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i woke up crying at the thought of obama being elected. a happy sort of crying, but also such a deep sadness for the last eight years, for a stretch of time awful enough to make me this invested in this person and this system which are both so flawed. this has to end. it has to. obama has to win and he has to be an improvement.
did i mention that i went to see Oliver Stone's movie, W? the more i think about it the more it irritates me. there were some amusing moments, but i've always been concerned about a tendency to make bush look stupid and accidental. the film only really focused on the war in iraq in the most narrow sense. it barely touched guantanamo or the patriot act, things that are so fundamentally terrifying that they could not have happened without some really smart maneuvering. i've thought for a long time that this representation of bush has actually helped facilitate all of this shit. i guess i was just surprised that stone was still buying it.
did i mention that i went to see Oliver Stone's movie, W? the more i think about it the more it irritates me. there were some amusing moments, but i've always been concerned about a tendency to make bush look stupid and accidental. the film only really focused on the war in iraq in the most narrow sense. it barely touched guantanamo or the patriot act, things that are so fundamentally terrifying that they could not have happened without some really smart maneuvering. i've thought for a long time that this representation of bush has actually helped facilitate all of this shit. i guess i was just surprised that stone was still buying it.