It’s Time To Not Be Nice
In 1968, after Congress passed a gun control bill that was, in the words of the late ABC anchor Frank Reynolds, “emasculated”, Lyndon Baines Johnson asked — to paraphrase — how much more anguish must America endure? Now, before we start going down the gun control rabbit hole — Trust me, we’ll have time for that — I’m choosing to focus on that quote, and another one. You’ll know this one, it’s Patrick Swayze from Roadhouse. “I want you to be nice until it’s time to not be nice.”
I find it hard to not be nice anymore. Here’s another quote for you, Keanu Reeves. “I’m at that stage in life where I stay out of discussions. Even if you say 1+1=5, you’re right — have fun.” I want to be kind or be silent. I want to get rid of all the drama, go live by the beach somewhere, and just…be.
But I can’t. Because it’s time to ask once again, how much anguish we must endure. It’s time to not be nice.
It’s time that we do not agree with the people that think 1+1=5, and tell them to have fun. All the fivers believe there is an objective reality where this is true. They have people in the alternative and mainstream media that pander to their fivieness, They have politicians that lock on this fivedom and run on it. They post fivist memes on social media to own the twos. Frankly, I’ve had my fill of fives.
