Silver Lining

August 27, 2009

I was recently called negative, which is apparently a bad thing. It has to be, doesn’t it? Negative is negative, the opposite of positive, negative can’t be good in that case. To be honest, I do hate being a pessimist; putting a black cloud over everything, squeezing it until I extract venom and bile, criticising all that comes before me as if it mattered at all to anyone. In the long run, what does it achieve? It is self-destructing, contributing to all my misery. If I convert to optimism I’d probably be happier, so let’s give it a try.

Leona Lewis
Come now, does it matter that she isn’t anything new?

(Stop myself there. I’m not allowed to say “isn’t” or “not” in any capacity.)

Leona Lewis
She was a normal girl who made it to fame through hard work and determination. At the end of the day, millions upon millions of people PAID to vote for her, which must mean something? If she touches and entertains the public so much that they would gladly pay x amount of money to see her get a record contract she must be good by default. Fact is, she is still making mountains of money, so she is going to last.

Margaret Thatcher
She spent over 10 years in Office as Prime Minister and she didn’t even get beat in a General Election! People complain about her closing the mines, but it is no secret that the mines were hazardous to your health: white finger, bad lounges, danger of the tunnels collapsing, and what about those poor poor canaries? Then she fought and won a war for us! Thank you Thatcher! Economy also came down after she left!

Cock Fighting
It is no different from boxing really, is it? And it is only nature: when two male chickens see each other they fight. Why prevent it?

The Slave Trade
Say what you want about it, but look at all that was created from it. Some pretty kick as music: Blues, Jazz, Soul, Rap, and Rock can all have black origins. The slave trade, and racism in general, has lead to society holding a mirror up to himself and seeing something wrong with it. This is why we have equal rights! For women to! Also, The Black & White Minstrel Show was fucking funny!

Paedophilia
Remember the Gay Rights Movement? This is the same. It is how they were born; they are just naturally attracted to children. In the olden days, people used to get married aged 13, but I guess that was a much more innocent time. If two people love each other we should leave them to it, or if even it is only one person, at least someone is getting happiness from it.

Ian Huntley
The guy could sure as hell dig a hole. I hear he was a great caretaker. And bless, he gets bullied in prison :( .

Capitalism
No one can deny having money for luxuries is good. I love having money! I love buying myself pretty things! Only in Capitalism can this be possible. And when I spend, I make other people money. When those people make money it trickles down to the workers and they make more money. Then they get to spend it on luxuries to. Everyone benefites!

War In Iraq
There was a threat to the Western world; that where we live! Something had to be done to protect us. The Iraqi people needed our help to. They were stuck in an oppressive country with a cold-blooded ruler who killed them at his will. We want to install a democratic system to save the country from the many many terrorists who are trying to block it.

Domestic Abuse
WOMEN LIKE IT!

Adolf Hitler
What a charismatic man. You may describe some of his policies as a little off but he had all of Germany follow him. Not just Germans, but the Italians and the Fins, and all his other Allies. So what if we had that little disagreement with him, let’s put it behind us and remember him for how inspirational he was. He nearly had us as well, so props to him. And the man had style; Hugo Boss uniforms? Yes sir!

You know what? Fuck it! Optimism doesn’t work because the world isn’t a good fucking place. Call me negative, call me a pessimist, at least you can’t accuse me of ignorance. This society, and all its dark corners, stinks of shit. It takes a first class idiot to ignore it and pretend everything is a-okay. Sugar-coat everything and tell yourself if you smile the bad things will disappear. Smile when it is appropriate; when a child is born, when two lovers kiss, when peace reigns on society, when you are healthy, when you are surrounded by your friends and family – but you sure as hell take that grin off your face when the puss begins to drip into the puddle of muck we stand in.


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