Since I posted that I was dedicating my fb wall to crochet, love, pets, and food (and deleting political posts) I've gotten quite a few comments about "not giving up." So here's what I think: I'm doing this because I can't take the divisiveness and sometimes outright ugliness that I see related to political posts. I've had people I don't know start arguments on posts that I've made and I've even had people I do know who have gotten ugly about comments that have been made on my fb posts. I know others who are unfriending people right and left because of mean fb posts. Because of this, I'm deleting ALL political posts, not just the ones from any one side. As I also stated on fb, "That doesn't mean I don't think about things, though. Check my twitter feed @holley2001 to see what I think..." I will tweet about new blog postings, and those who care to read/follow are welcome to read, as well as, of course, discuss, since that's what this blog is all about.

I think that fb is lot like the dining area in one of those m/hotels that offers free breakfast. People go down to get their breakfast, they hang around and have conversations, and those conversations (and arguments) are going to be overheard. If you don't want to be overheard, you need to get your breakfast and go back to your room. That's what I'm doing here. This blog is like my room at the m/hotel. It's not MY space, but it's my rented space, and I can say what I want, and let in who I want, and that person/those people can say what s/he/they want. But be aware: you need to be prepared to back up what you say, or at least be called to think about it and examine your motivations, because this page is for discussion, dialogue, and debate, NOT RANTS. 

So get ready, because here we go. 

I saw a meme this morning that made me very sad. It read "Make no mistake, the #womensmarch does not represent all women." The reason that makes me sad is because IT DOES. 

In my last post I said "If you don't understand...you are part of the problem." The people who post this meme obviously don't understand - the women who marched were marching for ALL women: the ones who marched, the ones who didn't march, the ones couldn't march, the ones who didn't want to march. Because women's health legislation affects ALL women, whether they like it or not. Women's rights issues affect ALL women. Assaults on women's dignity affect ALL women, even if you don't feel it. Privilege is privilege, and if you don't feel privileged, that pretty much indicates that YOU ARE privileged, because if you're not, believe me, you DO feel that. So what I said earlier holds: educate yourself in this area, because NOTHING is given. EVERYTHING has to be fought for, and this is OUR fight. ALL of ours. If you don't believe that, take a good look at history. 

So what do you think?
 

Women's March Floods Washington, Sparking Rallies Worldwide

This is what happened all over the world today. I've seen a lot of comments about it, some for, some against, some loving, some hateful, and here's what I think: you don't have to hate anyone to stand up for what's right. You don't have to agree to understand. If you don't understand  why these women are doing this, then I'm sorry to have to tell you (because I'm pretty sure you're not going to want to hear this) YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM.

But you don't have to be. You may be brilliant in other ways, but you need to educate yourself on this. If you don't understand, ASK. If you ask, LISTEN with an open mind. Be part of the solution.

So what do you think?