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#100DaysOfHopper Day 38

Day 38: Funny how the world sees me lately.
I am for women's rights to choose, despite my personal feelings on abortion.
I am for marriage equality, despite thinking the act is flawed
I am for pay equality, despite having a past coworker make the same as me, in a similar job, yet she did half the work.
I am for immigrant's rights to health care and education, despite thinking our border patrol is the single biggest problem in our country.
I am for freedom of religion, despite thinking any man made deity or book is absolute horseshit.
I am for freedom of speech, despite the fact that 140 million Americans are less than average intelligence.
I despise Racism.
I despise Prejudice.
I despise Homophobia.
I despise bigotry on any level.
I believe everyone deserves the level of respect they give others and even though it pains me, I usually show more to others than they show me.
I believe debate is the healthiest form of conversation, because you learn more about a topic, the situation and the person you are speaking with more than you do during any form of conversation. The people I go at hardest, who haven't shown weakness and decided I'm not worth their time, are the people I consider some of my best friends and have the most respect for.
I think all people are beautiful in their own way and I'm much more interested in the the inside than the outside of a person.
I love animals, but humanity comes first.
I am loyal to everyone, even those who have shunned me.
I want only for those I call friends to have a better life than they do and sometimes pointing out mistakes, probably ones I've already made, is the way I go about it.
I write "notes" to parents on here, because I fear for the next generation and their children, because the world is becoming a combustible place.
I cherish family more than anything, but don't feel the need to share that love with everyone, every single day.
The people who make fun of me most on Facebook and in real life are the people I'm most comfortable with, because everyone knows, if I'm not teasing you, I'm not really your friend.
It might not be popular, but I want everyone to be equal, in every way. I don't want anyone to want for the simple things in life we need to sustain happiness.

How does the world see me?

As a pessimist.

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