so sad and tragic, and yet also, so on point.
And, I respect the hell out of Kos for writing these stories day after day. It is truly a documentation that must be so unpleasant to write, but is so necessary, and I hope his voice in this series will be preserved as an ardent voice of these times.
I find myself reading every one of Kos’s sad stories, even if I know they will all end tragically. And let me be crystal clear, I get absolutely NO sense of schadenfreude from reading them. It is not my nature to wish death upon anyone, or be glad when they die because they did not agree with me.
I do admit that I often feel the very black humor in Kos’s editorial comments. And I don’t apologize for that. Sometimes you just have to laugh or let your spirit die.
I also find in this series, something Kos and I share in common. Which I would explain as a certain common sensical “are you kidding me?” I mean this thing should never have been political, nor should it be religious. Nor should have all these people needed to die.
What really gets to me, is the stories of the loved ones left behind, particularly the children. Because their parents would not be responsible enough to get a freaking vaccine. There is just no arguing with this, IMO, and I have zip patience for it.
Yeah, I’m so very tired of trying to have patience and understanding for people like this. I actually think Kos is doing a better job of that than I could, in his own way, because at least I see them as individuals with their own hopes and dreams thru his series.
Because frankly, I’m so f’ing pissed off with them, I wouldn’t trust me around one of them. I wouldn’t trust me not to say the things I’d like to say. Like, how the hell can you be so freaking selfish and ignorant? Well, that kind of talk won’t get us anywhere.
What I find so touching about Kos’s series here, is the humanity I see in the posts he includes. I can feel his frustration and anger, of course, but also, his sorrow for these people, and his attempt to say---nine ways from Sunday---really? Don’t you know there’s an easier way? He portrays the suffering, the dashed hopes, and God forbid, the Co-Vid dead cat bounce that shows up over and over again. That one really gets to me.
He puts in front of all of us a day by day diary of the very human fears and hopes of those who do not agree with us, who have been sold down the river of death. And it is gob smacking and pathetic in how it just does not need to be.
SIGH. Anyhow, I just really wanted to thank Kos with this post. We who have been here a long time understand Kos. He is one hell of a fighter. And while we may not agree with him at every turn in the road, he’s kept this site going for as long as I’ve been here---over 10 years--- and for years before I ever got here. (And, an aside, not only that, he’s turned over much of this site to community members.)
Yet he has found a corner for himself right now, on his own site, which I find utterly compelling and repelling at the same time. Whichever, it’s SO NECESSARY that someone records the history of this, that someone is there as a witness. Kos has taken that on with a diligence I have not seen elsewhere.
It reminds me of how fortunate I feel that in my world I do not suffer such nonsense from my friends or family. It reminds me how lucky I am not to be caught in this horrible death trap of crazy that is the GOP today.
Some might say it’s speaking to the choir. But It makes me want to put my fighting gloves on and not bow out, out of despair. Because the thing about “speaking to the choir” is that every choir needs their directors. Those who remind us why we’re in this fight, and give us the ammunition to stay in the fight.
I think Kos has done a brilliant job of that with his “people who didn’t have to die” series.