January 14, 2007
Man oh Man oh Man
Well, I was having a nice calm morning. Really, I was.
Then I read this over at Lex's and my head exploded.
I'm single. I have no children. Does that mean I don't have a stake in this war? In how we fight? In the choices that are made?
I do. I have loved ones that have been/are/will be in harms way. No they may not be a husband/lover/child/brother/sister/father. But they are a part of my life. My heart. Do I want any of them in the middle of a battle? Hell no.
And, I care about the future generations. My neices and nephew may not be of an age to fight, but they will surely suffer the consequences if we loose. As will their children, if they have any. The children of my loved ones will suffer.
I do pay a price in this war. We all do. And if ANYONE thinks otherwise they are existing in a bubble. A bubble that will burst at some point and they will be faced with the cold hard reality of life. No man is an island.
And as a woman I'm even more offended by Boxer's stance. As I read through comments and articles I see quotes like this:
Lovely. Thanks for that, ya harpy bitch. Like we women don't have enough problems being takin' seriously in the world of business and politics. You just pushed us back 10 years...........