The View from a Drawbridge

Here lately, humanity seems to be struggling with concepts that should be pretty straightforward. It doesn’t make any sense at all. It is causing conflict and anxiety that seems completely unnecessary. Given that so many people these days don’t seem to want to think, let me lay down some basic concepts for you:

• Nazis? Bad.

• Texting while driving? Deadly.

• Waiting your turn? You freakin’ better!

• Violence? Bad.

• Compassion? Karma, baby.

• Net neutrality? Crucial.

• Racism and/or sexism? Idiotic.

• Flossing? Necessary.

• A fur coat for your schnauzer when people are starving? Unconscionable.

• A right to health care? Obviously.

• Voting? The most important thing you can do.

• Helping yourself to my french fries? Get your own.

• Not pulling right up to the car in front of you in a traffic jam, thus preventing the people behind you from getting through intersections sometime this century? MORONIC.

• Abuse of power? May your chickens come home to roost, and soon.

• Courtesy and Respect? The bedrock of civilization.

• Education? Critically important.

• Science? Real.

• Smoking? Bad for you. Even worse for those who love you.

• Human rights and basic freedom for everyone? Duh.

• Paying your fair share? Of course.

• Vaccinations? Not important, as long as you’re okay with having the life expectancy we had in the freakin’ 1600’s.

• Global warming? HERE. NOW.

• Abuse of children or animals? Sick. Demented. One of the few things worthy of torture.

• Taking care of the planet? A good idea if you want to live.

• Blocking the grocery aisle because you’ve run into a friend? STUPID.

None of these concepts seem particularly controversial to me. And yet here we are, a world divided on these issues. I don’t get it. I really don’t. Please make me understand.

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