JS and I saw Dark Knight tonight. It was…well, it was a great film. The story was intricate. The acting was nuanced. But.
But…
I know that humanity can be swayed to evil. I know that there is unfathomable darkness in the world. I know that even good people turn - they can make mistakes, or intentionally do the wrong thing. I know that the same struggle goes in in me, too. But I don’t want to live there, ya know? I don’t want to dwell on the darkness. On the evil. On the depravity. And this film was so dark, so very very dark. (Though, there were the two boats that decided not to anihilate each other….that was nice.)
I guess it’s just that I’m already having a hard enough time not giving into despair or anger, and the movie got into my brain. It’s not that I want to stick my head in the sand and pretend that everything is sunshine and daisies, but I don’t want to let the darkness win. I don’t want to surround myself with things that remind me of “the bad.”
Sometimes, though, it’s so hard to see any light at all.
An acquaintance of mine was at the RNC this past week, and she saw first hand the Police State state that the Twin Cities were in. The tear gas and mace used on peaceful protests. The cops barging into homes, sans warrants, and arresting people who MAY have had intentions of protesting.
Former Attorney General, Good Ol’ Boy Alberto Gonzales, is not going to face charges for breaking federal law. Another American Law Maker gets away, scott free and no one seems to notice.
Sarah Palin thinks that the war in Iraq is a task from God (I’m so tired of Conservatives owning religion, faith, and morality; I’m pretty sure, too, that God’s plans aren’t quite that easily known). She (and this one I take incredibly personally) vilifies women who would seek an abortion after being raped. And yet? So many people love her, and think she’d make a grrreat VP.
After the movie, JS and I talked about the state of things. Of the world. Of the election. I’m terrified of McCain winning, flat out terrified. I’m trying to stay positive. I’m trying to have faith that America, as a whole, is as tired as I am and ready for a change, but it’s hard. It feels like I’m just waiting for the other shoe to drop. I asked JS how, how do we hold on to hope that things will get better, and all he could say is “you just have to.”
When we got home, and I was changing into my jammies (yes, I’m 8, shut up), a Bible verse popped into my head. One I had to memorize for Sunday School and haven’t thought of in years.
“…Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is fair, whatever is pure, whatever is acceptable, whatever is commendable, if there is anything of excellence and if there is anything praiseworthy - keep thinking about these things.”
Does that change anything? Not really. The world is still what it is. But it did show me one way, one very tiny way, to try and fight back…at least against the heaviness of my own heart. And who knows. I mean, if Obama has tried so show America one thing, it’s that hope is a powerful tool to have on your side.
Sometimes you have to turn off CNN to maintain your sanity.
On the plus side, look at it this way — Democracy, Dictatorship, Anarchy, it doesn’t matter… the serfs always eat the same gruel.
What’s so great this time is that our candidate is so AMAZING. Obama doesn’t need points by pointing how how terribly, horribly flawed Palin is and McCain has become. Obama is just the best candidate.
He’s right on the issues. He’s right on policy. He’s right on diplomacy. And he’s on the right side of history.
Every time I think “I wish some scandal about McCain would come out” I remind myself that I want us to win this one because we have the better ideas, the stronger and smarter policy beliefs and the right way of running politics.
I pray he wins, because the ugly races of the past will truly change. It’s historic. And I’mn terrified, too, that the baseless attacks and lies will somehow turn voters minds.
And yeah… Christian Bale is still hot as hell. Loved the movie. Agree it was dark, but was a fascinating morality tale.
Worth running into Indy or Wall-E to cheer up right after.
I am terrified of McCain and Palin for a number of reasons. The one area I actually have any expertise in is health care policy and McCain’s proposal would be a nightmare for this county (I have a long boring 40 page paper on this that I am giving at a conference in Jan)…
If Obama wins, what *will* happen with all of the members of the Bush administration who have broken the law?? I would like to see the justice dept.look into this (obviously if McCain wins we can forget this). Slate did a piece on this recently, which should be somewhere on its website…