It was hot today, Cherie worked late again, I’ve been a summer-cold-suffering, phlegmfilled zombie for the last few days and the kids had just endured another pummeling at their soccer game - so nobody is exactly in the greatest of moods. But we still headed out to grab supper at a newly opened burger joint nearby.
Parked in front of us at a light is a pretty nondescript import type car with a rather large decal on the back window. As I get closer I see that the decal appears to be of a militant looking middle-eastern man holding a large spear or blade. I don’t who the decal actually depicted but he does have an ‘Ayatollah’/angry sort of look to him and I’m pretty sure the spear wouldn’t be intended for impaling broccoli. And I may not be sure the exact overall message intended to be sent by this decal - but can be pretty sure that it wasn’t “got milk?”
I could feel myself getting suspicious, judgemental, and even angry...
I started the whole inner monologue of ‘how could this terrorist possibly live in country like Canada, a city like Edmonton, and be pulling into a frikken IKEA harboring such hatred, ignorance and fear’? It makes as much sense as those spoiled suburban rich kids going to school dressed as though they were straight outta south Chicago.
I was actually surprised (and now somewhat ashamed) at just how automatic and knee-jerk my prejudices were. I don’t know who this guy pictured is - he could be the president of the International Fluffy Puppy Association (the IFPA), I certainly don’t know the driver of the car, and, most importantly/kidding aside, we live in a free country!!
So even if this sticker guy is the worst person on the planet. And this dude driving the car has his every word tattooed microscopically onto his nipples - I’m pretty sure that is legal and a ‘right’ we possess (though likely quite painful.) And I don’t think I’ll ever want to be the guy who supports hatred or oppression of liberties - on either side of the argument.
Obviously, if that hatred or oppression is his actual intention; then he is a douchebag plain and simple (and if his actions are ever illegal - the laws need to be enforced.) But, at a prejudicial first glance, he’s no more of a douchebag than the idiot I have pictured below.
Have a great weekend! I’m gonna go look for Nyquil (or Canadian Club) now.
Rod
P.S.
I think I need to enlarge a big picture of Leahy for my back window. Not sure if I’ll be inscribing his teachings onto my nipples any time soon tho...
Parked in front of us at a light is a pretty nondescript import type car with a rather large decal on the back window. As I get closer I see that the decal appears to be of a militant looking middle-eastern man holding a large spear or blade. I don’t who the decal actually depicted but he does have an ‘Ayatollah’/angry sort of look to him and I’m pretty sure the spear wouldn’t be intended for impaling broccoli. And I may not be sure the exact overall message intended to be sent by this decal - but can be pretty sure that it wasn’t “got milk?”
I could feel myself getting suspicious, judgemental, and even angry...
I started the whole inner monologue of ‘how could this terrorist possibly live in country like Canada, a city like Edmonton, and be pulling into a frikken IKEA harboring such hatred, ignorance and fear’? It makes as much sense as those spoiled suburban rich kids going to school dressed as though they were straight outta south Chicago.
I was actually surprised (and now somewhat ashamed) at just how automatic and knee-jerk my prejudices were. I don’t know who this guy pictured is - he could be the president of the International Fluffy Puppy Association (the IFPA), I certainly don’t know the driver of the car, and, most importantly/kidding aside, we live in a free country!!
So even if this sticker guy is the worst person on the planet. And this dude driving the car has his every word tattooed microscopically onto his nipples - I’m pretty sure that is legal and a ‘right’ we possess (though likely quite painful.) And I don’t think I’ll ever want to be the guy who supports hatred or oppression of liberties - on either side of the argument.
Obviously, if that hatred or oppression is his actual intention; then he is a douchebag plain and simple (and if his actions are ever illegal - the laws need to be enforced.) But, at a prejudicial first glance, he’s no more of a douchebag than the idiot I have pictured below.
Have a great weekend! I’m gonna go look for Nyquil (or Canadian Club) now.
Rod
P.S.
I think I need to enlarge a big picture of Leahy for my back window. Not sure if I’ll be inscribing his teachings onto my nipples any time soon tho...
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