I know better than to read comments behind news stories. Not only do the news stories usually piss me off, and make me very sad about the prejudices, and the ignorances of people in this country..but I go on and read the comments of these prejudiced/ignorant people.
In today's Journal Star I read the following:
-" Get ready for four years the US going down the drain. Thanks Obama voters "
-" Well at least now I can sit back and hold BO's supporters feet to the fire. He promised, now he's got to deliver. What do you want to bet the new catch words will be "mispoken" and "delayed". And of course, everything will still be the republicans fault. Oh well, if thats what the people want, so be it. I'll just quit my job and sit back with hand held out and wait for the welfare check to come in. "
-" Just wait, usa toast is right! This country will be a disaster real soon. You think things are bad now, just wait! Trust me, just wait! "
And perhaps my favorite:
-" Back in the USSA!! "
It's already done, the votes have been cast, and the winners announced. I can't tell you how happy I am about Barack Obama winning the Presidential Seat. After hearing his speech last night (yea, I stayed up...I'm going to need Mt. Dew tonight!), I thought maybe people would see Obama in a different light. How wrong I was!
Republicans, or Conservatives, or whatever you want to call them think we're going to be Socialist Country. I don't understand why they think we aren't already? I don't understand how they can bitch and moan about Obama, but supported Bush when he said we needed to pass the Bailout Plan ASAP. How is that not socialist? hmm???
I also don't understand why they are so upset. Republicans had some pretty impressive measures passed throughout the country. For example, here in Nebraska, voters passed a ban on Affirmative Action. Basically meaning, the state (including it's universities) CAN NO LONGER provide Preferential treatment for minority groups (which isn't just based on race, but on gender as well let me remind you). It makes me sad...but, I win Obama, they win Affirmative Action Ban. A similar law is currently too close to call in Colorado.
And, in California, as it stands now, it looks like Proposition 8 will indeed pass...making it illegal (although the Supreme Court has already decided a ban on this is UNCONSTITUTIONAL) for gays and lesbians to be legally married. So, TOTAL Loss for me, Win for you!
We all win some, we all lose some. Isn't it about time we put our petty beliefs, and opinions to rest, and start to work together. IF you don't like with Barack Obama stands for, than contact your representative...that's what they are there for, to fight for you. I'm not saying that representative will listen to you, but if you don't ever try, you'll never know. We all can have opposing views, and argue with each other about morals, and socialism, and free markets and whatever...but at the end of the day, don't you think it's more important to come together and try, and I know it's hard, but at least TRY to make compromises.
One other thing that's been annoying me. People say with Obama as President the "wealth will be redistributed", and people say there are too many people who receive welfare checks from teh government, and now that Obama is in, we all can quit our jobs, and yadda yadda yadda. IF that is your belief...let me ask you one thing. Do you know the history of welfare? Do you understand that welfare is ALREADY around. Barack Obama is not going to start this program. It was started years, and years, and years ago. If your ONLY argument of us being socialist is welfare, than, my friends, those Presidents you've elected in the past NEVER stood up for what you believe is not right. They should has disbanned such programs years ago. But they didn't. So, how does that make them any less "socialist" than what you say Obama is?
Just my two cents. can we just somehow figure out to put the hate, and the attacks, and the arguments aside and start to fight together, for a better country. For a better future for our children (or in my case my wonderful, smart, and beautiful nieces and nephews), for a better life for all of us, and not just a select few. Seriously...that's what we all want. Now, let's start working together and try to figure out how we can make that happen without the constant fighting. After all, we are the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Let's act UNITED!
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