Further Bloodiness

[queerbychoice]

I so completely entirely relate to Liz's pain.

And do you know they're showing other things on TV now? I don't understand that. I just can't comprehend it at all. I'm not ready for it. I don't think I will be for months. Maybe years.

Whoever dies, all of them, all the world over - I am not responsible. I will not be responsible. I will never put myself in that position.

If there were a draft and they drafted me, I'd sooner kill myself than murder any innocent person who never murdered or helped to murder anyone themself.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

"A friend was challenged by a passing driver while he was holding vigil on the
eve of an execution. "How would you feel if it was your wife who had been
murdered?"
He replied, "I would rely on you to restrain me."

In the face of saber rattling and drum beating,
In the face of our collective unwillingness to hold the grief that we feel,
and to resort instead to rage and retributive 'justice,'
In the face of racist scapegoating and nationalistic hubris . . .

Can we find away to looking at the causes of fear, violence, hatred, and
denial within ourselves and within the collective mind, in this time of
multinationalism, exploitation, and of a society increasingly driven by a
sense of the 'evil' 'other?'

Can we grieve with an open heart? Can we take refuge in our vulnerability,
love, and capacity for wise action? "

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Thank you.

I wish I knew who you were.

Whoever you are, you're beautiful.

{{{{hugs}}}}