I did not attend a Move On/Cindy Sheehan peace vigil last night. Nor do I have any plans to do so in the future, or anything similar to it. I support their cause, however I am not a peaceful calm person. I'm angry, I'm an asshole, and I want to confront people.
This is a call to all my fellow assholes, my fellow angry people, the fellow arguers, my brothers and sisters in rage, and all of you who can't be calm. Like you, I wholeheartedly support what Cindy Sheehan is doing, and I have gladly donated money and I will gladly donate time to her cause and any others that will possibly fix things in this country and end the occupation of Iraq.
However, I'm an angry guy. I can't stand at a vigil holding a candle, I'd want to use it to set something on fire. I couldn't stand there and hold a sign without beating some pro-Bush idiot over the head with it. I know my limitations, and how angry I can be is a huge drawback. I know some of you out there are the same.
So what do you all do, if you can't stand by peacefully like the people that attended the vigils? How can we constructively release our anger in a way that pursues our goals? How can we use our frustration to do the right thing? I really don't think I could attend a peace vigil, but I want to do something more than what I do now. What do you other angry people out there do? What do you non-angry people do to keep yourselves from being enraged? Let me know, because I'd sure like to help out more. I just want a more constructive way than punching a Republican in the face to do it.