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wish i may
i might
make a wish upon a star tonight..
email.
me.
i'm brooke. a short, fatish, bisexual, feminist, pacifist, very-liberal activist. i have 4 cats. and 2 computers, 2 kayaks, 1 masters degree, multiple backpacks, and way too many books.
i live in the most beautiful eugene, oregon. i'm currently disabled due to treatment resistant severe depression. i've been blogging since election day of 2000.
i'm born and raised in the mountains of southwestern virginia. i could join the daughters of the american revolution, i don't think they'd like me cause i hear they like to throw tea parties instead of rallies and revolutions.
links.
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Thursday, September 4
i've decided i don't like conspiracy theories. conspiracy theories and 9/11. i don't want to hear about them anymore. at one point i was friends with someone who personalized the event for me... i mean, being 3,000 miles away and being an activist and all that it was more of a political thing, because the day after bushy boy and his buddies were planning their killing spree. a day after ashy and viet already had in place their plans to get rid of our democracy. so, it was political.
but then it got personal. i got close to this person, and i saw the events from a different view. and while i still hold strong opinions about the bush regime's actions afterwards i just can't listen to the conspiracy theories. i believe that before and after 9/11 people looked toward's their government with extreme trust. i believe that the people i come into contact with about the conspiracy theories don't show any consideration towards the victims and the families of victims and how they might feel. and i don't want to believe that our government is responsible for such a horrible event. i can believe that my government and my country do things that make others mad and want to do such evil doings on our country, but i cannot and i refuse to believe that my government would cause so much pain on its own soil.
its a difficult line to walk. i question my government constantly, i protest against many of its actions.. i work towards changing the things i believe are wrong-- and there is a lot i believe is wrong. and so where on that line do i stop walking? where on that line towards questioning the acts of my government do i stop? there are times when i'm not exactly sure, because the step between the work i'm doing and the step into conspiracy theories is very likely a small one.
next week my group meets on 9/11. and we have some conspiracy theorists in our group. and while i don't want to quell freedom of speech, i do want them to respect that the day is a hard one for many. no, its not nearly as hard for me as it is for others but it will still be a day marked in my heart. and that person who is no longer my friend, she'll be in my thoughts because it was her that made the political a personal thing for me, which i am ever so grateful for. and i'll probably call my family and friends to check in with them to and to let them know i hope that they all have peace in their hearts. and i will continue to believe that my government has faults, but not the fault of 9/11.
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