The joys of being "read-only" on social media.

So I'm sure you're wondering what being in "Facebook State Penitentiary" is like.  I suspect that you have the image of being forbidden from accessing the site with a big blue screen and that little "f" with a stern admonition that I am forbidden for 30 days.

Not exactly lying on a bunk in an 8X8 gray-green cell lying on a wooden plank and pecking the walls image, but it'll do I suppose. 

In reality I am in the realm of "read only", which essentially means if I attempt to post,  comment or like it is immediately yanked and I get a pop up notice that I can't post.  Yes, I've tried.  Hell, you never know when the participation trophy winning ubernerds at Facebook might be asleep at the switch.

As my time moves toward my eventual parole date..."nine days and a wake up" as of today...observing behavior that is allowed to stand unchecked (and unpunished) really amazes me. 

We live in hilarious times, my friends and the one thing that strikes me is how the same thing that booted me into the stony lonesome is offensive to some, and not to others.

I guess that's the alleged allure of social media in the endgame.  That said I do not plan to change very much when I'm reinstated.  I will throttle a few things back but I am not going to change who I am.  Piss on Zuckerberg and the kids who got picked last.  Grasp the concept of fairness and decency FOR EVERYONE and then we'll talk.

Time to make a peanut butter, cheese whiz and raven noodle pizza.

Be easy, playah.

Perception is reality.

A friend of mine and I determined back in November of last year (2015) that the coming election year would be the most entertaining of our lifetime and indeed, my prediction is coming true with every passing day.

Last weekend, those opposed to the Republican frontrunner (Donald Trump) claimed a victory over him when he canceled an appearance at a rally not unlike the one I attended in January here in Tusla...err...Tulsa. 

His concern for the people in the arena in the face of potential violence was his reason and of course this was interpreted as cowardice by his opposition.

That was Friday night.  On Saturday morning a lunatic decided to jump a barricade and attempted to accost Trump at a campaign stop in an airplane hangar in Ohio. 

All very entertaining,  if you have a sense of humor like mine.

A few things struck me regarding these shenanigans.   As you know, if you are a regular reader of this volume (chuckle...All three of you?), I have not declared support for ANY candidate running for POTUS this year and I don't plan to in any public forum.   That said, it has amazed me in the few days since the events of the weekend how utterly CLUELESS people are about the suppression of the right of free speech that took place last weekend by people who selectively abuse it and then hide behind it.

A former elementary school classmate of mine from WAY back commented that while he doesn't condone what Donald Trump has to say, the fact that he didn't get to say it is a serious usurpation of HIS right of free speech, and that what those who "shut him down" REALLY achieved may do more harm than good on election day for their cause.  I have to agree with that sentiment because the right of free speech applies to EVERYONE, not just people you like.

It's comical to see how people defend the actions of the protesters on Friday night.   They think based on Trump's rhetoric they were perfectly justified in their actions.  That is right, but it's also wrong.  In a free society both sides should be heard...not just the loudest or the greatest in numbers.  So the question has to be asked: why we're the protesters allowed their rights and the Donald was denied his?

From what I observed at the Tulsa rally in January,  I can say that Trump's organizers make it clear in an announcement that free speech would not be suppressed but, the event is a private one paid for by the candidate and he reserved the right to eject anyone.  He makes everyone register on his website and they have to have a ticket to get in, as a a matter of fact.

As for the individual who charged the podium in the hangar, that was just stupid.  Especially with the Secret Service now guarding Trump and the other candidates.   If f*cking with the Secret Service is on your bucket list, take it off...it's not patriotism, it's just stupid.  What's even more stupid is that the assumption that the Secret Service were Trump's "thugs".   I read that over the weekend.  That literally made my right eye face my left. 

The fun continues.   Stay tuned...