Fuck, should I get
fired up about something? Uuuugh... This morning at knock-offs after
work conversation turned to the now-recurrent theme of government and
civil rights and I must say the fact that this is becoming a regular
topic is both scary and exciting. Exciting because it's nice to talk
with people about the shit that gets me really revved up and ready to
debate, but scary because I know, before even entering into the
discussion, that my frequently held position as devil's-advocate may
not sit nicely with my work-mates, including managers and owners of
the venue. Nevertheless, when we started talking about minority
rights and the three other people sitting at the bar all begun the
ritualized back-slapping that is common to people who are prepared
only to energetically agree with eachother and sit back in
comfortable chairs while the world's problems solve themselves, I
could see exactly where things were headed. I raised the point that
while affirmative action and quotas may hold a part of the solution
to problems of, specifically, gender inequality, their implementation
could conceivably, and from experience, does, cause resentment and
feelings of tokenism among the non-minority groups. I'm not claiming
to have a better solution here, but I would rather be a part of a
debate where unfinished ideas are fleshed out and considered openly
than sit back as one side's unfinished ideas are presented as though
they are complete and uncontested, and then accepted as truth.
God damn it, still
not really getting riled up here am I... What is wrong with me today?
I don't feel blurry or anything, although Remi, my French room-mate,
did just ask if I was hungover today, so maybe I am a bit
worse-for-wear this morning (7:13pm) than I thought? I'd start on
another topic here for the sake of attaining the magical number of
three different ideas for this blog, but I really don't see the
need... or have the impetus or energy. Yesterday Rachel and I went to
Alex's new place in Coburg where they had bands playing in their
basement and a fire going in the back yard. The place is fucking
enormous and promises an amazing summer of backyard parties and lazy
Sunday afternoons... but I'm finding it hard to gather up the furious
excitement that I know that place deserves right now, so even with
this hot at hand, I'm going to leave you guys waiting. I'll tell you
about it next week.
Feeling half-faded
–
sad, unenthusiastic.
sad, unenthusiastic.
That's me, signing
off.
Peace, Taco.
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