I Need to Get Off My Ass and Get Involved More

I need to get more involved in making real changes in the world. I have been taking the lazy way out by signing petitions concerning injustices in the world, but this is not enough. I need to do research into what more I can do. I cannot afford to contribute financially at this time. I will be glad when I can do that, but I am not sure if that is the most effective thing I could do. I also need to figure out how radical I really am. I know that some of the petitions that I have signed have made a difference. Whether by doing through this or somehow doing something through writing or taking part in demonstrations I know that I cannot do it by myself. No one can do that. One voice raised by itself is not nearly as effective as many voices raised together. I am starting tho share more frequently petitions that I have signed. I hope this will make a difference. I want to speak out more and more against discrimination in any form. My main focus is on racism, homophobia, transphobia, sexism, discrimination based on disability and the stigma attached to mental illness. Racial profiling by police forces needs to be stopped. I also want true religious freedom. I know I have mentioned these things before, but they are important to me. It is time for me to get off my ass and do more than write about it.

We need to encourage people to vote. I do regret not voting in the elections this year. Restrictions on voting in this country need to be done away with. The political system in this country needs some radical revision. I have a hard time trusting politicians from either major political party in the U.S.A. Actually, I have a hard time trusting most politicians in general, but I mistrust the Democratic party less than I do the Republican party. Elizabeth Warren is one politician I think I would trust. I would like to see a stronger socialist party here, but realistically I would probably be just as skeptical about the politicians in that party too. I am still forming my political views. I do think that people should be the ones making decisions not corporations.

I need to stop now before I start rambling more and stop making sense.