I am theoretically an anarchist but practically a Democrat, and besides his views on women, Max Stirner is my soul mate. I am pro-choice but anti-abortion. I love Gothic buildings and flying buttresses were the world's greatest invention, as was the written word, and coffee. I hate French because I'm not very good at speaking it, but I would love to be able to read it. I love nature, but think no one should stand in the way of progress. I think that progress is eventually going to kill everyone if it's not checked somehow. I think that half the time, people don't realize that money is not an end in itself. I believe it's better to be poor and happy than rich and unhappy, but am terrified of the idea of living without a steady supply of a lot of money.
I half-believe that any Tarot card reading I do will come true. I believe that astrological signs are often right, and know that they can affect you at least somewhat due to light levels when you were born, &c. I hate the winter, and would rather be hot than cold. The summer is my favorite time of year. I love reading and writing, but there aren't many authors that I can stand to read anymore. I believe that at their base, humans are not good and moral: culture and society make them good and moral, but at their base, humans are animals, and cruel ones at that. I believe that everyone can damn well fend for themselves in this world, but at the same time, know that I wouldn't be where I am today without State and federal support. I think that people are more often stupid and ignorant than enlightened. I don't believe in having favorites in anything: each thing is different, so how could you love one more than the other? Connections to other human beings are what inhibit people from realizing their full potential, but at the same time, connections to other human beings make us, for better or worse, what we are. You can be with someone all your life, and you're still checking out alone. I'm far too critical of people, and my greatest wish is that I could disengage myself enough to observe people and accept them as they are.
I want with all my heart for the supernatural to be real, and I hope that somewhere, it is. I am opinionated, bitter, and occasionally cold-hearted. I am willing to change my opinion given evidence that it's wrong. I am rarely wrong. I think that the idea of public education systems is cracked. I think that even if culture is the only thing saving us from killing each other, indoctrinating people in complacancy and thereby into this culture, is wrong. Each person is unique; each person is exactly like their fellows. In some ways, we can't escape the circumstances under which we were born. Who and what we're born to may define us, but are not automatically deserving of our allegiance.
These things I believe.
This is the manifesto of me.