funky non-diva

i think too much. it really is the case and has always been so. i live in my head much of the time- and sometimes you just have to get out and live. those are my words of wisdom for the day. anyway, i have been thinking about the state of the world today- and the state of america- almost ad nauseum these past 8 years or so- and it has brought on a funk like nobody’s business. and i can’t shake it. and i have no idea what to do about it. there is a fellow blogger who is annoyed by ‘doom and gloom progressives’ who think that it’s all over but the shoutin’. there are plenty of grassroots movements out there doing good work and changing things. to which i say- yes. and it has always been so. and there is a place for them and they do make a difference. but it isn’t enough. we don’t have the luxury of a little here and a little there- we need real courage and conviction of public service for the greater good. and we don’t have it- and this election ain’t gonna bring it. obama can speak of change all he wants- and i believe he believes it- but it has to happen on a full governmental scale and a cultural scale- and america is not interested in change that big.

i recently spoke with a woman i have known since 8th grade the other day. she had no idea who dennis kucinich was. no idea. i didn’t bother to ask if she knew who else was running for president besides obama and clinton. i didn’t really want to know. i have a feeling she isn’t too far from main stream these days. oh, the polls say 70+ percent of americans want change and want the country to move in a different direction- but we are still following the pattern set for us by the powers in charge. poll some of those 70 percenters and see if they found it odd that our candidates weed themselves out after a few initial primaries. some even before. we know what we have is broken but we haven’t moved past wanting to pay someone else to fix it for us. we are a busy lot you see. well, perhaps after more of us lose our homes and jobs- we will have plenty of time freed up to give a flying you-know-what.

so, yes, there are always good things happening around us- especially if that’s all you look for. same with bad. for me, anyway, i am still worrying about saving the planet i live on. that is my primary concern- and i hope more folks- grassroots and main stream- are jumping on board that wagon.

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waiting on the world to change