What Issues Push Your Buttons?
As many can see from reading my blog, there are many causes and issues in this world that I feel passionate about. My passion, however, is linked with advocacy, and more often than not, I find myself writing letters, making telephone calls, sending emails or taking some type of action whether extreme or lightweight to address these issues.
For example, many of you know that I am a strong advocate and fight for stigma against mental illness. I also am a great supporter of Israel, gay rights, and many other political causes. Certain issues really do push my buttons. George Bush pushes my buttons, and as many know, my dislike of this man and his administration has occupied more than one too many posts on my blog. Now, I think his own walls are tumbling down by his actions, and those in our country have become less supportive of him and his administration, which is clearly demonstrated by his low approval ratings.
Yesterday, a letter appeared in my email which really pushed a button. It was from the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) The letter basically outlined how Iran's new President believes that the state of Israel should be wiped off the map, and claims to deny the Holocaust:
http://support.adl.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=5581.0&dlv_id=8161&JServSessionIdr005
=h92zx5tzz4.app2b
I became clearly upset when I read this letter, and as you can see from its contents, the position that this man takes is dangerous and disturbing. Consequently, I sent a letter to Kofi Ahnan and to others representing our government.
We all have issues that push our buttons. Here is the question of the day: Whether you take action or not, what are some of the issues that push your buttons? They can range from global warming, to right wing conservatives, to liberals, to women's rights, and on and on?
Thank you for your minds.
For example, many of you know that I am a strong advocate and fight for stigma against mental illness. I also am a great supporter of Israel, gay rights, and many other political causes. Certain issues really do push my buttons. George Bush pushes my buttons, and as many know, my dislike of this man and his administration has occupied more than one too many posts on my blog. Now, I think his own walls are tumbling down by his actions, and those in our country have become less supportive of him and his administration, which is clearly demonstrated by his low approval ratings.
Yesterday, a letter appeared in my email which really pushed a button. It was from the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) The letter basically outlined how Iran's new President believes that the state of Israel should be wiped off the map, and claims to deny the Holocaust:
http://support.adl.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=5581.0&dlv_id=8161&JServSessionIdr005
=h92zx5tzz4.app2b
I became clearly upset when I read this letter, and as you can see from its contents, the position that this man takes is dangerous and disturbing. Consequently, I sent a letter to Kofi Ahnan and to others representing our government.
We all have issues that push our buttons. Here is the question of the day: Whether you take action or not, what are some of the issues that push your buttons? They can range from global warming, to right wing conservatives, to liberals, to women's rights, and on and on?
Thank you for your minds.
5 Comments:
Religious narrow-mindedness, prejudice, police brutality, politics as a whole, I'm sure i could think of more, bt, looking at them, I see that mostly things that are illogical to me frusrate me & push my buttons.
I have a LOT of issues that push my buttons, are you ready?
Torture of political prisoners, threats to civil liberties, govt. surviellence, corporate media monopolies, censorship of the news, propaganda...
Basically all those things that potentially lead to a 1984/totalitarian/fascist-type society. I think we are headed in that direction and it scares the hell out of me.
Racism.
Our prison system.
Agribusiness.
Poverty/debt of developing nations.
On a postive note: Things I strongly support (and give money to) are the ACLU and independent media, (like Amy Goodman's Democracy Now), local sustainable agriculture/family farms, the Heifer Project, the Jubilee movement and Amnesty International.
reproductive rights, death penalty, civil rights, enviroment...you know, the ususal.
racism
Breach of human rights
violence on animals
other's being mean to my friends
child abuse
torture
death sentences
you want me to continue?
And I do my best to say what I mean in those situations...
While there are many things that push my buttons... without trying to being political ( I voted for Reagan, and Bush senior on his first run).. the way this administration has toyed with the citizens of this country is only rivaled by the Nixon years.
Im even missing the color coded security threat chart (Fox News still uses it).. everytime something political happened the chart went up in color the next day... hee hee ..
Its funny, but very sad..
T
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