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Thursday, July 31, 2003

So I realize that it's been a while, a really long while...but I've been surprisingly busy. That's odd.

I am taking Ethics at good ol' UST for the second summer session. We only meet twice a week and it's pretty intense. I think I'm beginning to annoy my close friends and family with all the philosophical mumbo jumbo I am continually babbling about, on and on and on . . . . Oh, well. They will just have to get used to it. I think the study of philosophy is the best way to become a better person, which I am intent on doing. Dammit!

There is a conference coming to UST next week sometime that is the Courage organization. Search for it online, I forget the website address. Anyway, the point of Courage is basically for GLBT people to "see the light" (as a QAF episode put it politely). Courage preaches that it is okay to be GLBT but not to act upon these feelings, instead you should marry a member of the opposite sex and remain faithful to those wedding vows. Basically, admit that you are gay then deny all your natural feelings and live a life of HELL! (I don't think the Courage people would admit this last part, but really that's what they are doing. Stupid people.)

Somebody from UST contacted me about an article the Star Tribune is writing on this conference and there will be protests (organized by Rainbow Sash, I believe). The UST guy passed my name and number along to the reporter and I might be quoted in the newspaper. So, read on!

This new information about the conference along with reading a depressing news article on George W. made me extremely agitated this morning. G.W. is "confident" that WMD will be found in Iraq. (Really, buddy? Because the UN and the US have both been looking for a while now and have found nothing, while far too many innocent people are dying...but now that you are "confident" well, golly gee, I think I'll trust you of all people.)

Also, our non-elected president believes that marriage is a vow of sanctity between a man and a woman. To this I am almost at a loss for words. Basically, I would like to just punch him in the face. Then I would refer to Aristotle and Aquinas who (correctly) believe that it seems to be a deep truth about morality that people should be treated equally unless there is some relevant difference between them that justifies treating them differently. There is a basic human dignity that every human being deserves and that includes respect and being treated equally. Issues such as race, sex, sexual orientation and so on are NOT relevant differences. If G.W. made statements like this in respect to Latinos he would be called a racist. But nothing is said of his statements against the GLBT community! What happened to protesting? and voicing the American opinion? Why are we all so fucking scared? Statements that G.W. makes about GLBT issues prove that he claims he deserves better treatment than other human beings even though there is no relevant difference between him and the rest of society (except that he is the largest horsefucking dumbass ever!).

This philosophy class has also taught me that I should get angry in the appropriate ways, to the appropriate degree, toward the appropriate objects and in the appropriate situations. Well, folks, I'm angry and I think Aristotle would back me up that this is an appropriate anger, etc. Anyone with me?

I think that is enough ranting for the moment. I have a test to study for. Love to all (except G.W. who is undeserving). Kristen.

.: posted by Kristen 3:51 PM

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