A malicious satisfaction in the misfortunes of others.
I didn't really feel like posting today, but I've made an obligation to myself to write a little something every day I have time. I've always wanted to be a writer, but I've not the discipline that keeps a writer in practice. Maybe that will change if I force it. I am dreadfully lacking in the oft-revered Protestant Work Ethic. This is primarily because I find work so disagreeable. It's not that I'm caught up in a frantic pursuit of pleasure, or that I'm scared of work. Simply I find work disagreeable and thus I avoid it instinctually.

I believe that if I write a great deal I will uncover what exactly I want to say. It will then not be a matter of deciding what I want to write about, but a matter of observing what I in fact do write about. Then I can go about my business knowing better my interests. This sounds like a good enough plan.

One thing I know offhand that I am interested in is the practice of slandering homosexuals, not because I practice it or condone it. I wonder why so many people feel comfortable doing it. To degrade and ostracize homosexuals is a far worse inhumanity and 'sin' than doing anything distinctly homosexual. It is a disgusting thing to pesecute anyone for their personal lives. You may say that persecution is justified at least some of the time and I say you are wrong. And if we are both to act on our beliefs, right or wrong, you will be the one that has spread cruelty and I will be the one that minded his own business.

Comments
on Apr 04, 2004
Good article.

I think that people find it easy to condemn homsexuals and homsexuality because it's a diversion tactic. Easier to condemn someone else than it is to be critical of your own behaviour. People always say stuff like "Oh, I KNOW I'm not perfect, but.."..well, if you know you're not perfect, who the fuck are you to criticize someone else?! I also think that Christianity has a lot to do with it. The bible specifies homosexuality as a sin...but also says that women wearing mens clothing, adultery, lust, theft, dishonoring your parents - to name but a few - are sins too. As far as I know there isn't a 'sin-scale'..with lying at the bottom and being gay at the top of the list. Sin, is sin, is sin as far as I'm concerned.
on Apr 04, 2004
Thanks dharmagrl, I'm glad you understand. I will be sure to give your own blogs some attention.