have a outward opinion on the war. I've surrendered myself to the fact that my opinion has almost always been/will be in the minority and unpopular. I'm sick of talking about it.
I'm tired of trying to correct false beliefs and fill in the ignorance about the true current state of affairs. Nobody cares. Most everyone immediately reverts to their 'glazed eyes' mode, not unlike when a person is taken in by a thoughtless TV show.
Anyway. Giving up hope has actually been nice. Not caring makes things much easier, esp. in the short run. I suppose that my apathy doesn't really make sense in the long run but I can't do this alone.
I hate to have the inner thoughts that most people are just sheep... which I know isn't true for some people... I know this because some of the opinions I disagree with most could not have possibly been formed except through long periods of time. Periods of time completely devoid of logic and sanity.
What the fuck is wrong with people? (I include myself in that statement.
I feel the same way. (Score:1)
I feel very much the same way. We are not going to get anywhere talking about politics on slashdot. Politics is an overplayed game. Everybody is already on one side or another.
However, you needn't succumb to total apathy. There is hope! While the political discussion has bogged down (and started any number of flame wars to boot), religion is still wide open for debate and reasonable discussion. This is because religion is a personal matter, and we have much more freedom to define a new re