Wow, wonder what this guy believes in....

So, I'm a liberal (not a freaky liberal, but I definitely have some democratic-leaning-toward-liberal) ideas.  And, that's probably all you're ever going to know, because I really think it's uncivilized to be all up in people's grills about your political beliefs.  If you're the one person left in the world who doesn't know that people get uncomfortable when you try to push your politics on them, then there.  I just said it.  PEOPLE GET UNCOMFORTABLE.  Dude, I have a blog that people actually READ, and still, you don't see me pushing political agendas.  Because it's a free country, and I respect your right to believe whatever you want to believe.  Oh and also, because life is too short, and I really don't think you should sit around obsessing about stuff you can't control.

For that reason, it totally bugs me when people do this:

I didn't even SEE this person, and already I know I won't like them. Like, ok-- you drive a Prius, good for you.  But, FIFTEEN bumper stickers?  Good God.  Not only is this defacing a perfectly fine paint job on this car, but this is sort of the driving around equivalent of the "in your face at the dinner table" guy, isn't it?  Like, I'm sitting behind you in traffic-- what do you want me to do about all these things you believe in?  You are probably not going to change my mind about the world just because you've plastered your personal beliefs all over the outside of your car.

I just think it's pushy, that's all.  I showed this picture to Steph, and he said "I bet that person smells like Patchouli."

I think we are going to start our own political party, called the 'Leave Me Alone- Atarians.'  The only premise of this party is that everyone should leave each other alone about their politics, and no one should ever go out in sweatpants and talk on their cellphones too loud in public.  Because I think slovenliness and lack of manners on cellphones are two of the indicators of the decline of civilization. 

I am only partially kidding. 

Comments

[Rachel]

Naw. Definitely Nag Champa.

I'm a Leave-Me-Alone-Atarian. I call it Libertarianism. I'm probably not actually Libertarian, but they mostly want people to leave them alone, PLUS they have the added bonus of being pro-natural selection. I was talking to my roommate about this yesterday and how the government has all these laws against hurting ourselves. If I'm dumb enough to smoke tons of crack or drive without a seatbelt or ride a bike without a helmet or sleep with a bunch of disease-ridden dudes for money, then I probably deserve whatever comes from that, right? Why is he goverment be trying to keep dumb people alive? Do what you gotta do and take care of your own fucking self, right? Am I alone in this?

[Lori Culwell]

Oh, I'm with you. I'm also going to add "little kids who stick their heads in alligators' mouths" as well as NASCAR drivers and those guys on Jackass to the natural selection list. Do what you want, dude. Just don't expect me to call 911 when you get hurt.