And So It Goes

[Wimpy]

Here's an exchange I had with a woman whom I recently dated a few times.  She's intelligent, takes care of herself and, I thought, was ready for some "truth".  Not yet but I will not compromise the truth, abandon my principles  nor accept that people who are not yet ready will not, someday, wake-up.

Her:

XXXX,

It's true that I have a lot going on and the emotional fallout from current events is rattling around in my psyche. I do agree that we share some similar views of the world as well as enjoy a good hike. But I also have to say that I just can't get on board with the conspiracy stuff. I may not be in the best frame of mind to read up on the Federal Reserve and the Jewish mafia, but I don't think I'd want to go there in any state. You're obviously very intelligent and have done quite a bit of research in these areas of interest to you, but damn, dude, even suggesting that the jews might be behind 9/11 is *really* intense. I don't mean that to put you down in any way; I just can't get on that train.

I suspect we might not see eye to eye on a few levels. I know there's bad sh*t happening every day, but I choose to learn about it in manageable chunks - often through the filters of NPR (liberal!!) and Comedy Central (Stewart & Colbert). I grew up at Tower; I'm pop-culture girl and that's still an important part of who I am. That might be a little frivolous for you, no? I think you're a very nice guy and I do enjoy your company but I don't want to give you any false impressions. That's as honest and genuine as I know how to be. If you're interested in friendship, I'm open to that, but I don't really see more than that in the cards.

Great news about the job - I hope it turns out to be a great fit for you.

XXXXXXXX

My Reply:

xxxxxxxx,

You're intelligent, ostensibly an open minded "liberal!!", practical and objective in you're  diet and exercise, a writer and voracious reader yet apparently undermine your own being with this :  "but damn, dude, even suggesting that the jews might be behind 9/11 is *really* intense... I just can't get on that train"

"I'm pop-culture girl and that's still an important part of who I am. That might be a little frivolous for you, no?" No, not at all it is an important part of who I am too.  My draft lottery number was 20 in 1974 which would have guaranteed me a place in boot-camp had the Government not discontinued the draft 3 weeks after this last lottery.  I mention this because the Pop Culture was born during the Viet Nam war era and it led the way towards its termination.  I grew up right in the middle of it all.

Your decision, to a degree, saddens me; less so at a personal and emotional level than my sadness for the masses of humanity.  I realize that certain information, no matter how factual or inscrutably sound, like Copernicus being imprisoned for maintaining his discovery that the Earth is round rather than flat, people tend to shun ideas that create cognitive dissonance.  These ideas threaten the security of their core beliefs, ones that were cultivated and nourished over a life time.  I understand this but I also know this cognitive barrier is not insurmountable and once breached there really is no going back.  Fear not, a person's real core is not changed; however, life does become different with this acquired knowledge.  In my opinion and experience I much prefer knowing and thus proceed and adjust my life with what time remains.

A couple of years ago while listening to an audio of some 'truthers' the host of the show stated, "Once you go from being a Cucumber and change to a Pickle, there is no going back to being a Cucumber ever again".  I rather like this metaphor and, yes, I am a Pickle.


In closing, the term I used when we first met- "Warrior Bitch"- pertains to an individual's Spiritual, Mental and Physical aspects.  You are a Warrior.


I have attached a word doc. with quotes from people throughout history with a request that you ponder their possible motivations. I am also open to the idea of keeping in touch; pen pals of sorts if that's okay?


Warm Regards,

XXXX

 

[Timothy_Fitzpatrick]

Very interesting, Pickle.    May I ask how old this woman was at the time she said that?

I remember dating a European woman who I had managed to convince of the Holohoax in a matter of a few months.

[Wimpy]

She is 48 and said this yesterday.

[Timothy_Fitzpatrick]

There aren't too many Ingrid Zundels out there, but I think it's worth holding out for—and wise. Imagine a skeptical woman if and when your relationship goes south. She could potentially tattle on you to the authorities. And God forbid a custody battle were ever involved.

[Michael K.]

Hang in there Wimpy, I found a good wife against all such odds.

[Wimpy]

Hang in there Wimpy, I found a good wife against all such odds.

Thank you for the encouragement!  There are many things that compromise is appropriate but not the truth.

[CrackSmokeRepublican]

I agree with Michael K... a good woman is hard to find in this day and age... if she has a bit of humor and can laugh at things then she's a catch... my wife doesn't want to hear any of these things though she does acknowledge it all as basically the "truth".
Just my $.02.