Look, I have no influence in Washington politics. I wish I did.
Yes I worked for Obama, spent money and time, and drove to my nearest red state because I knew that he would win in California, but Nevada was in the balance. I contributed, and spent big bucks in terms of my personal budget to get the guy in office, and okay I'm not so pleased with the results. To say I'm disappointed would be an understatement.
What am I complaining about? See me below the whatever/thingie.
So slinerwink, in her diary posts a comment that I absolutely agree with, and I post a comment saying I agree with her.
And all of a sudden I'm getting comments about religion and recovering religious people. All of a sudden, I'm a bad guy. I'm reading comments about someone's sexually abused sister. WTF? Look, I don't care about your Invisible-Friend-in-the-Sky. Really. You can believe in Bigfoot, and Invisible Unicorns and any number of people who rise up from the dead. Buffy the Vampire Slayer will kill off the bad ones. Really. And really, I'm not a fan of childhood sexual abuse. Really.
But my sig line is one of the few things I believe; your Invisible-Friend-in-the-Sky notwithstanding, and, wow, well just wow. I mean, wow. I really don't approve of child abuse, I really don't care about what happened to you sister. I mean, if I knew her, yes her story would be troubling me, but there's like 5 million people unemployed, through no fault of their own, and your sister's story is just another one on top of so many others.
Give me a break, people. It's not like I said "Religion is the opiate of the masses." (Okay, dude had a point, and I'm not sure he was wrong. That's another diary.) I'm saying with my sig that if you're a believer, fine, but your children should make their own decisions. If your children ask you, tell them, but if they don't, STFU. Raise your children to believe in science and demonstrable truth, leave your superstitions behind. Really.
And don't wag your wienie in public.
Update: Okay, who are the five weirdos that voted "penises should be shoved down children's throats in public"? I'm taking names, damnit. The whole point of my sig is that children should not be abused by religion or penises. (penii?) Whatever.