last week on this american life...they had stories about assumptions people make about other people..
the final chapter of the weeks program was called.."paradise lost"...
in short it's a story of a man who's tends to ruin his vacations over emphasizing the lack of "perfectness" in the people, places and things...related to where-ever he is...
keep in mind the narrator is actually telling his or her story...
what caught my eye about this story is...
this guy...who is an acclaimed author...said something i thought was intersting...in an odd sort of way...
what he said was...
"the thing is...i don't like people...
that's why i don't understand racism...
with so many things not to like about people..
why pick color?"
anyway...
it made me laugh...
in an uncomfortable sort of way...
i get it...
sometimes when i see someone who has chosen a particular group of people to dislike...i don't get it either...
especially since..
if you are a racist...chances are...
alot of the things you don't like about a certian group of people..
can easily be found..
in a group of people you don't have any problem with...
most of us hope..
people start with the premise...all people are good...
then work our way...
backwards....
weeding out who or what doesn't work for us...
this guy...
he chose the other way...
i don't like anyone..
and i work my way forward...
not very optimistic...
but intersting...
todays music...a band from england who just released their new cd this week...
they are not known here....i found them through new music tip sheet...and i love them...i love it when i hear new bands who make great music...
the delays...."keep it simple"....
"baby, let's keep it simple...
baby, don't waste my time...
baby, winter has spoke...
now baby, sping's open wide..."
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