What the hell's the problem with being hopeful?

[SidneyCarton]

For those of you who will be offended by my comments, let me apologize beforehand, this is a rant by a frustrated soul, if you choose to read further, know that you have been warned.





Is anyone else tired of the endless hope-bashing on this board? I realize that all we got under Bush, and indeed to some degree under Clinton were optimistic crocks of crap, but seriously, would someone point out to me the virtues of pessimistic cynicism, because I'm not seeing it. Sure, hope alone doesn't pay the bills, feed the family or put a roof over one's head, but have you ever tried to do those things without it? The rash of men committing suicide in this country after slaughtering their families is a symptom of hopelessness, of coming to terms with the utterly pessimistic view of the universe that everyone seems to be selling right now. We have to hope that things will turn around, or why the hell did we bother coming out in the last election at all? After all, if it's only going to get worse anyway, why didn't we vote for the other moron, as he at least could promise us a quick descent into oblivion? To some degree I get it, we're scared. We've been had someone pissing down our back and telling us it's raining for so long that we can't even begin to believe that anyone would do differently. But forgive me if I choose to hope for the best, even as I prepare for the worst, to do otherwise would involve little more preparation than sticking my head in the oven.

Ok, end of rant, feel free to flame away.

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