war

apparently people actually read these posts. who knew?

but so what? that's why it's called a blog. it's my opinion, it's my pleasure, my pain, my rants. it's not as if other people's opinions aren't germinating through other methods. case in point, my ex thinks i'm a louse. he didn't write that down but all his friends think i am so obviously they're getting their information from somewhere. he's entitled to grieve or express his anger in whatever form he choses and i don't dispute it. his story is his story.

yet i should eschew my method of dissemination because someone might read it. whatever happened to "there are two sides to every story" or "there's one side, another side and the then there's the truth?" because i truly believe that statement, it took me years to finally say that my ex-husband was a jerk for hitting me because i'm sure he thinks he had good reason. and i had good reason to think he shouldn't and then there's everything that happened in between; and his fucked up childhood and my abandonment issues and whatever else that makes us who we are.

but that is why it is easier for most people to get through life. we adopt the opinions of those closest to us to obviate the need for critical thinking - that would be too much work, like voting. we don't have to worry about whether all Muslims are bad because we can look at one incident and say "look, that proves it." then we can go back to our lazy lives, safe and secure, and forget everyone else outside our perimeter.

bertrand said something to the effect of: the ignorant don't question and therefore able to act; the intelligent see all sides and are therefore unable to.

is there a way to turn that off?