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I got up at 11:00, relishing the day, and it has been a pleasant one.

Played lotsa music, and did a lotta thinking about myself, and things that affect me, and the things that I affect.

Philosophically, I made some headway.

Sometimes I feel like a complete nonentity, and that what I say, what I feel, will die with me, if not sooner.

And the world, the fucking stupid world, will simply not listen.

But...

I will have my say, and I don't really give a damn if the world doesn't listen... I don't owe the world anything, and they, in turn, owe me nothing.

And yes, I am hurt.

Hurt by having dreams.

And I have to go to the bible to find the reasons. Or even before the bible, there were these truths....

Greed.

Avarice.

Pride. Yeah, I have that guilt.

The main problem with the world... is that people are not accepted as being equal.

Women are not equal to men.

Anyone who's not white is not equal to a white person.

People who do not believe that same way that you do are not equal to you.

None of that is likely to change... but none of those things can exist if there is to be peace in this world.

And America, where freedom abounds....

Can vote all of that away.

The act that will reduce us is the constitutional amendment to limit the freedom of americans to marry whomever they wish to.

I do not necesarily support gays. I'm not gay myself, and as an American who is solidly hetrosexual and happily married, I do not see any way that gay marriage can hurt me.

And I have never heard an argument that has not been supported by biblical scripture against it.

But....

Depriving *anyone* of any freedom *does* hurt me.

Because there is a slippery slope here, folks... and we need to be paying attention.

"First they came for the jews..."

Let's not let it happen, OK?