We are angry. Now what to do with that anger
by: The Author
Mon Nov 10, 2008 at 18:37:30 PM EST
http://pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=D2870152E6C2B3E0903B0C45E00AFB8D?diaryId=8136 (http://pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=D2870152E6C2B3E0903B0C45E00AFB8D?diaryId=8136)
crossposted on Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters
Despite the past blogs regarding the Proposition 8 controversy, part of me is pleased with the lgbt community's anger.
It reminds of that soul song "A Thin Line Between Love and Hate." In the song, the protagonist's girlfriend endures hurt after humiliation from him until he goes too far.
Then she took it upon herself to take care of the situation.
Historically, the lgbt community are like that. We endure insult after insult until we get really angry. And when we do, people start shaking.
It's not because we get violent (we usually don't) but because we get infused with that fiersome clarity that always comes with white hot righteous indignation. When that happens, your mind develops a sort of tunnelvision that, if used right, is like a cleansing fire that not only overwhelms everything in its wake, but also gives your enemies the realization that maybe this time, they have gone too far.
The same damn thing that Mother Jones taught us a long time ago, early to bed, early to rise, work like hell and organize!