I'll tell you WTF is wrong with me!
Just had a chat with someone. It's that there's an epidemic of rudeness going around.
Part of this epidemic is the election and the general sense of fear of the future, but that's no damned excuse.
Last night was Halloween and that's just for kids(and me when I go trick or treating with a shotglass. see last night's post.) Still, how many assholes out there just had to use it to make a statement. So called former Marine refusing candy to a kid, Parents making their kid into a political sign.
No class. FWIW, not all of this behavior is from liberals, either. Our side had put a couple shitstains on the golden letters of the oath.
I've crossed paths with a shitload asshole of libs the past couple of days and I've managed to stay civil. Maybe not warm, but civil. That's all I can ask for. Civil.
OTOH, I've just gotten fed up with rude behavior, and I'm NOT tolorating it.
I stopped at the Super on the way home and met a woman and we chatted. A true soccer mom, or so I thought. You could have blown me away with a feather when she said this: "Everybody should carry a gun. It'd bring a return to manners."
She's right, of course.
From the mouths of soccer moms.
OTOH, for reasons of my own, I am NOT carrying. I feel that when I'm packing heat that I have a responsibility to accept the slight or the insult and be the better man and walk away. Truth is, I'm TIRED of being the better man. I'm tired of rude behavior!
I don't care which side your on, I will no longer tolorate rudeness.
I'm fighting back.
If you're rude, I'm going to call you on it.
Most of you guys know the difference between my good natured irreverence for most things, but I try and never forget that you're all human beings. Please do the same. And not just here, but outside.
Thanks for page 2 of my vent!