Would be activist settles for unnoticed civil protest

I have often entertained the thought that in another life I might have been a huge activist who organized sit-ins, protested, toted petitions, and organized union drives. My upbringing seemed to have gone against any chance of me being any such person in this day and age yet I still seem to have a rally girl spirit. If something is not right and it's close enough to me I will stew and brood until I just have to say something or do something to point it out. There it is, the war protesting pacifist side (never of the radical persuasion, mind you) of me peeking out.

Just one example of passive-aggressive protest follows. (Here is where the casual uninterested blog stumbler begins to think this whole spiel is about how I withhold sex from my bed partner to get my way. Sorry folks, a typical cunniving woman I am not. I would gauge this example way lower on the spectrum than withholding carnal pleasures.) There are a number of televisions in the restaurant where I work. As I am server, I not only am in charge of turning them on in the morning, but I also field complaints and requests about what chanels they are tuned to. Also; occasionally, a customer will engage me in conversation about what may be happening on the screen.

There are rules about the televisions. They have predisposed channels each one is to be tuned to, and must always stay muted. These are based on preferences set up by the owner and the manager jointly. One of these televisions must always be tuned to Fox News. Mind you, it is the one that is most viewable to patrons of the establishment. This is the television that is most often the subject of attention and comment from the customers. How do I say this nicely? Engaging in conversations about the opinions expressed by the personalities on the Fox News Chanel can easily be the difference between me getting a tip or a disapproving glare and religious track in place of the former.

I like to make sure this television is tuned to either HGTV or the Travel Chanel just so I don't have to think about it anymore. On a lucky day, no one with remote privleges notices. I'm just saying. The owner of the restaurant seems to be intent on forcing his views on customers as they ingest reasonably priced Italian food. NO, I must retract the last point because I happen to know it has never once entered his mind that the folks in his own back yard would not have the same views and opinions that he has. In fact, the main reason why I am so annoyed by the news channel is because of one such incident where a member of his management mentioned something I felt was borderline racist when we had barely just met. What kind of person starts even an employer-employee relationship with something like that unless they assume there is zero chance of disagreement.

Yes, this is the part where I curse the conservative land in which I live. I am finding it harder to bite my tongue any longer. The fact that the popular opinion is the only one that is unquestionable causes me to slip in little nuggets of anti-conservatism to the young minds that wander in my midst. Why should it be all Jesus and conformance all the time? I am in some cases a more compassionate, loving, and law abiding person than those who stand steadfastly on the cross. I would say that means that we do not need a fear of god almighty to do the right thing. All acts good and evil are a result of human nature and not the direct influence of good or evil forces. What is the difference? Intent and rationalization. Intent is what you thought the result of the action was going to yield. Rationalization is the motivation you reason out after the results of said action are in so as to prove intent in favor of the questioning party or whatever party you fancy might question your motivation or intent.

Just so we can cut trough the crap guys, I will just let it be known that the only reason anyone does anything is sex. I learned that by watching MASH and so far, it holds true. I have no plans to become or adopt Tyler Durden and begin splicing images of penises into popular news channels, but I can fantasize about a world where such things are possible and settle for my minor little quirky ways of introducing chaos.