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NO, I AM TIRED

I got a chain email (at the bottom) from a guy we used to see in the Caribbean every year. He has stayed in touch via christmas card.

He doesn't know what I think or who I am. If he did he wouldn't have sent me this shit.

So, for once, I answered one of these things. And I hit "reply all". A big bunch of people.

Fifty.

Here it is.

Dear Lou

A bit of research on Snopes shows this.

Incorrectly Attributed

So it isn't Cosby. The nasty sentiments of the letter still remain.

I am a lot younger than this guy, one year younger, and I am tired of hearing this kind of bullshit from people my age.

I have some questions.

Is this guy drawing social security? Does he participate in Medicare? Does he use the library? You get the idea. I am sure that he has lots of opportunities to get his part out of what he has "handed over".

Does he draw a military pension?

Does he drive on the Interstate?

And so on.

He was a Massachusetts State Senator. I am from MA. Senators do pretty well in perks and all the rest. Is there another pension involved? Who put the money out for that? All of us. And we had to put up with his crap as a result. And still do apparently.

A progressive tax is not "spreading the wealth". Not when you have the one percent paying lower taxes than most of the rest of us. He is blaming the wrong guys.

Work ethic? He was a State Senator for God's sake. Work? Come on.

And yeh, we know about those Islam guys. Pretty close to some of the Christian boys. Different strokes, different folks.

The guy is a bigot like the rest of them.

Do you know what a dog whistle is when it comes out of a politicians mouth? It is a signal to others like him that he is either a racist or a homophobe and is stirring up the gang. His letter is filled with them. Mostly the racist kind but I am pretty sure that he is one of the people that want to take away my gay right of marriage which I have exercised at no cost to him.

As for the thing about oil money, please. Who is driving the gas guzzlers? Us. Him? Get on the train of bus if you are so enraged.

And this guy hasn't heard the debate about global warming? Where does he live? Does he turn on his teevee. His own party (I assume which one) has nothing but debate about it. Go tell the Alaskans who are losing the tundra there is no debate.

I won't go on. This tiresome rant is not worth the electrons that it took to send it out.

I AM TIRED of this kind stuff. Innuendo and half truths. I won't comment on anyone's patriotism or good intentions but this kind of thing is poisonous and I am tired of it.

The thing for this guy and you and us is to get out and work for a better government. Give to your party. If you are 76 you have lots of time if not money. Go to work. Get out the vote. Be a good citizen. But let the propaganda and bitterness go.

Have a life. Resentment kills. It has no place in a democracy.

I am very happy to be an American and am proud of my country and its people. All of them. Even bitter wrong headed old men.

All best and have a happy New Year.

esrose


Here is the letter that got my goat.

Bill Cosby "I'm 76 and Tired"

I'm 76 . Except for brief period in the 50's when I was doing my National
Service, I've worked hard since I was 17. Except for some serious
health challenges, I put in 50-hour weeks, and didn't call in sick in nearly
40 years. I made a reasonable salary, but I didn't inherit my job or my
income, and I worked to get where I am. Given the economy, it looks as
though retirement was a bad idea, and I'm tired. Very tired.

I'm tired of being told that I have to "spread the wealth" to people who
don't have my work ethic. I'm tired of being told the government will take
the money I earned, by force if necessary, and give it to people too lazy to earn it.

'm tired of being told that Islam is a "Religion of Peace," when every day I
can read dozens of stories of Muslim men killing their sisters, wives and
daughters for their family "honor"; of Muslims rioting over some slight
offense; of Muslims murdering Christian and Jews because they aren't
"believers"; of Muslims burning schools for girls; of Muslims stoning
teenage rape victims to death for "adultery"; of Muslims mutilating the
genitals of little girls; all in the name of Allah, because the Qur'an and
Shari'a law tells them to I
‘m tired of being told that out of "tolerance for other cultures" we must let
Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries use our oil money to fund mosques
and madrassa Islamic schools to preach hate in Australia , New Zealand ,
UK , America and Canada , while no one from these countries are allowed to
fund a church, synagogue or religious school in Saudi Arabia or any other
Arab country to teach love and tolerance

I'm tired of being told I must lower my living standard to fight global
warming, which no one is allowed to debate.

I'm tired of being told that drug addicts have a disease, and I must help
support and treat them, and pay for the damage they do. Did a giant germ
rush out of a dark alley, grab them, and stuff white powder up their noses
or stick a needle in their arm while they tried to fight it off?
I'm tired of hearing wealthy athletes, entertainers and politicians of all
parties talking about innocent mistakes, stupid mistakes or youthful
mistakes, when we all know they think their only mistake was getting
caught. I'm tired of people with a sense of entitlement, rich or poor.

I'm really tired of people who don't take responsibility for their lives and
actions. I'm tired of hearing them blame the government, or discrimination
or big-whatever for their problems.
I'm also tired and fed up with seeing young men and women in their teens and
early 20's be-deck themselves in tattoos and face studs, thereby making
themselves un-employable and claiming money from the Government.
Yes, I'm damn tired.But I'm also glad to be 76.. Because, mostly, I'm not
going to have to see the world these people are making. I'm just sorry for
my granddaughter and her children. Thank God I'm on the way out and not
on the way in.

There is no way this will be widely publicized, unless each of us
sends it on!

This is your chance to make a difference.
" I'm 76 and I'm tired. If you don't forward this you are part of the problem".

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