157 – Pink Hats, Men, A March, And Liberty

 

PINK HATS, MEN, A MARCH, AND LIBERTY… I wasn’t going to talk about this topic today.  My plan was going to mull it over for awhile.  I was going to let it steep in my consciousness for a few days and maybe talk about it on Friday…but, because of the way things are happening and the way news is being spread I have changed my mind and decided to talk about it today. If you are a regular listener to this show then you know that I try hard to not bring politics or religion into the discussion here.  There is a reason for that, the reason being that these things tend to divide people into groups and I prefer to talk about what unites us.  I prefer to focus on the fact that we are all men, regardless of our political or religious positions. In this episode I will stray from this policy slightly….only as far as I need to though.  Before you fly off the handle and unsubscribe, I ask you to listen.  Keep in mind that at the core of this discussion I am still addressing the character of men; our behavior, our reactions, our language, and ultimately our best interests.  I will mention certain politicians in this episode, because they are pertinent to the topic and things that happened, do not take any of my comments as an endorsement or criticism of these politicians, because that would be inaccurate.    Here we go. On Saturday, January 21st, I accompanied my wife to the women’s march in Seattle.  I didn’t want to.  To be perfectly honest I thought it was all kind of stupid.  Seattle is 90 minutes away from where I live and with travel and parking and everything else it was sure to eat up an entire day in which I had other, more important things to do. I was hoping she would just decide to March in the smaller town we live in…so I could get on with my life. Like I said, I thought the whole thing was a monumental waste of time that would not accomplish anything.  I didn’t share these feelings with my wife because I respect her and love her.  I don’t think it is my job to impose my beliefs on her and tell her how to feel or think, and in return she doesn’t tell me how to feel or think.  We are each allowed to be ourselves, and that works out pretty well. I decided to attend the march with her for two reasons;  because I wanted to support her in something she felt passionate about, but mainly…because I wanted to be able to protect her if their march was met with opposition.  If she was hurt on my watch, it would be my fault, and there have been a lot of crazy anarchist running around causing trouble lately. My wife was passionate about joining this march.  In the weeks leading up to it she had been knitting pink hats with little cat ears....