Stacks of paperwork, I refuse to be afraid of you.

Backed-up to-do list, I refuse to be afraid of you.

Anxiety of telephone calls, I refuse to be afraid of you.

Anxiety of strangers, I refuse to be afraid of you.

Broken glass on the ground, I refuse to be afraid of you.

Alleged long waits in airport security, I refuse to be afraid of you.

People who tell me what I should believe, I refuse to be afraid of you.

Giant corporations, I refuse to be afraid of you.

Reactionary fanatics, I refuse to be afraid of you.

Intolerant people, I refuse to be afraid of you.

Mr. Bin Laden, I refuse to be afraid of you.

Mr. Bush, I refuse to be afraid of you.

Mr. Cheney, I refuse to be afraid of you.

Mr. Rumsfeld, I refuse to be afraid of you.

People who use straw-man arguments against me, I refuse to be afraid of you.

Sensationalist news outlets, I refuse to be afraid of you.

People who call me un-American, I refuse to be afraid of you.

Mr. Hannity, I refuse to be afraid of you.

Mr. O'Reilly, I refuse to be afraid of you.

Mr. Carlson, I refuse to be afraid of you.

Mr. Dobbs, I refuse to be afraid of you.

Mr. Murdoch, I refuse to be afraid of you.

Color-coded terror alert levels, I refuse to be afraid of you.

Racial and religious profiling, I refuse to be afraid of you.

Mr. Bush, Mr. Cheney, Mr. Rumsfeld, Mr. Hannity, Mr. O'Reilly, Mr. Carlson, Mr. Dobbs, Mr. Murdoch; I refuse to be afraid of what you tell me to.



There is nothing to fear but fear itself. Refuse to be afraid, and you will set yourself free.

Spread the word. Write your own.

-RD