This Momentous Day

Good Morning,

First, I must thank Dean Koontz for the title inspiration. I recently re-read 'From the Corner of his Eye' and it uses this phrase as an important plot point, among other things.

I do consider, well now it's yesterday; to have been a momentous day. The SCOTUS sided with humanity for a change, instead of corporations or institutions. It read the 14th amendment broadly, without regard to gender, and rendered I believe the correct decision. I am glad, and thankful, that it did.

President Obama read the eulogy for the Reverend Clementa Pinckney, and I was moved. I thought his use of the term "Original Sin of our Nation" when discussing slavery was, again, correct. To me at least. I am happy to see some of the states remove the confederate flag from their properties, and some  retailers suspending sales of it and related merchandise.

These are good things, all of them. Little more than a week after the terror inducing murders in Charleston, it does renew my faith a bit to see some progress made. Seeing the invective and tantrums flinging everywhere from the far right is not so reassuring, but is of course expected. My concern though, again, is the process of scapegoating; of laying blame - that continues.

You may have read some of the articles about scientists determining that the planet is indeed entering a sixth mass extinction. You may have read that Homo-Sapiens (that's us!) are on the list of threatened species. The Christian Far Right has said for years that same-sex marriage will 'bring down civilization'. I fear the radical right may mix this all up into a fearful brew, and I truly do worry for the survival of our union, and indeed our nation. Whether any of it matters, whether humanity will even make if another 100 years regardless of what we do or don't do, weighs on my mind almost constantly.

I know this, it isn't 'gay marriage' that will bring down humanity. It's that old bug-a-boo MAMMON!
And Damn IT for messing up what should have been a wonderful day, for me.

Go ahead and keep celebrating - I'll sit up and stew about this for bit. I mean this... Don't mind me, just clearing my head.

Love 2 All, and 2 All a Good Rest, for it's early AM and I am too bed

Pulling back from my brink

Well, my few dear readers out there; hope I didn't freak anyone out too much. No, I'm not going to commit suicide anytime soon - I  hope. I found my myself quite depressed the last few days, and then today I went into some sort of rapid cycling where I'm on the floor crying about the fate of humanity on minute, then talking to myself working out ideas, then crying on the floor again,  then exhausted. Phew, it's just ... exhausting.

Anyway, about the voluntary suicide of the elderly thing ---- I do mean voluntary, and it would at best maybe give us a small knock down in global population ---- but I don't expect it to happen and am not sure I'd even want it to.

As for getting a handle on new births? Well, I think it's essential but the best we can do for now is empower women, give them autonomy over their bodies,  and provide access to effective birth control. Anyone familiar with this issue knows the consensus is that this is the best humane way. It's all pie in the sky anyway...

The whole reason I say this is that I am hugely, deeply concerned about the fate of humanity. I truly am concerned that we are on the verge of effective extinction - and I can't bear the thought. Billions of years of evolution have brought us to this point. We can't fail! But, I'm afraid we can fail, actually. It terrifies me, more than anything.

Please forgive me if I offend, for that is not my intention.

Final Fucking Solutions and all that...

I think the best thing humanity could do, right now, to help some number of them to survive through this fucking nightmare we have created is.... to reduce their numbers now.

I think everyone over say 75 should voluntarily commit suicide now. Especially elderly 1st worlders, who use so many resources. Do the youth a favor and eliminate your selves.

I think all people of child bearing age should have to enter a lottery to determine if you get to reproduce or not.  This lottery should be designed to encourage the ultimate genetic diversity with the fewest numbers of new humans. If we could accelerate the death rate and greatly reduce the birth rate in a humane way, we could quite quickly reduce our number to a manageable level.  I hate to be harsh, but I think this is the necessary path - there are far too many of us. I, of course, will volunteer to die now ---- for I am done and have had quite enough, thank you very much.

So sorry.

Not Yet! But, Soon...

I came around to tear your little world apart, and to break your soul apart. How sweet, these lyrics from Shirley Manson, Garbage.

I don't know what to think. I truly don't.

I just want to end. me. I don't want to exist anymore, for I think I am highly toxic. Guess I'll sleep on it tonight. But, I do feel like it would be best for the world if I just ceased to be.

Clap your hands! Everybody dance. Clap your hands, for I will soon be gone! Thank fucking god.