I’ve burned a lot of bridges in my life I didn’t intend to. To describe me as volatile and opinionated is a kindness.
On the best of days I’m barely fit for human consumption.
Looking back my life can best be described as a series of bad first impressions interrupted by moments of social competence.
This happens not because I don’t care about what people think or feel, but because I care too much. I see too much. And in my zeal, I put off people when all I want is for everyone else to see what I see.
It’s been a hard-fought lesson to learn that confrontation is not only a poor persuasion technique, it’s aggressively counter-productive.
I’m definitely still working on this.
At the same time, however, those that know me well know that when I’m confrontational, I’m engaged. I’m negotiating for a different outcome, albeit doing it badly. All my Italian flamboyance and bombast isn’t anger, it’s frustration.
In print it may be funny or inspiring but in person it’s simply scary and rude. I’ve mellowed with age, certainly. Thirty years of marriage to the greatest woman in the world will teach you a few things…
…even old dogs like me.
But there is always a limit in every negotiation. There is a moment when all the frustration melts away and becomes anger. Cold, hard, implacable anger. The energy to negotiate dissipates because there is no possible solution.
In this respect I’m just like my dad. We knew the bombast came from shock and processing the situation.
Remove Biden FAKE Administration & Jail them ALL & Re-instate > TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP !!!!! 2021
I read his article.
I’m calling BS.
There is some quote I can’t recall exactly, but it says something about bad men getting away with bad things because good men don’t say anything.
When they say “no grocery shopping for the unvaxxed”, you think “NO!’ will work?? Your family will die and your Nazi Leader will say “I’m glad they thought “no” was gonna scare us”.
Its a good thing (for the entire world) that Washington, Franklin, Adams, Hancock, Jefferson, and a host of others didn’t decide to just “say no”.
In this world (and they have proven it over and over), such pansy-ass behavior just EMPOWERS them.
“We will ban you from travel.” “Show your vaccine card.” ” “Comply”.
OR, we use all the power we have to MAKE you do what we tell you.
Arrest. Humiliation. Solitary confinement. Beatings. Total destruction of your finances. Confiscation of everything you think you own. Intimidation.
“No”, my ass.
Arm yourselves and fight.
Revolution.
Jefferson PREDICTED it. Orwell wrote the story.
Hitler gave them the playbook.
The power of the government is truly scary. The power of “We, the People” is even scarier.
And revolution is DEFINITELY on the way.
No matter what you think or believe. It’s coming, as sure as night follows day.