The Opportunity's On

[mrs_maraschino]

What I’ve really been yearning for is a good old bar fight. Or, not necessarily a bar fight, but any kind of skirmish where I can throw a few punches and, inevitably, take a few to the face. I want black eyes and stitches and a split fucking lip! Really, it would be so great. Actually, pretty much any type of injury that leaves me mobile I’d be

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[upright_citizen]

I know how you feel about the wanting to get beaten up, have fights, etc. Alot of times I'll just walk around not talking to anyone, but mentally starting shit. Like I roam around downtown with a chip on my shoulder just hoping some big guy will start shit with me so I can mouth off and get smashed. I dunno, there's almost a romantic image for me in being all bloodied and broken, maybe it stems from Buk and fight flub and stuff, but I'm not really sure. All I know is that I very often feel like I need a good brawl.

As for voting, I agree with you. I think that voting is a tool that should be utilized, the problem is that voting is the most political participation most people ever do. Voting is but a small drop in an ocean of possibility. Real change will come with a combination of legal and illegal means, I think .