peace and quiet

i think one should not write out of weariness or exasperation because it doesn't make for good writing (it's okay to vent to oneself, of course, but those rants should hit the recycle bin or the private thoughts folder rather than seek the public eye). i will therefore swallow my exhasperation and try to write from a place of sublime remove:

i can't stand unchecked, uninformed, bigoted, intolerant political pronouncements. i want a cultural climate in which ideas such as peace, tolerance, equality, fair distribution of resources, diversity, and public welfare are taken for granted. i want to live in a society that does not attack or criminalize poverty. i want to live in a country with an open and dignified immigration policy. i want a government that doesn't use religion to manipulate public opinion. i don't want the planet to be destroyed. i don't want people to die en masse of a) preventable diseases b) starvation c) war, d) neglect, and e) torture perpetrated by my government (i don't want anyone to die of torture, but i find the idea of my government's perpetrating it intolerable). i don't want people to feel abandoned. i don't want to be scared of my own government. i want there to be more publically recognized women intellectuals, artists, politicians, writers, scientists, and athletes. i want the immediate elimination of child abuse. i want all of us to feel safe.