Saturday, November 11, 2006
It has been a long time since I have had time to think. Time to think about something other than school and responsibilities, at least.
As my last post said, I am terribly dissapointed in Wisconsin. I hurt for each and every individual, couple, or family, who will be affected by the discrimination that is now written into our state constitution. We have long been a progressive state (after all, our motto is "Forward"), but we have now taken giant steps backwards rather than showing the rest of the country the leadership we are capable of. It is interesting to live in the little world of a college campus, where everyone was so adament about voting no and spreading awareness about this sickening amendment, and then to have it pass and be surrounded by the same people who are now so devestated with the results. If the majority of the people you know are opposed to it, it seems even more unlikely that it would be successful. But then comes the realization that your world is a miniscule fraction of the real world, and that unfortunately the bigots of our time are often capable of speaking the loudest and influencing the most. There are no excuses for that. Many would argue, but it's as simple as that---there are NO excuses. You may think that for you personally, this outcome is appropriate. What you are not thinking of, then, are the people who this amendment actually affects. If it will never have an impact on your life, what right do you have to impose it on someone elses? I am angry and dissapointed, yet I am still able to have confidence that this will not be permanent. Maybe as a country we aren't ready for it yet, but one day we will be. If our generation has confidence in ourselves and in one another, we can be the change. I don't have any other choice but to believe that.
In other news, I am lonely. That's not news, I suppose, but it's the truth. Want to know something else that's true? Stranger Than Fiction is a fabulous movie.
I think that's all to write for now. The next time I'm able to take a minute and think, I might just write again.
As my last post said, I am terribly dissapointed in Wisconsin. I hurt for each and every individual, couple, or family, who will be affected by the discrimination that is now written into our state constitution. We have long been a progressive state (after all, our motto is "Forward"), but we have now taken giant steps backwards rather than showing the rest of the country the leadership we are capable of. It is interesting to live in the little world of a college campus, where everyone was so adament about voting no and spreading awareness about this sickening amendment, and then to have it pass and be surrounded by the same people who are now so devestated with the results. If the majority of the people you know are opposed to it, it seems even more unlikely that it would be successful. But then comes the realization that your world is a miniscule fraction of the real world, and that unfortunately the bigots of our time are often capable of speaking the loudest and influencing the most. There are no excuses for that. Many would argue, but it's as simple as that---there are NO excuses. You may think that for you personally, this outcome is appropriate. What you are not thinking of, then, are the people who this amendment actually affects. If it will never have an impact on your life, what right do you have to impose it on someone elses? I am angry and dissapointed, yet I am still able to have confidence that this will not be permanent. Maybe as a country we aren't ready for it yet, but one day we will be. If our generation has confidence in ourselves and in one another, we can be the change. I don't have any other choice but to believe that.
In other news, I am lonely. That's not news, I suppose, but it's the truth. Want to know something else that's true? Stranger Than Fiction is a fabulous movie.
I think that's all to write for now. The next time I'm able to take a minute and think, I might just write again.
# posted by Allisoni Balloni : 8:04 PM
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