I was watching a classic Henry Rollins video in which he said he wants to be a pain in 'life's ass.
It was a funny video, but it got me thinking about being a pain in the ass myself.
I can be a relentless pain in the ass. Seriously, ask the staff. I can be merciless, and I can rub it in your face by denying it up and down all the while rallying support of other people when I do it. The thing is, being a pain in the ass doesn't always have to be negative. It doesn't just have to be about trolling or vengeance, it can be about doing what little you can to be a thorn in the side of people who are genuinely doing bad shit. Think of Code Pink, fearlessly standing up right in the faces of the liars and murderers involved in the Iraq war, interrupting speeches and public events with shouts and signs and chanting. Think of some kid pulling out his camera phone and sticking it right in the faces of cops that are doing stuff they shouldn't be doing. Think of wikileaks. Think of that smug kid in catechism class that asks his teacher about molestation. Think of any number of people who go out of their way to be an itch that can't be scratched away.
Anyway, I complain about stuff all the time, about politics, society, religion, and any number of other cases of human suffering, exploitation, and hypocrisy, but I never seem to make it beyond that point. It wouldn't be too hard to put being a nuisance to good use.
So I'd like to ask you folks: are you a pain in the ass for justice? Do you troll the living shit out of people who are asking for it?