Shooting the Hostages

RECEIVED Wed., May 9, 2012

Dear Editor,
    Good morning, people. All this talk of revolution and no one is really getting anything done because any rights we had are gone and everyone just sat by in the last five generations and did nothing!
    So I am conducting my own personal revolution. No longer will anyone tell me I am wrong in leading my life as I see fit! No longer will I allow anyone to treat anyone badly in front of me.
    No longer will I be used by men. You see, they have this thing in my business where people bully other people so they will conform and be controlled, and if you are not part of the "in" crowd, they designate you "a liability" for thinking for yourself. Well, my friends, I have never in my life needed to be one of the in crowd, and it has made me a threat to those who like to control other people. I have lost jobs over it, friends over it, spouses over it. And it has been a lonely, desolate place. But now I really feel a sense of satisfaction in saying no! In fact, I plan to use the word a lot.
    Telling people what you need from them does not mean barking orders or being a difficult person in your choices. My mother was an emotional terrorist and a demon, so in my dealings with emotional terrorists, I have found the only way to deal with those people are to "shoot the hostages." Take them out of the equation.
    So get out there, people, and take back your lives. You all are a wonderful sort of people; I have seen it on here. So make today a personal revolution and go kick some terrorist butt. Save yourselves, because except for a handful of people who have helped you in your life, the rest want to control you. What are you waiting for? A better world could be right in your own head!
Rachael O'Neil
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