Agitated State

Is it just me?

This election cannot come soon enough, as far as I am concerned. It seems that public discourse has become so polarized... people are downright mean to one another. I am growing weary of the nature of the conversation, or more accurately, lack of conversation.

A woman called CSPAN last night after the third presidential debate and literally spewed hatred for John Kerry, calling him the worst liar on the planet and a source of evil in the world. She barely took time to breathe. The stepford-moderator said cheerily: "Thank you for sharing your views."

This whirlwind of punditry and vile accusation is taking place against a strange backdrop. Yesterday a British scientist warned that we must take immediate action to curb carbon dioxide emissions because the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has reached an historic high and measurements have startled scientists for the second year in a row. Earths ability to absorb our waste has reached a threshold.

I find myself agitated, looking to find my center in the midst of the swirling forces around me. I wonder: is it just me?