CHICAGOLOGUES: THE ACTIVE
[Two people]
So I said to him I said I didn’t see how not paying taxes was going to do anything useful like bring about change and if you think the system isn’t working you should get involved and be politically educated and active and he said he figured I’d say something like that.
Well if I say something negative about him you end up defending him.
That’s so not true. Say whatever you like.
He’s a prick.
He’s not a prick.
See?
Being dismissive of me and my views doesn’t indicate prickish behavior although I hate it when he does it which is like all the time.
Need I remind you of all those times we were out in the cold on Lake Shore Drive walking chanting freezing and the cops looking like they were ready to knock us down at the bat of an eyelash and
I know
where was he? Safe and snug and warm and cozy and bingeing on NCIS on Netflix.
Look, he’s
And now you defend him.
just not used to – will you let me finish?
Go on.
I don’t know what I was going to say and anyway he doesn’t mean it he’s going to pay his taxes no matter how high they get and believe me they’ll get higher because
Hey
what?
It’s more than that.
Look look look all I was saying was I was trying to make him understand that taking a stand by not doing something is in my opinion not what it means to take action. Does that make sense?
Yes. Doing nothing about a shitty situation doesn’t mean you’re doing something about it.
Exactly. I’m glad someone understands.
Oh I understand all too well. All too well.