Why Am I So Critical

I am a critical person. By that, I mean I criticize most things and many people; well, I don't criticize people, I criticize what they do and their images. There is a difference.

Once in awhile, maybe often, it hits a hot button. Hot for someone, anyway.

Mostly on Facebook. I admit, not the best forum for it, but nevertheless it's where it happens. This has to do with the fact that I'm mainly home-bound these days, taking care of my 83 year-old mother who needs a lot of care. I used to do many things. I'm a little limited now.

The other reason my Facebook has become a veritable battle-ground is that there has been a necessary crumbling of my tolerance. I've come to realize there is something seriously wrong with tolerance; it allows problems to continue and it is an escape, an avoidance of what is right there in front of us that often needs to be promptly rejected.

This is a fact. Not a fantasy. Not a let's-all-get-along sentiment that avoids fact. It is something I understand deeply, and has come to the fore for me recently.

I've tolerated a lot. Pretentious political ideologues, backward bigots, rigid conformists, and many more. I smile, get along, and endure. Big mistake.

So, my Facebook profile is chock full of everyday criticisms of them all. And it often strikes a nerve. Most often it strikes their identities and images. And people will inevitably defend an identity. Which is to say, they defend their egos.

So, why so critical?

First of all, awareness means there is no escape. You do not candy-coat, you do not try to make it "positive", you do not avoid seeing what something actually is. This inevitably leads to criticism, because so many things are so wrong; which is obvious. People say they can't wait for the weekend, then say they love their jobs. That's avoidance. They hate their jobs, that's why they can't wait for the weekend. The reason why they hate their jobs is because it's a coercive environment, brutal, it's imprisonment, slavery. Instead of admitting that, and maybe changing their situation, they hop on Facebook and say they love their jobs and can't wait for the weekend, totally contradicting themselves.

Just as an example.

Countless examples.

The other reason I'm so critical is because of what I said about tolerance. It is a way of avoiding, it continues the problem. If you have to try to tolerate something, it implies there's a problem. So it's fake. It's trying to act like it doesn't bother you. It bothers you for a reason, most likely a valid and good reason. I say tear it apart, find out why it's a problem.

 Funny, on Facebook, I'm usually the one doing the unfriending. Like I said, my tolerance has fortunately crumbled.

Though, I imagine I will continue to antagonize people on my Facebook, and probably get unfriended often.

Oh, well. I'd rather tell the truth.