WHY CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG?

 

 

I know most people would prefer to read humorous blogs or just witty observations on daily life, but these days, that gets harder and harder to do.  Every time I feel I have found some part of life that inspires me and feel like I can do some good, it seems like the negative side of human nature intervenes and it all comes crashing down.

Liberal politics seem to be a lost cause in Georgia and now we may have to wear bulletproof vests everywhere we go.  Hopefully they are already manufacturing toddler and child-sized vests because t-ball games are also at risk.  I’ve given up trying to understand the mindset of people who think this is all okay.  I also realize that the only people who will read my blog or applaud Jon Stewart are liberals.  Because the tea-partiers, wingnuts and NRA faithful don’t read much at all.  They may listen to sound bites on Fox News or read convenience store publications that feature everyone who has been arrested for everything (maybe looking for their relatives?).

So I thought that animal rescue would be a safe place to be—after all, people who are devoted to saving the lives of innocent creatures have to be good people, right?  It seemed for a while that the love of animals was a bridge between people from all walks of life and political viewpoints. I suppose basically they are good people—but sadly I’ve learned that a lot of them, in their love for animals, sort of leave people out of the equation. 

I don’t know if it’s a characteristic of the south or just small towns in general, but it seems like all the “do-gooder groups” I have been a part of eventually fall prey to power plays and caste and turf wars.  I even suspect the Civil War is not quite over with some individuals and groups.

I am not naming names or casting blame, but I’m sad.  I don’t understand why people feel a need to be rude and derogatory to those who don’t follow their path.  Please, if you believe in what you’re doing, just do it!  Why is it necessary to degrade and verbally abuse others?  How does that help anything?  Neither my political views or passion for animals will change or diminish, but I may just have to operate within my own little world by the rules and values that make sense to me.