At some point in time we’re going to have to address the whole concept of masculinity and femininity in this dumbass culture we’ve created for ourselves. Because this shit is not working and it’s producing large amounts of simply miserable human beings. I am so frustrated with all this nonsense. On the one end you have people who think they have the right to bully, coerce and just outright assault others and on the other we have people so beat down they kill themselves or at the very least live altered lives because of what they have to give up to feel safe. How many of us are medicated or in therapy or both because of being hurt and damaged at the hands of others? We’re supposed to be the best place on Earth to live, but the UN just declared parts of Alabama as bad off as undeveloped nations. And Alabama ain’t the only place. Indian Reservations, Appalachia, all these places have had systemic problems for decades and we’re not doing anything to fix it. Bullies get rewarded, people who love this country and do their best to help their communities are seen as weak and given stupid labels (social justice warriors, etc). For being such a Great Nation, we’re awful damned miserable and mean to each other. What will it take to stop this shit?

I know, I’m being general here. Certainly not everyone is awful. Intellectually I know all this, but my heart and spirit just hurt. I just hate that the bad guys seem to be winning unchecked and nothing is stopping them.