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I've talked a lot about where I work and the way that a lot of the people at my job are... let's just say, very occupied with fashion. At the exclusion of... let's just say, everything in life that matters.
And today I had an argument (and I very rarely have arguments at work) with some chick because when I said "So did you hear about Mitt Romney's campaign against video games?" she said, "Mitromney? Is that a company?"
Me: You're kidding, right?
She: No, what is that?
Me: Mitt Romney? You know, he's running for president of the United States? That country you live in?
She: I don't follow politics.
Me: Okay. But you don't even know who's running?
She: The news is depressing. And anyway I only know Hillary and Obama.
Me: Okay, well, you know, aside from them, there's a whole bunch of other people running in the primaries too. Like, there's a whole other party running.
She: Are they on the same party?
Me: How do you not know this?
She: Well I just vote for who my mom tells me to vote for.
Me: And you never disagree with your mom? Like, ever?
She: Not if I want to keep my.... [editor's note: she was going to say allowance. We've talked about this before] No, I just want to listen to her.
Me: You know that she can't follow you into the voting booth right? Like, it's a secret ballot.
She: I just trust her.
Me: Well, who did you vote for last time.
She: I didn't vote last time.
Me: Well, who did she TELL you to vote for?
She: Bush.
Me: And do you think that was a good idea? Like, do you feel like she's got a good track record now?
She: Yeah.
Me: Yeah?
She: I mean, he's not perfect.
Me: No.
She: But no one's perfect, and I just think that he's still doing a pretty good job.
Me: But you don't follow politics.
She: Well, I can still think he's going a pretty good job.
Me: Really? Do you know what his approval rating is right now?
She: Why would I know that?
Me: It's the second lowest in history. Higher only than Nixon.
She: Well, so some people think he's doing okay.
Me: Maybe their parents tell them to.
She: Well then their parents think he's doing okay.
Me: Look, I don't think you should be allowed to vote if you don't even know who's running. Your mom shouldn't be able to tell you who to vote for. She's getting two votes, then.
She: You're allowed to convince people. You're trying to convince me now.
Me: Forget it, this is ridiculous. You don't even know why you like the man. You don't deserve to vote.
And then I left. I'm usually much more polite to my co-workers, but this is ridiculous.
And today I had an argument (and I very rarely have arguments at work) with some chick because when I said "So did you hear about Mitt Romney's campaign against video games?" she said, "Mitromney? Is that a company?"
Me: You're kidding, right?
She: No, what is that?
Me: Mitt Romney? You know, he's running for president of the United States? That country you live in?
She: I don't follow politics.
Me: Okay. But you don't even know who's running?
She: The news is depressing. And anyway I only know Hillary and Obama.
Me: Okay, well, you know, aside from them, there's a whole bunch of other people running in the primaries too. Like, there's a whole other party running.
She: Are they on the same party?
Me: How do you not know this?
She: Well I just vote for who my mom tells me to vote for.
Me: And you never disagree with your mom? Like, ever?
She: Not if I want to keep my.... [editor's note: she was going to say allowance. We've talked about this before] No, I just want to listen to her.
Me: You know that she can't follow you into the voting booth right? Like, it's a secret ballot.
She: I just trust her.
Me: Well, who did you vote for last time.
She: I didn't vote last time.
Me: Well, who did she TELL you to vote for?
She: Bush.
Me: And do you think that was a good idea? Like, do you feel like she's got a good track record now?
She: Yeah.
Me: Yeah?
She: I mean, he's not perfect.
Me: No.
She: But no one's perfect, and I just think that he's still doing a pretty good job.
Me: But you don't follow politics.
She: Well, I can still think he's going a pretty good job.
Me: Really? Do you know what his approval rating is right now?
She: Why would I know that?
Me: It's the second lowest in history. Higher only than Nixon.
She: Well, so some people think he's doing okay.
Me: Maybe their parents tell them to.
She: Well then their parents think he's doing okay.
Me: Look, I don't think you should be allowed to vote if you don't even know who's running. Your mom shouldn't be able to tell you who to vote for. She's getting two votes, then.
She: You're allowed to convince people. You're trying to convince me now.
Me: Forget it, this is ridiculous. You don't even know why you like the man. You don't deserve to vote.
And then I left. I'm usually much more polite to my co-workers, but this is ridiculous.