Tonight when asked how he thought "Potty Weekend" went Sage said:
"Potty Day was Iraq and you were George Bush."
Me: "How so . . . Honey?"
S: "Well, you know, you thought we would be greeted as liberators. I was a bit less optimistic. Wasn't sure what kind of trouble we'd run into, but I figured it might be more complicated than you made it out to be."
Me: Laughing. So it seemed like I thought it'd be easy?
S: "No, but more like (the democracy myth) . . . 'Of course he wants to use the potty. We use it. Everyone wants to use it. It's awesome! And if we just introduce it, he'll learn easily and swiftly to execute operation Potty.'"
Indeed. A quagmire. One that reminds me of the days when I struggled with sleep issues. That must have been my Vietnam.
"Potty Day was Iraq and you were George Bush."
Me: "How so . . . Honey?"
S: "Well, you know, you thought we would be greeted as liberators. I was a bit less optimistic. Wasn't sure what kind of trouble we'd run into, but I figured it might be more complicated than you made it out to be."
Me: Laughing. So it seemed like I thought it'd be easy?
S: "No, but more like (the democracy myth) . . . 'Of course he wants to use the potty. We use it. Everyone wants to use it. It's awesome! And if we just introduce it, he'll learn easily and swiftly to execute operation Potty.'"
Indeed. A quagmire. One that reminds me of the days when I struggled with sleep issues. That must have been my Vietnam.
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I guess you are all in it to win it. No clear exit strategy that doesn't involve some fallout. And the winners are definitely the corporations producing books and special potties.
ptsd: post traumatic shit disorder
Unfortunately, Sage doesn't come out looking much better than the majority of peace activists. "Not as optimistic" is not a strong political position.
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