June 17, 2004

Something In The Air Tonight

And it's not happiness.

I'm frustrated, worried, and yeah, a little scared. I want to reach through the TV screen and shake the talking heads who don't seem to have a single clue, or they're outright lying. If my typing mirrored the thoughts in my head, all this would be in CAPS!

Last night I was almost crying in frustration. This morning, I read this post of Michele's which said so well what I've been feeling. Then listening to Rush, I hear him say a lot of what I was nearly shouting at the TV last night. It's like the Twilight Zone, it really is. The twisted half-truths of the media and a great many of the public who won't look past what Dan Rather or Peter Jennings tell them. How can they be so ignorant? How can they not see the danger? You'd think nearly three thousand dead on 9/11 would get through to them, but it hasn't! We're back to business as usual and it puts every single one of us at risk.

I honest to god understand at times why some people head for the middle of nowhere to wait out the fall of civilization. But I can't turn it off, I can't stick my head in the sand, and at the same time, I feel like I'm banging my head against a brick wall and am totally useless. This is when the word "heartsick" works really well.

Posted by Ithildin at June 17, 2004 9:55 AM | PROCURE FINE OLD WORLD ABSINTHE

Hey lady,
I get the same feeling all of the time. Sometimes I feel so powerless. I think that most people find it easyer to watch the news that makes them feel better. Why is it that you and I feel so stressed over this? We understand reality. Most people do not want this stress in their lives, and I do not believe they can handle the stress. It is better for them to hide their heads in the sand and hope that the main stream media is correct and they will be safe as long as GW is removed from office. I truley think that most people are good people, they just can not take too much reality in their lives. I know that I sometimes get so overwhelmed by what I see and know that I have trouble dealing with all of it. I think you probably go thru similar feelings. At least that is what I perceive in you. You have a way of seeing things that others miss. This is why I place a great value on people like you. A big hug from Ohio. Keep screaming at the news channels, and keep posting the truth. There are other sites out there that get more notoriety, yet yours is one of the best to find down to earth human responses to everyday life.

Posted by: JT_Hunter at June 18, 2004 4:53 AM

J.T., thank for your comments. I think you have some excellent points.

And thanks for the compliment. [HUGS] right back at you :)

Posted by: Ith at June 18, 2004 9:03 AM