The new me

[Si Thea01]

The New Me.

I used to think I was just a regular guy, but I was born white, which
now, whether I like it or not, makes me a racist and responsible for
slavery.

I am a fiscal and moral conservative, which by today’s standards,
makes me a fascist because I plan and support myself.

I went to HS and have held a job
and am here not because I earned it but because I was advantaged.

I am heterosexual, which according to gay folks, now makes me a homophobe.

I am non-union, which makes me a traitor to the working class and an
ally of big business.

I am not a Muslim, which now labels me as an infidel.

I am older than 60 and retired, which makes me a useless old man who
doesn’t understand Facebook.

I think and I reason, therefore I doubt much that the main stream
media tells me, which must make me a reactionary.

I am proud of my heritage and our inclusive Australian culture, which
makes me a xenophobe.

I value my safety and that of my family and I appreciate the police
and the legal system, which makes me a right-wing, cop loving
extremist.

I believe in hard work, fair play, and fair compensation according to
each individual's merits, which today makes me an anti-socialist.

I believe that our system guarantees of freedom of effort – not
freedom of outcome or subsidies which must make me a borderline
sociopath.

I believe in the defense and protection of the homeland for and by all
citizens, which now makes me a militant.

I am proud of our flag, what it stands for and the many who died to
let it fly so I stand and salute during our National Anthem which
takes me back to where I started – I must be a racist.

Please help me come to terms with the new me… because I'm just not
sure who I am anymore!

I would like to thank all my friends for sticking with me through
these abrupt, new found changes in my life and my thinking!

I just can’t imagine or understand what's happened to me so quickly!

Funny …it's all just taken place over the last 7 or 8 years!

And if all this nonsense wasn't enough to deal with… I'm now afraid to
go into either restroom!

Anyway Merry Christmas to Everyone. 

[Kwasaki]

12 minutes ago, Si Thea01 said:

I am proud of my heritage and our inclusive Australian culture, which
makes me a xenophobe.

 

So your an old white Australian Aboriginal. 

[weegee]

Sounds like you are Normal.....

[Si Thea01]

15 hours ago, Kwasaki said:

 

So your an old white Australian Aboriginal. 

 

Not so much of the old.

[Si Thea01]

11 hours ago, weegee said:

Sounds like you are Normal.....

 

Thanks for the pleasantry,  it makes a change from some of the names one gets called on here.

[JHolmesJr]

Did you cut and paste that from the internet?

 

 

[Berkshire]

46 minutes ago, JHolmesJr said:

Did you cut and paste that from the internet?

 

 

 

....and from a far right website, no doubt. 

[Saastrajaa]

Hey, OP, you sound just like that epithet you right-wingers love to throw at the rest of us...what is it?  Oh yeah, a "precious little snowflake."

[champers]

You have been watching too much Fox News.

[Si Thea01]

44 minutes ago, Saastrajaa said:

Hey, OP, you sound just like that epithet you right-wingers love to throw at the rest of us...what is it?  Oh yeah, a "precious little snowflake."

 

Whatever.

[Si Thea01]

5 hours ago, JHolmesJr said:

Did you cut and paste that from the internet?

 

 

 

 

If I was to say yes, would that make you happy? If I said no, what would your response be?

[dick dasterdly]

You're just a typical old man who is looking for any excuse to pretend he's becoming 'marginalised'.

 

I agree with some of your viewpoints, but on the whole you're just ranting about those with a different POV.  IMO obviously.

[Si Thea01]

1 hour ago, dick dasterdly said:

You're just a typical old man who is looking for any excuse to pretend he's becoming 'marginalised'.

 

I agree with some of your viewpoints, but on the whole you're just ranting about those with a different POV.  IMO obviously.

 

You're an absolute genius to reach such a conclusion from something that was meant to be taken in a lighthearted manner, after all it is Christmas, a happy and joyful time of the year for some of us, maybe you should lighten up. Of course IMO  

[dick dasterdly]

Just now, Si Thea01 said:

 

You're an absolute genius to reach such a conclusion from something that was meant to be taken in a lighthearted manner, after all it is Christmas, a happy and joyful time of the year for some of us, maybe you should lighten up. Of course IMO  

You're quite right of course, and made me realise that personal events have made me far more likely to take issue with ridiculous posts that may well have been posted in a lighthearted manner .

 

In which case, I apologise.

[rogeroc]

OP, maybe your views are set in stone, maybe there are different ways. But the sad truth in today's world is that 50 plus we are considered 'has beens'.  Australian culture ? is that as hard to define as Thai Culture ?