Frightening
There is something profoundly wrong with a society that bases it's election on the "lesser of two evils."
The way I see things is this:
Republicans will tell you:
Elect Kerry, and the terrorists win. The European Union takes over and we slowly die as a nation. Oh, and possibly face a terrorist attack the dwarves 911 by epic proportions.
Democrats will tell you:
Elect Bush and you've doomed the US to Global Hatred and possible Nuclear War. Also, Bush has single handedly wrecked and hypocritized everything good about what this country stands for and is evil evil evil. Traveling overseas? Better dust off that Canadian flag.
I said before that I lean Right. I do. I admit that. That I'm qualifying it shows how spin affects me. And I'll tell you what else is driving me CRAZY. The notion that this is the first time something like this has happened. And that this war is unique in some way. Look, the Democrats and Republicans are in a constant battle for power and money (I'm talking the suits in Washington), and we are little more than fans watching a football game.
I've done some reading. The fact is, Republicans have held the majority now for what? 2 terms? They have the power. And the Democrats are tired of it, so now they're gonna do anything they can to wrest that power back. If the roles were reversed, the Republicans would do the same thing. And they did. Interns and Blowjobs anyone?
So, now the cry is "BUSH LIED! There were no WMDs! It was all a sham!!!" Was it though? How do we know? Where do we get our information? From the press. The media. Who would just as soon suck the collective dicks of the Republicans as they would the Democrats depending on who's paying more. And right now, I think the Democrats are paying more.
And I don't say that because I'm a Republican. Look, back when Clinton was in all that trouble, I was on the Out for Blood bandwagon. I'll admit it. I was all "he's the President! He should be setting an example..bla bla bla..." And yeah, maybe he should have. But that's not the only reason why I was saying it. The media was doing a really good job of making sure that was my opinion. (Who was paying more then?) I was saying it because I was and have been indoctrinated into a way of thinking. We all have. It's got very little to do with the names of the teams. It's all about "We're right and they're wrong." Pick a team and root for it! Republicans vs. Democrats. New York vs. Boston. Northside vs. Southside. It's all frighteningly similar.
And on his appearance on Crossfire, Jon Stewart was dead right. It seems that the candidates who know they're not going to win have much more freedom to express themselves. To say what's really on their minds. To act like real people. Not the puppets we're left with after the primaries.
I'm talking out of my ass right now. I guess my main point is that I question the motivations of ALL our leaders. And you can bet your ass we won't have a president on the 2nd. It'll be 4 years ago all over again.
I don't know the answer, and I realize that none of this rhetoric is unique to me. I've just never really taken an active, informed interest in politics and how they affect our country and our people until now. And I still have SO much catching up to do. This is just what I've picked up so far.
Maybe this is all indecisive bullshit made up to absolve me from any fault when election time comes. I don't know.
I do know that I'm lucky. My brother came home alive. Other people can't say that about their sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, husbands, wives, mothers and fathers.
Something needs to change. Any ideas?
The way I see things is this:
Republicans will tell you:
Elect Kerry, and the terrorists win. The European Union takes over and we slowly die as a nation. Oh, and possibly face a terrorist attack the dwarves 911 by epic proportions.
Democrats will tell you:
Elect Bush and you've doomed the US to Global Hatred and possible Nuclear War. Also, Bush has single handedly wrecked and hypocritized everything good about what this country stands for and is evil evil evil. Traveling overseas? Better dust off that Canadian flag.
I said before that I lean Right. I do. I admit that. That I'm qualifying it shows how spin affects me. And I'll tell you what else is driving me CRAZY. The notion that this is the first time something like this has happened. And that this war is unique in some way. Look, the Democrats and Republicans are in a constant battle for power and money (I'm talking the suits in Washington), and we are little more than fans watching a football game.
I've done some reading. The fact is, Republicans have held the majority now for what? 2 terms? They have the power. And the Democrats are tired of it, so now they're gonna do anything they can to wrest that power back. If the roles were reversed, the Republicans would do the same thing. And they did. Interns and Blowjobs anyone?
So, now the cry is "BUSH LIED! There were no WMDs! It was all a sham!!!" Was it though? How do we know? Where do we get our information? From the press. The media. Who would just as soon suck the collective dicks of the Republicans as they would the Democrats depending on who's paying more. And right now, I think the Democrats are paying more.
And I don't say that because I'm a Republican. Look, back when Clinton was in all that trouble, I was on the Out for Blood bandwagon. I'll admit it. I was all "he's the President! He should be setting an example..bla bla bla..." And yeah, maybe he should have. But that's not the only reason why I was saying it. The media was doing a really good job of making sure that was my opinion. (Who was paying more then?) I was saying it because I was and have been indoctrinated into a way of thinking. We all have. It's got very little to do with the names of the teams. It's all about "We're right and they're wrong." Pick a team and root for it! Republicans vs. Democrats. New York vs. Boston. Northside vs. Southside. It's all frighteningly similar.
And on his appearance on Crossfire, Jon Stewart was dead right. It seems that the candidates who know they're not going to win have much more freedom to express themselves. To say what's really on their minds. To act like real people. Not the puppets we're left with after the primaries.
I'm talking out of my ass right now. I guess my main point is that I question the motivations of ALL our leaders. And you can bet your ass we won't have a president on the 2nd. It'll be 4 years ago all over again.
I don't know the answer, and I realize that none of this rhetoric is unique to me. I've just never really taken an active, informed interest in politics and how they affect our country and our people until now. And I still have SO much catching up to do. This is just what I've picked up so far.
Maybe this is all indecisive bullshit made up to absolve me from any fault when election time comes. I don't know.
I do know that I'm lucky. My brother came home alive. Other people can't say that about their sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, husbands, wives, mothers and fathers.
Something needs to change. Any ideas?
EDIT: I just now read this article...
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/10/27/EDGA79GRPF1.DTL
Check it out...
posted by LC Greenwood at 10:40 AM
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