I don't know why I do this to myself
Jun. 11th, 2007 09:06 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pecuniumFred Clark, The Slacktivist, posted about the recent article relating to the book by the interrogator who is haunted by what he did.
It's part of why I've not been posting much lately. I made the mistake of getting involved in the discussion
There's an asshat who favors torture, and is engaging in the various debating tricks of those who are advocating the immoral.
Me, it pushes my buttons. I hate that it does, but it does. It screws me up. It makes me grumpy, and irritable. I find myself wanting to drink more, and lash out at people, and not motivated to do much of anything.
It's just one of those things I have to deal with. None of us comes back as we were; harder in some ways, tougher in others, and surprisingly brittle at the oddest of moments.
C'est la guerre
It's part of why I've not been posting much lately. I made the mistake of getting involved in the discussion
There's an asshat who favors torture, and is engaging in the various debating tricks of those who are advocating the immoral.
Me, it pushes my buttons. I hate that it does, but it does. It screws me up. It makes me grumpy, and irritable. I find myself wanting to drink more, and lash out at people, and not motivated to do much of anything.
It's just one of those things I have to deal with. None of us comes back as we were; harder in some ways, tougher in others, and surprisingly brittle at the oddest of moments.
C'est la guerre
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Date: 2007-06-12 06:42 am (UTC)The Constitution and the Bill of Rights really do define who we are. Not only ideals, but the highest law of the land, they preserve what we fight for, and steer us clear of becoming the tyranny which we despise.
I am a veteran who has been through much. You are AD who has been through even more. Good on you for keeping your head on your shoulders, and your conscience grounded in your Self. Together we will fix this.