Perhaps this is a case of the grass being greener on the other side, but politics seems to be just more awesome outside of America. The arguments are better, the people are more colourful, they actually get shit done, and other things. Even the fights are better, usually because they devolve into actual fighting. I'd love it if Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell actually started fighting, but that's due to me thinking that, with his boxing background, Harry Reid would kick Mitch McConnell's ass.
Also, politicians in America wouldn't be caught dead wearing sexy underwear in public. Most people also wouldn't do this, but politicians in America seem to be especially unlikely to this. This is in all likelihood due to them wanting to not appear to be human in any way. If a person appears to be human, you are more likely to question their authority, and politicians in America live on authority the same way that actual people live on food. Where am I going with this? Nowhere really, I just needed an excuse to post this:
In an opinion piece written for the Deseret News on Wednesday, Utah State Senator Stuart Reid criticized Senator Orrin Hatch for his support of the Employee Non-Discrimination Act. As a part of his criticism, Stuart Reid wrote this: "Explaining his vote, Hatch declared, “Discrimination is wrong!” As a matter-of-fact, it is not wrong when public policy is intended to uphold moral standards for society that by their very nature discriminate. Every public policy passed into law discriminates against someone or something. The intended discrimination usually reflects the values of society."
To me, this is another example of why marriage equality will not happen in Utah soon. Stuart Reid is one of many politicians in Utah who see laws that discriminate against homosexuals as discriminatory, discrimination that helps to create what they see as a good and healthy civilization. Untill such time as mindsets like this are rebuked by the people in positions of power, laws that seek to create a fair and equitable environment for homosexuals, or any laws that can be construed as creating such an environment, will not be passed in the state of Utah. Furthermore, if any judicial authority attempts to overrule any law that is discriminatory toward homosexuals, the politicians in the Utah State Legislature will simply find a way to pass that overturned law again, even if the new legislation runs afoul of the judiciary. I'd like to say that this is not the case but unfortunately it is. Unfortunately.
Take your normal superhero origin story. Guy gets powers, guy realizes he has powers, guy goes out to save the world. Now factor this in: the guy has a score to settle.
Everybody wonders what it is that makes them who they are. The Hawk thought that question was securely answered. However a meeting with a boy in a hospital causes him to question everything. Why he is, who he is, what he is, and even if he is.
Eleven years after the events of Consequences Of Mayorust, The Hawk finds himself dealing with many of the same issues that many of us deal with: A less than satisfying job, co-workers of variant annoyance, and a romantic life is unhealthy at best. Thrust into all this is Madison Medina, a well meaning woman who's adversarial relationship with The Hawk morphs into a kind of friendship. Madison, in addition to learning more about herself and her abilities, help to reveal deeper problems inside the organization both she and The Hawk work for.
In every workplace there is a person. A person who doesn't talk to anyone, has walled themselves socially, and seems openly hostile to everyone. Every workplace has this person, even if you don't know of such a person, they're there. The Black Robin Christmas Carol is the story of one of these people. It delves into who this person is, why this person is, and how this person can change for the better.
There is a story. A story of pain, a story of loss, a story of unspeakable horrors, a story that has not been given it's proper attention. Some are ignoring this story. Some are unaware of this story. Some know of this story but are complicit in it's darkness. This is a story that must be told. Told so that the good can stop it and the bad can feel shame for it.
When I thought up thig blog, the name I first thought up was "Random Bullshit". Quickly I recognized that this name would put some people off. Then I thought of the name "Random Bull****". That seemed to be to much clutter. Then I was inspired with the name that dons this blog today.
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