Thanksgiving. The time when we give thanks for what we have. We'll I'm not doing that. I just lived through a month where we re-elected Donald Trump and I lost power for a week. I don't even like Thanksgiving food all that much. So here's a list of what I'm not thankful for.
I'm not thankful for a world in which most of our utilities aren't publicly owned. Seattle got power back three days before we did, and I'm one hundred percent sure that's because the people in charge knew that the public would have their asses if they didn't. We can't do anything about PSE, so we just have to be grateful that our turkey didn't go bad.
I'm not thankful for the coupons I keep getting, most of which are for things I don't like, but my brain goes crazy if I try not to use them. Can we just agree that coupons are stupid and start demanding that stores keep their prices reasonable instead?
I'm not thankful to have to start worrying about Christmas tomorrow. I don't like Christmas. Or Thanksgiving. Both are holidays that celebrate a world that I'm becoming increasingly resentful of.
What I am grateful for is the moments when it feels like the world is really beginning to change. I could be delusional, but I they're happening more frequently than they used to, at least in my eyes. I do think the world's getting better, and that we're pulling ourselves out of a toxic headspace. Maybe next year, I'll have something to be thankful for.
No comments:
Post a Comment