-- Posted by RayOrama at 7:00 pm on July 9, 2009 Is what people call you when you state facts about life as you see it. "You're so negative!" No, I'm a realist. I prefer to recognize what and how things are instead of deluding myself and drowning in the happy, sunny, and very fake "positivism". Anger can be a powerful force of change if one feels angry about the right things and feels they need to be changed. You can be very determned without being an optimist. -- Posted by melodramatic at 7:00 pm on July 9, 2009 And you don't like Rand... But yeah, I agree with you on this one. Might as well tell it how it is instead of pretending everything is okay even if it isn't. -- Posted by Littlestoxie at 7:04 pm on July 9, 2009 Exactly -- Posted by RayOrama at 7:05 pm on July 9, 2009 Quote: from melodramatic at 10:00 pm on July 9, 2009 And you don't like Rand... But yeah, I agree with you on this one. Might as well tell it how it is instead of pretending everything is okay even if it isn't. I don't agree with her on what needs to be changed. Thanks for the serious comment though. -- Posted by melodramatic at 7:05 pm on July 9, 2009 Quote: from RayOrama at 7:05 pm on July 9, 2009 Quote: from melodramatic at 10:00 pm on July 9, 2009 And you don't like Rand...    But yeah, I agree with you on this one. Might as well tell it how it is instead of pretending everything is okay even if it isn't. I don't agree with her on what needs to be changed. Thanks for the serious comment though. Welcome. Well, You don't have to agree. -- Posted by jsia at 7:10 pm on July 9, 2009 I think there's a huge difference between being a realist and being negative. Being a realist means that sometimes you come to poisitive conclusions.