Pissed Right Off

I had all the best intentions.

I wanted to follow up my last post on conscious parenting with some examples of how it can truly change the world.  If we could stop inflicting our own shit onto our children and were able to approach parenting from a mindful, conscious place, then our children could live baggage-free and wouldn't have to spend their whole lives trying to undo what's been done... or worse, being unaware of the effects and producing more children who are doomed to inherit the pains of their ancestors. I took notes while reading her book.  It's revolutionary.  It's one of the best concepts I've ever heard.  I haven't been able to give it my attention.  The #metoo movement happened.

I feel like I've been sitting with an inner rage.  Partly due to reading news stories of criminal sexual allegations on a nearly daily basis and partly because I CANNOT reconcile the fact that the guy in the white house has more than 20 accusations, from rape to harassment, and it doesn't look to me like any repercussions are coming his way.  I'm disgusted with him on a daily basis and, yet, frustratingly... I just have to sit and wait for justice to take place?  Yes, that is how our system is set up, but Al Franken is accused of sexual misconduct and BOOM he resigns.  Hell, Billy Bush was just in the damn van listening to the vile spewing from Trump's lips and was fired, yet the guy admitting to the crimes is elected president.

Brock Turner was arrested for raping an unconscious woman.  The victim penned a beautifully written letter describing her experience.  I felt for her.  He was in prison for 3 months and he's being let out.  His dad explained his son's jail time as “... a steep price to pay for 20 minutes of action out of his 20 plus years of life.”   Really.  Yeahhh, interesting how 20 minutes can ruin a lot of lives, dipshit.  That statement makes my blood boil.  I'm not even going to go into it because it's very clear that father and son lack any awareness, sensitivity, empathy, or remorse.  Isn't it so great he's gaining back his freedom?  I'm guessing she'll never feel free... meanwhile, Cyntoia Brown is serving a life sentence for shooting a man in self defense who had "purchased" her from a sex trafficker.  How do you like that kind of justice?  Brock gets 3 months and Cyntoia gets a life sentence...

her conviction happened in Tennessee, which reminds me of Alabama...

... which brings us to the hypocrite Roy Moore, who is running for senate.  I just have to ask myself if, in his quiet moments--maybe before going to bed--does he feel the weight of his hypocrisy or is his mind so twisted that he can really convince himself that he is a good Christian, conservative man.  I'm sick to death of hearing "men" like him throw out hateful remarks against groups like the LGBTQ and democrats who are pro-choice.  Just because someone is pro-choice, doesn't mean they are excitedly encouraging women to abort their children.  In reality, aren't we all pro-life?  No one is excited about terminating a pregnancy, but they don't want creepy men like Roy Moore deciding what they can and cannot do with their bodies. 
 
Truthfully, I'm angry right now.  I'm angry for other peoples pain.  I'm angry at the perpetrators and predators.  I'm angry that our country is being led by a diabolical, lying, corrupt person who is a perpetrator himself with no respect for the opposite sex.  We have a president who endorses Roy Moore's bid for senator of Alabama.  He tells us it's okay to overlook that he's been accused of pedophilia because we sure could use his vote in the senate!  Luckily, there are some decent members of the Republican party who say nooooo... actually we can't compromise on this point and endorse a man accused with pedophilia... that's gonna remain on the reject list for now...

Trump will say "fake news" and his followers will do what they do best... follow.  He says to believe him.  Believe him over your gut feelings.  Believe him over people who have nothing to gain from coming forward, but were brave enough to do so anyway.  Believe him because... quite frankly, it's just easier for him.  Coming up with lies and ways to twist information can be difficult.  It's creative thinking.  And thinking's hard, right Don?  Thinking makes brain go ouch.

Lastly, the co-worker/friend I talk to the most on a daily basis has been going through the process of adopting her niece and saving her from her step-father.  Hers isn't a public story and it isn't mine to share the details.  It's one more story that just baffles me.

I don't know how people can attack and be so cruel and be fully aware, yet deny culpability and expect to just go on with their lives like normal, knowing they've broken others in ways that will never be fully healed.

I'm venting.  I've been wanting to write about better, more positive things.  I need a break from the news, but I'm stuck between knowing I need a break and feeling I need to be aware of what's going on.  I feel slightly better now that I have that out of my system.