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Keeping Quiet
Jun. 13th, 2016 09:20 amDon't get me wrong, I've got all kinds of thoughts and emotions about Orlando.
I also have some about Trump (I mean, aside from wanting to nutpunch him every time he pops up on TV), Hillary & Bernie, internet trolls, Gamergaters, MRAs, Sad and Rabid Puppies, gun control and the lack thereof, and especially the human race's propensity for avoiding responsibility, especially when and where it counts. And so on and so forth.
I've just been keeping quiet. There have been reasons for this. One is because I want -- no, I need the time to process it in my head before I go and shoot my mouth off and say something stupid, ignorant, or hurtful. I am extremely well aware at how much reality exists in a gray area where nothing is ever This or That. I've chosen not to put each and every one of my opinions or feelings out there anymore. I also need to keep a bit of an emotional distance from it; it's not that I don't care, it's that often I care too much and that just makes things worse for all involved. It's just the way I'm wired. It's the best coping mechanism for me.
So if I'm keeping quiet or avoiding the conversation, please know that I'm not ignoring what's going on. Quite the opposite.
I'm just trying to make sense of it all in my head.
I also have some about Trump (I mean, aside from wanting to nutpunch him every time he pops up on TV), Hillary & Bernie, internet trolls, Gamergaters, MRAs, Sad and Rabid Puppies, gun control and the lack thereof, and especially the human race's propensity for avoiding responsibility, especially when and where it counts. And so on and so forth.
I've just been keeping quiet. There have been reasons for this. One is because I want -- no, I need the time to process it in my head before I go and shoot my mouth off and say something stupid, ignorant, or hurtful. I am extremely well aware at how much reality exists in a gray area where nothing is ever This or That. I've chosen not to put each and every one of my opinions or feelings out there anymore. I also need to keep a bit of an emotional distance from it; it's not that I don't care, it's that often I care too much and that just makes things worse for all involved. It's just the way I'm wired. It's the best coping mechanism for me.
So if I'm keeping quiet or avoiding the conversation, please know that I'm not ignoring what's going on. Quite the opposite.
I'm just trying to make sense of it all in my head.
