Read "The Salvation Shark," and more short fiction, scripts, and very little poetry at Laugh at Yourself First.pauljuser.blogspot.com
A blow was struck last week against those pigs so arrogant they believe themselves to have the right to stick their unwelcome noses through the closed doors of another person's bedroom. I sometimes make jokes that can be easily misconstrued, but make no mistake: I believe no man or woman should be limited in what brings them joy as long as they are not hurting anyone else. As a famous philosopher once said, "Do as Thou wilt shall be the whole of the law... Love under will." I believe these freedoms and diversities are the very pillars that make our nation strong and great. Not only do I believe any two people in love should have the right to be married, I believe everyone should be allowed to peacefully practice their personal religion wherever they please, be it a mosque too close to Ground Zero for someone else's comfort, or a silent prayer in a public school prior to a difficult exam. These rights should be permitted and never imposed to each and every human living between these two Oceans, no matter their sex, sexuality, race, age group, or any other divider the pigs want to use.
No matter the excuse, I believe the reasoning will always be wrong, and I believed our Founding Fathers intended no less. The pigs will fight against these rights to the very end, because they hate and fear freedom more than any other person on the planet. These pigs are no particular pundit or party, they are voices that live inside each and every one of us, rooted in our fears and insecurities. Only by facing these pigs in ourselves and recognizing their ideas as outdated and wrong, can we begin to make the world a better place. That, more than anything else is why we must laugh at ourselves first. We are those pigs, that means we're the only people that can stop these pigs. Good job, California, you've brought yourself back to the high standard you set yourself.
If you're here with me in Binghamton, I hope you were able to see me Friday night at KNOW Theatre, reading the first chapter of The Salvation Shark. If you've been following local theatre as long as I have, you've seen this group go from guerrilla warriors performing plays in psych hospitals and church basements. Now in the Binghamton City Stage, KNOW is doing better shows than ever. It was a great honor to walk on their stage. If you missed it, you can still read new chapters of The Salvation Shark every Monday and Friday at Laugh at Yourself First. Thanks for reading.
-Paul
printisbetter.blogspot.com
No matter the excuse, I believe the reasoning will always be wrong, and I believed our Founding Fathers intended no less. The pigs will fight against these rights to the very end, because they hate and fear freedom more than any other person on the planet. These pigs are no particular pundit or party, they are voices that live inside each and every one of us, rooted in our fears and insecurities. Only by facing these pigs in ourselves and recognizing their ideas as outdated and wrong, can we begin to make the world a better place. That, more than anything else is why we must laugh at ourselves first. We are those pigs, that means we're the only people that can stop these pigs. Good job, California, you've brought yourself back to the high standard you set yourself.
If you're here with me in Binghamton, I hope you were able to see me Friday night at KNOW Theatre, reading the first chapter of The Salvation Shark. If you've been following local theatre as long as I have, you've seen this group go from guerrilla warriors performing plays in psych hospitals and church basements. Now in the Binghamton City Stage, KNOW is doing better shows than ever. It was a great honor to walk on their stage. If you missed it, you can still read new chapters of The Salvation Shark every Monday and Friday at Laugh at Yourself First. Thanks for reading.
-Paul
printisbetter.blogspot.com
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