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Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor

 

Stop generalizing Christians, please. There is nothing more frustrating than seeing a statement like, “Christians shove their opinions down your throat, hate homosexuals,” etc., etc. Because in all reality, it is essentially the same thing as assuming a Muslim is a terrorist. Now, before you go ranting about how it is not as bad as it is with Muslims, let me say, I do agree. The worst we Christians deal with are statements like I mentioned above, while Muslims, as we all know, have experienced far worse. However, you are associating all members of a religion (Christians, Muslims) with a group of people that do not even contain a majority of the religion’s followers (Westboro, Al-Qaeda). So it is, basically, the same thing, just not as severe.  In no way am I minimizing the ordeals that Muslims go through—what they must deal with is truly horrible, and I do wish it will all come to an end one day. Christians have it easy when it comes to generalization, that I am sure of. But I do see many Tumblr users defending Muslims and speaking out against their generalization, which I think is great! But if you’re going to do that, at least consider the possibility that this applies to other religions, and not just Christianity. One does not equal all.

Stop generalizing Christians, please. There is nothing more frustrating than seeing a statement like, “Christians shove their opinions down your throat, hate homosexuals,” etc., etc. Because in all reality, it is essentially the same thing as assuming a Muslim is a terrorist.

Now, before you go ranting about how it is not as bad as it is with Muslims, let me say, I do agree. The worst we Christians deal with are statements like I mentioned above, while Muslims, as we all know, have experienced far worse. However, you are associating all members of a religion (Christians, Muslims) with a group of people that do not even contain a majority of the religion’s followers (Westboro, Al-Qaeda). So it is, basically, the same thing, just not as severe. 

In no way am I minimizing the ordeals that Muslims go through—what they must deal with is truly horrible, and I do wish it will all come to an end one day. Christians have it easy when it comes to generalization, that I am sure of. But I do see many Tumblr users defending Muslims and speaking out against their generalization, which I think is great! But if you’re going to do that, at least consider the possibility that this applies to other religions, and not just Christianity. One does not equal all.

Given the fact that my generation is better educated as a whole than others, I’d like to think that we’re capable of solving some of the problems left by the previous two or three generations, but when I look at things like Tumblr, I realize that’s never going to happen. You’d think the generation that grew up being told we could do/be anything we wanted, only to graduate college right as the economy collapsed, would be eager to roll up its sleeves and fix the grossly unfair economic system that benefits the wealthy at the expense of everyone else. Instead, we have Tumblr… where every PC-Thug and Social-Justice-Tryhard is so preoccupied calling themselves “oppressed victims of white malehood,” that they can’t fathom banding together with their enemy, “the patriarchy” to cut the wealthy down to size. Even when that idea is pointed out to them, they’re so distracted by the “race and sex” of the wealthy that they can’t understand that it’s irrelevant to solving the problem. The solution is not to make more rich minorities. The solution is to make fewer rich people and enrich everyone else, white, black, man, woman, whatever. Human history is one long struggle between the haves and have-nots, i.e. rich and poor. The reason the rich stay rich is because they put all their effort into playing the poor against each other, just like here on tumblr: i.e. “You’re white, you have privilege. You’re straight. You have privilege. You’re male, you have privilege. You’re thin. You have privilege,” or even something as mundane as, “You like this, ergo I don’t like you. You hate that, ergo I hate you.” When the poor argue amongst themselves, fighting over who has it worse, who’s right or wrong, the rich just laugh all the way to the bank. Free tip, proletariat… YOU’RE ALL WRONG. Wake me when my generation actually grows up and stops arguing amongst themselves about social justice, and starts focusing on the REAL problem: economic justice. Tax the wealthy. Stop government handouts to businesses. Stop having kids. Nationalize the energy and healthcare industries.

Given the fact that my generation is better educated as a whole than others, I’d like to think that we’re capable of solving some of the problems left by the previous two or three generations, but when I look at things like Tumblr, I realize that’s never going to happen.

You’d think the generation that grew up being told we could do/be anything we wanted, only to graduate college right as the economy collapsed, would be eager to roll up its sleeves and fix the grossly unfair economic system that benefits the wealthy at the expense of everyone else.

Instead, we have Tumblr… where every PC-Thug and Social-Justice-Tryhard is so preoccupied calling themselves “oppressed victims of white malehood,” that they can’t fathom banding together with their enemy, “the patriarchy” to cut the wealthy down to size.

Even when that idea is pointed out to them, they’re so distracted by the “race and sex” of the wealthy that they can’t understand that it’s irrelevant to solving the problem.

The solution is not to make more rich minorities. The solution is to make fewer rich people and enrich everyone else, white, black, man, woman, whatever.

Human history is one long struggle between the haves and have-nots, i.e. rich and poor.

The reason the rich stay rich is because they put all their effort into playing the poor against each other, just like here on tumblr: i.e. “You’re white, you have privilege. You’re straight. You have privilege. You’re male, you have privilege. You’re thin. You have privilege,” or even something as mundane as, “You like this, ergo I don’t like you. You hate that, ergo I hate you.” When the poor argue amongst themselves, fighting over who has it worse, who’s right or wrong, the rich just laugh all the way to the bank. Free tip, proletariat… YOU’RE ALL WRONG.

Wake me when my generation actually grows up and stops arguing amongst themselves about social justice, and starts focusing on the REAL problem: economic justice.

Tax the wealthy.

Stop government handouts to businesses.

Stop having kids.

Nationalize the energy and healthcare industries.

It’s an unpopular opinions blog. No fucking duh there’s gonna be triggering shit on here. Just don’t be stupid about it. And before people say “You don’t know what it’s like! Poor me sob sob sob I was an idiot and didn’t avoid something that I should have known would upset me.” So many things on this blog have triggered me. But instead of try to get pity for it I just get off the blog. Stop being idiots and follow my example.

It’s an unpopular opinions blog. No fucking duh there’s gonna be triggering shit on here. Just don’t be stupid about it.

And before people say “You don’t know what it’s like! Poor me sob sob sob I was an idiot and didn’t avoid something that I should have known would upset me.” So many things on this blog have triggered me. But instead of try to get pity for it I just get off the blog. Stop being idiots and follow my example.

Glorifying something doesn’t just mean “Guys, I have this wrong with me I’m special. Make me feel better.” It’s not talking about it as the serious problem it is. It’s reblogging ever depressing picture and then talking about how it’s the most tragically beautiful picture on the internet. It’s constantly coddling anyone that says they have these issues. It’s making it seem like it’s this beautiful, deep thing and it’s not. Tumblr makes these issues into more of a trend than anything else, anyone else, anywhere else. And before you bitch about people glorifying these problems, take a good look at your blog, do you really not see anything that could make these problems seem appealing? Not even in the least bit? Really? And this goes for more than just the things listed in the picture, but this is just to get it started.

Glorifying something doesn’t just mean “Guys, I have this wrong with me I’m special. Make me feel better.” It’s not talking about it as the serious problem it is. It’s reblogging ever depressing picture and then talking about how it’s the most tragically beautiful picture on the internet. It’s constantly coddling anyone that says they have these issues. It’s making it seem like it’s this beautiful, deep thing and it’s not. Tumblr makes these issues into more of a trend than anything else, anyone else, anywhere else.

And before you bitch about people glorifying these problems, take a good look at your blog, do you really not see anything that could make these problems seem appealing? Not even in the least bit? Really?

And this goes for more than just the things listed in the picture, but this is just to get it started.

Some people believe in a higher power (Whatever that may be; God, Buddha) and some people don’t. But to think that just because someone believes in a higher power makes them stupid, is ridiculous. I am a Christian, just a straight Christian. I support Gay Marriage, I want to become a neuroscientist when I finish college, and I think Darwin’s Theoryof Natural Selection is factual and somewhat legitimate. Some people with twisted stereotypical views, would think “What? A non-homophobic, science oriented, Christian. What is this sorcery?” Just because I am a Christian, does not make my opinion on a subject any less real. The opinion I have on homosexuality is not determined by my religious views. But I’ve learned to accept that the world has and will be like this. And I’m not putting this as anonymous because that would make my words cowardly. 

Some people believe in a higher power (Whatever that may be; God, Buddha) and some people don’t. But to think that just because someone believes in a higher power makes them stupid, is ridiculous. I am a Christian, just a straight Christian. I support Gay Marriage, I want to become a neuroscientist when I finish college, and I think Darwin’s Theoryof Natural Selection is factual and somewhat legitimate. Some people with twisted stereotypical views, would think “What? A non-homophobic, science oriented, Christian. What is this sorcery?” Just because I am a Christian, does not make my opinion on a subject any less real. The opinion I have on homosexuality is not determined by my religious views. But I’ve learned to accept that the world has and will be like this. And I’m not putting this as anonymous because that would make my words cowardly. 

I have several gay and Lesbian friends, who I think are pretty decent and cool people. We get along pretty well, but I will NEVER agree with or accept their choice of lifestyle. Homosexuality is a sin, plain and simple. Yes, we’re all sinners, and all in need of Jesus’ love and the grace of God, but that is not an excuse to justify sinful behavior.I pray for them every time they cross my mind. Some how this action makes me a hateful bigot, and according to one person who posted in this chain earlier, I deserve to be pushed off a bridge and not be given a funeral. To me, anyone who says that a Christian who disagrees with the homosexual lifestyle is a hatemonger and doesn’t deserve the right to express their opinion or even to live is no better than any Muslim extremist who blows up Christian churches or a Nazi telling a Jew they don’t have the right to live in peace. YOU are the people who give your cause a bad name.

I have several gay and Lesbian friends, who I think are pretty decent and cool people. We get along pretty well, but I will NEVER agree with or accept their choice of lifestyle. Homosexuality is a sin, plain and simple. Yes, we’re all sinners, and all in need of Jesus’ love and the grace of God, but that is not an excuse to justify sinful behavior.
I pray for them every time they cross my mind. Some how this action makes me a hateful bigot, and according to one person who posted in this chain earlier, I deserve to be pushed off a bridge and not be given a funeral. To me, anyone who says that a Christian who disagrees with the homosexual lifestyle is a hatemonger and doesn’t deserve the right to express their opinion or even to live is no better than any Muslim extremist who blows up Christian churches or a Nazi telling a Jew they don’t have the right to live in peace. YOU are the people who give your cause a bad name.

I am a rational thinker and a man of reason, that is why I believe in God, and thus identify myself as a Christian. I honestly don’t know how anyone can look at all the supreme and meticulous order we have in the universe, from the organization of Galaxies, stars, planets, humans, cells, DNA, and atoms, and honestly think that it all organized itself, by itself, with no cause or purpose. I’ve had numerous science and biology classes in high school and college, I’ve studied astronomy since I childhood, I’ve read several textbooks dealing with the natural universe. I honestly believe you have to convince yourself that there is no God, because the evidence that says there is one is literally all around us.

I am a rational thinker and a man of reason, that is why I believe in God, and thus identify myself as a Christian. I honestly don’t know how anyone can look at all the supreme and meticulous order we have in the universe, from the organization of Galaxies, stars, planets, humans, cells, DNA, and atoms, and honestly think that it all organized itself, by itself, with no cause or purpose. I’ve had numerous science and biology classes in high school and college, I’ve studied astronomy since I childhood, I’ve read several textbooks dealing with the natural universe. I honestly believe you have to convince yourself that there is no God, because the evidence that says there is one is literally all around us.

I think sobriety can be an addiction if you are a recovering addict or have an addictive personality. I personally know quite a few people who are off of drugs, but now, I’ve observed them asserting their beliefs on other people, both religious and sober.  I believe NA/AA and such other organizations are actually brainwashing. They are brainwashing you to accept religion, and to turn to god as a means to become sober. They clearly have ulterior motives.  Sobriety doesn’t really exist- chocolate releases dopamine, and interacts with the same nervous centers in our brain that cannabis and cocaine interact with. Food really, really effects the way you perceive things, as well as how you interact with things. Oh, and let’s not forget that many of these people become addicted to caffeine and nicotine, which can actually be far worse than cannabis. So not only can sobriety become an addiction- it can enable other addictions.  I could continue- I have a lot to say. The bottom line is replacing one addiction with another is not healing. 

I think sobriety can be an addiction if you are a recovering addict or have an addictive personality. I personally know quite a few people who are off of drugs, but now, I’ve observed them asserting their beliefs on other people, both religious and sober. 

I believe NA/AA and such other organizations are actually brainwashing. They are brainwashing you to accept religion, and to turn to god as a means to become sober. They clearly have ulterior motives. 

Sobriety doesn’t really exist- chocolate releases dopamine, and interacts with the same nervous centers in our brain that cannabis and cocaine interact with. Food really, really effects the way you perceive things, as well as how you interact with things.

Oh, and let’s not forget that many of these people become addicted to caffeine and nicotine, which can actually be far worse than cannabis. So not only can sobriety become an addiction- it can enable other addictions. 

I could continue- I have a lot to say. The bottom line is replacing one addiction with another is not healing. 

Obviously you don’t know what it’s like to be so alone, and how blissful it to find someone that intertwines with your soul. That it reminds you that you aren’t alone, and that you aren’t a total freak for feeling what you feel. This amazing feeling that maybe it’ll get better, and that there’s something helping you get through what you’re dealing with. Some people have religion, some people have some sort of hobby, some people have other people. I for one had for best friends named Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz, Georg Listing, and Gustav Schafer. Say what you want I wouldn’t be here without them.

Obviously you don’t know what it’s like to be so alone, and how blissful it to find someone that intertwines with your soul. That it reminds you that you aren’t alone, and that you aren’t a total freak for feeling what you feel. This amazing feeling that maybe it’ll get better, and that there’s something helping you get through what you’re dealing with. Some people have religion, some people have some sort of hobby, some people have other people. I for one had for best friends named Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz, Georg Listing, and Gustav Schafer. Say what you want I wouldn’t be here without them.

Or to elaborate, I don’t really think there’s a point. Every bad thing in the book has been said about the WBC, and by refusing to change their actions it’s pretty clear that they don’t care. They make their livings (a pretty nice one too) off of hate. I just don’t see them as human anymore, so I don’t hate them. It’s just completely pointless expending hate on them, because they don’t, nor will they ever give a crap. So I’m apathetic. Rather, I’m constantly upset with the people who give them publicity. Yeah, I know you all think you’re super heroic and accepting for bashing a hate organization, but the fact remains that if no one cared about the WBC they would wither and die. I think it’s perfectly fine to let the WBC picket whatever the hell they want, no matter how offensive - it would be more damaging to them to completely ignore them rather than to protest their protesting.

Or to elaborate, I don’t really think there’s a point.

Every bad thing in the book has been said about the WBC, and by refusing to change their actions it’s pretty clear that they don’t care. They make their livings (a pretty nice one too) off of hate. I just don’t see them as human anymore, so I don’t hate them. It’s just completely pointless expending hate on them, because they don’t, nor will they ever give a crap. So I’m apathetic.

Rather, I’m constantly upset with the people who give them publicity. Yeah, I know you all think you’re super heroic and accepting for bashing a hate organization, but the fact remains that if no one cared about the WBC they would wither and die. I think it’s perfectly fine to let the WBC picket whatever the hell they want, no matter how offensive - it would be more damaging to them to completely ignore them rather than to protest their protesting.