OK, we can moan and groan, or we can take some creative revenge--cheerful, concrete, and at a distance. It's the barbarians and anarchists among us who threaten violence, smash store windows, vandalize, set bombs off in public places. Anyone who thinks we ought to be spilling each other's blood over political beefs is someone to avoid. 'Nuff said?
On the right,
Vote Early, Vote Often. If you
really, really, really want to administer a smack-down to clowns like McCain, Arlen Specter, and the Chicago gang in the White House, toss ten or twenty bucks to the candidates running against them. And, in a couple of weeks, do it again. Lather, rinse, repeat. It gets easier every time you do it.
Nothing is so empowering as a whole boatload of people sending in modest contributions. It sends the message loud and clear to everyone involved.
On the bottom,
Don't Just Sit There!. There are good people out there doing great things to lift the poor out of poverty, educate students, carry Christendom and civilization forward. They build the culture, and make life uncomfortable for the gangsters (in and out of power) who think it's cool to burn it to the ground. OS admits it's an arbitrary list, but what the hey. It's a good place to begin, fill in the blanks yourself.
Particularly dear to his heart these days is
St. Mary's Church, in March, England. Located in the environs of Peterborough in Cambridgeshire, it is one of the most beautiful parish churches in that country, and houses an active small-town congregation. Some worthless piece of **!!!**!!! deliberately set it ablaze, and it will take a
lot of money to put it right, even though it is insured. OS has never been there, and may never get to visit. Each £10 donation is a personal act of revenge on the arsonist.
It's really a good feeling, hitting that 'Donate' button. It's not possible, legal, moral or wise to stand church arsonists and politicians like Arlen Specter against the wall and administer that longed-for bit of overdue justice. But to see the church rebuilt, or the disgraceful politician replaced with someone who has a brain and a conscience,
that feels wonderful! Hell's bells, it's not even that expensive!
Creative, positive pushback.
Cold. From a distance. Cheerful,legal, proper, moral, appropriate, effective.
Vengeance.
