--"because I can think for myself beyond a 2000 yr old book. Because I care about other people's suffering (and they are even more than the last 5 yrs!) Because I am not a sociopath. Because I don't believe in greed. Because I am a woman who was stalked, assaulted, and discriminated in both relationships and in jobs. Because I have worked three times more than my corporate overlords who fired me anyway and I still got paid 1/16th of what they made. When I had a nervous breakdown because of this? I was called a "liar" and a "malingerer"--that's a fancy legal term for "You're full of shit."
Because it will be 2015 and I am tired of hearing 'why don't you just lose 10 or 50 lbs and just get married already?" Because if these right wing scumbag f*cks have their way, anyone who does not make at least $150k per year will be lined up and shot because we are "useless eaters and takers." Because I believe in literacy. Because my parents broke their asses to give me a good education. Because I come from a news family (Brooklyn Eagle, Daily Mirror, Daily News, NY Times) and I don't give one lame f*ck about the size of Kim KarTRASHian's ass when I turn on CNN.
Because I am kind to animals and the elderly and don't want them harmed, starved, poisoned or shot. Because I can't have children and I want to see a world with possibilities and not slave labor for the children that have been born. Because I want all my gay, lesbian, trans, asexual or pansexual friends who embrace adrogyny and creativity to be able to make the world beautiful, not cookie cutter.
I am a progressive liberal democrat because I give a huge heaping sh*t about humanity and I will fight to the death before someone takes mine. I would die for my beliefs and when the revolution comes, I will take a bullet for someone else's passion and freedom. My life has been tricky, but I want others to live smoothly."
