Reminders Of Sanity

In response to my earlier post regarding yuppie peaceniks in the rainy city, I received several nice responses via email and comments, from Seattleites and others, which hearten me greatly. It may not seem like it by watching the local TV news or reading the local papers, but there is resistance to the soulless pacifism that surrounds us.

As an illustration, the fine proprietor of local blog Howard's Musings brings us a more reasonable version of the infamously vapid anti-war sign that has, in the recent past, infuriated me so:

You'll even occasionally see pro-war posters popping up from time to time. I'm not sure where it came from, but I've seen one in particular, reading "Support Peace, Bomb Saddam" plastered across my neighborhood several times. They get torn down by the pacifist herds within hours, but they're up long enough to be seen, and I guess that's the important part.

I get reminded now and again, and not just from fellow bloggers, that there is hope; that there is still individual thought taking place in this burg. You can see the little cracks in the groupthink façade popping up all the time, if you're looking hard enough. An interesting little example was a soaking wet 3x5 notecard I found on the ground today during my walk home. On it was written in a neat hand:

Christians, Jews, and people of other faiths are being brutally murdered around the world, but you don't care, because you are safe.......... For Now!

Now go back to sleep!

And on the back side:

Remember USA 9-11
Remember Israel
Remember India
Remember Bali

I personally don't care about any faith jive, but people are being brutally murdered around the world, and I'm glad at least some people are looking at the idiotic Starbucks Pacifists and getting angry.

 

Posted by Captain Mojo at February 10, 2003 12:57 AM | TrackBack