today was sooo tiring...i can barely keep my eyes open. my head hurts like hell, my eyes burn and my ears are pulsing with noise. after a long day of work, i just got back, all i want is some peace and quiet. Quiet. *closes door to dorm room in head* In my head because, my door is wide open. Why? Because people are in my room, chatting, talking, loudly. Now, I'm usually fine with this. But, right now, it's driving me CRAZY. I feel bad asking them to leave, but I really need to rest a little so that I can get some work done. My roommate is talking with them. They are talking very loudly. Why can't people ever whisper? *resignedly glances over*...Oh well, I'm not the gutsy type, and I don't feel like being mean, mostly because I will be the subject of floor gossip--don't these ppl have better things to do? Well, if anyone on my floor, very likely, is reading this now, then I will be gossip anyway, so if I were rational maybe I would tell them to just leave right now. But, since i'm not and i'm a coward, i'll say nothing, just sit here and whine on my blog.

I read this very very very interesting, articulate Dennis Prager column. I highly recommend it.

Here's an excerpt:

We are told ad nauseam that Rachel Corrie was a "peace activist." So let it be said once and for all that most of these people are moral frauds. Why? Because "peace activists" routinely protest only against peaceful countries. Has there been one Evergreen State or other "peace activist" in Sudan during its Islamic government's slaughter and enslavement of millions of blacks? Are there any "peace activists" in Tibet to protect its unique culture from being eradicated by the Communist Chinese? Did you notice any "peace activists" trying to save the millions of North Koreans dying at the hands of their lunatic government? Of course not. Rachel Corrie and other "peace activists" only target peace-loving Israel and America.

Why do they do so?

Here is one answer.

The world is filled with evil, and young idealists like Rachel Corrie don't like it. Which is lovely. But they don't confront real evil because they know they will get hurt. That's one reason there are no "peace activists" or "human shields" confronting Islamic terror, North Korean totalitarianism, or Chinese Communist despotism.

So, what's an idealist to do if she refuses to confront real evil but wants to feel good about herself? Ironically, confront those who fight real evil. That's why Rachel Corrie and the millions marching to protect Saddam Hussein's Iraq have never uttered a peep against Palestinian terror, Iraqi totalitarianism, or North Korean gulags. Instead, they focus their animosity at the countries that confront these evils -- the United States and Israel.