Friday, October 4, 2024

This is as low as I've ever felt.


I'm 53 years old and single and have dealt with depression most of my life. There were a couple of times that I came close to attempting suicide and a couple of other times that I told people who were working to destroy my life that I was going to do it...wound up in the hospital the last time. What kept me from attempting anything wasn't that...it was my cats...I wasn't going to abandon them. 
Last week I lost my job after someone slandered me and got a "witness" who wasn't even there to back him up. I had had a couple of shouting matches with other employees in the past and I was in counseling the last few months. But after nearly 26 1/2 years in which I did more than anyone in the plant, I was tossed aside like trash because of a lie. There hasn't been a day yet that I haven't broken down sobbing uncontrollably. I've signed up with job recruiters and even have a medical exam today for one possible job which I may not be a good fit for at first. But I'm doing what I can to get work so I don't have to dip into savings anytime soon. However, the grief of my situation isn't going away and I think that if I didn't have a pair of feline children who I love, I would already be getting ready to end it all. As it is, I know that if something ever happened to my boys, I would be dead myself within a week. They're my only family left and I don't see friends more than once or twice a year.

Sunday, May 19, 2024

Dissecting all the idiotic and disgusting things in Butker's speech

"Things like abortion, IVF, surrogacy, euthanasia, as well as a growing support for degenerate cultural values in media, all stem from the pervasiveness of disorder"
Abortion is a hot button topic and thankfully his hatred of women having the rights to their own bodies is in the minority.
IVF and surrogacy are supported by both sides of the aisle. For someone who seems to place a high value on having children, this is a curious thing for him to attack.
Euthanasia is something that isn't taken lightly...for people whose lives are essentially over and only want to exit life with dignity. Does he favor suffering?
Disorder...the way he said it is troubling. You can't have total order in society...unless you try to force it in an authoritarian state.

"Our own nation is led by a man who publicly and proudly proclaims his Catholic faith, but at the same time is delusional enough to make the Sign of the Cross during a pro- abortion rally. He has been so vocal in his support for the murder of innocent babies that I'm sure to many people it appears that you can be both Catholic and pro-choice"
1... there's no such thing as a pro-abortion rally. Pro choice is not remotely the same thing. You can both be disgusted by abortion but also be disgusted by the prospect of a government telling someone what they can do with their own bodies because of their biology. Telling women that they don't have the right to control their own bodies is akin to slavery.
2...you can be Catholic and pro-choice 
This paragraph is filled with dishonesty 

"Not the deadly sin sort of pride that has an entire month dedicated to it,"
People need to get over the idiotic idea that being born differently is a sin...and anyone who can't accept that sexuality isn't a choice sounds like the flat earthers. People like to use the Bible as an excuse for their bigotry...and they're not much different from the people who used it to defend slavery.


"For the ladies present today, congratulations on an amazing accomplishment. You should be proud of all that you have achieved to this point in your young lives. I want to speak directly to you briefly because I think it is you, the women, who have had the most diabolical lies told to you. How many of you are sitting here now about to cross this stage and are thinking about all the promotions and titles you are going to get in your career? Some of you may go on to lead successful careers in the world, but I would venture to guess that the majority of you are most excited about your marriage and the children you will bring into this world."
While it's true that a lot of women are more fulfilled by becoming a homemaker than by anything else, and that's wonderful for them...it doesn't apply to every woman. Some have no interest in it and that's great for them as well. His "diabolical lies" statement is misogynistic... talking down to the women who had just finished 4 years of hard work to get their degrees...many in the hope that those degrees will assist them in careers that will make their lives so that they aren't dependent on finding a husband.
Also, it's interesting that with his focus on women and marriage and children, he said nothing on the same level towards the men...

"Be unapologetic in your masculinity, fighting against the cultural emasculation of men"
The bigotry, the dishonesty, the misogyny, and the idiocy in his speech makes him far from an expert in masculinity...maybe he should step back and learn from teammates like Travis Kelse.