Things I Think: Bleeding Liberal Edition

I think that if you have a yard, you should be growing food.

I think that all drugs should be legalized, because I think it is the system of obtaining illegal goods rather than the illegal goods that cause the majority of the problems to society.

I think that crimes against property are crimes of poverty.

I think that a solid high school education, a guaranteed affordable college, and a loving family would fix >80% of the problems in juvenile offenders.

I think that the death penalty is immoral. It's terrible that the government can take away my liberty and my happiness, but they should never be allowed to take my life.

I think that juveniles should always be tried as juveniles.

I think that the bail bond industry makes no sense.

I think that if everyone in America had health insurance, then premiums would go down because every single person is contributing to the system, and only a tiny fraction of those people need to use its services on an annual basis.

I think that hollow point bullets should be made illegal, or, in the words of Chris Rock, "guns don't kill people, bullets do." There's no way anyone is hunting with hollow point. Also, any automatic machine guns. Those are only used for killing people. I certainly understand a citizen's desire to arm themselves against the government, but I personally would not want any of those people to defend me against it. You can't "kill" a government will bullets anymore.

I think that the suburbs shouldn't have such fucking big yards, because they're wasting water and fertilizer and useless and they force everybody to live so far apart, which is why we need cars. Also, back when neighborhoods were smaller and houses closer together, every parent knew every kid in the neighborhood. This made everybody safer, and preventing a lot of the petty crime of teenagers, because any person you messed with would tell your parents.

I think that my ideal world would be if stopped producing so much useless garbage and began to focus on important* things, then the whole world would easily have an acceptable standard of living. However, I don't know what we'd do about overpopulation. If everybody had enough food to eat and clean water and was educated about illnesses and immunized against preventable diseases, there'd be a lot more people.

*important as arbitrarily defined by me, like food, water, clothing as necessary protection from elements, shelter, tools, and instruments of culture.

I think that "the media" is primarily a vehicle of consumption. Scary news stories and sports games and super sexy skinny women with perfect skin and hair are all trying to get me to buy something.

I think that sports figures are paid way too much money. If they really love the game, they would settle for basic health care and livable salary.

I think that medically assisted suicide should be legal.

I think that all drugs should be legalized, and that medical marijuanna should be a legitimate treatment option.

I think that gays should have the right to have civil unions that bestow upon them exactly the same rights as a heterosexual couple.

I think that gays should have the right to marry, but think more importantly that organized religions shouldn't exist to keep that religious symbol going.

I think that sexism is one of my most despised concepts, because so much violence and dehumanization occurs because of something the individual cannot control.

I think that people should plant flowers in their own backyards instead of giving environmentally wasteful bouquets.

I think that people should sit down and have good conversation rather than get drunk. However, if they want to get tipsy to enhance the experience, that is alright with me.

I think that all kids should have access to whatever musical instruments they want.

I think that I own too much stuff.

[Edit: Oops, wrong blog]

Thinkin' 'bout my good life

My black journal will only last until June 24th, at which point I'll have to switch to the green one. Together, I don't think they will chronicle the whole summer.

I get stupid when it comes to boys and sports. As in, I will voluntarily watch a sports game.

I have a perfect track record of getting dumb when I stop thinking with my head.

"Everything that's keepin' me together is falling apart."
-3rd Planet

I took my first nap in the new hammock yesterday.

I threw out my brochures for NYU. I never bothered to apply.

I've kept my daily journal now for exactly one month and only missed a single day. If anyone knows what I was doing on May 24th, please let me know.

Hummus

I miss the days when crushes were only mentioned in secret code words and thrown about like inside jokes.

Yellow. Doctor. Good vibrations... All accompanied by a raise of the eyebrow and a poking intonation.

Back then, I wouldn't even have known what to do if a crush was returned. "Like, I dunno. Do we hold hands? I don't really know if I'd want to kiss him necessarily..."

Now everything is much more straightforward, and there really aren't crushes. "Eh, I like him and all, but we'd never date. Oh, yeah, I sucked his dick, but it didn't mean anything."

Last night reminded me of that time when I giggled to even utter the word boner, and it was the most electric thrill to kiss the boy I liked.

I keep telling myself that the next time I find a boy to love, I won't mess it up by fooling around.