Change

Nov 05, 2008 00:18

You don't need me to point out the obvious, but the state of California has agreed with the rest of the country in their choice for Barack Obama. Why? Because people want change, and reading everyone's thoughts on "change" leads me to believe that this is why people voted for him. Problem is, when I read shit like, "America is ready for change, ( Read more... )

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joay November 5 2008, 14:37:36 UTC
Don't be an idiot and vote Obama just because everyone else is voting Obama.

this ended up happening anyways.

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keitastyles November 5 2008, 16:06:34 UTC
Yeah, and it was inevitable, really. What's sad is I keep overhearing people ON THE CSUS CAMPUS talking about how they voted Obama and Kevin Johnson (former NBA superstar, now running for mayor of Sacramento), and left. Their reason? Because they're black ( ... )

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joay November 5 2008, 16:24:45 UTC
i agree. i didn't vote for obama because i sincerely did not agree with a lot of his views and policies he was proposing, not because he was BLACK. but even my brother-in-law, a puerto rican from a ghetto thought i was racist because i wanted a "white guy" because my boyfriend is "white ( ... )

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keitastyles November 5 2008, 16:46:38 UTC
That's exactly why I've been scared of these elections for years, and granted we didn't really know it'd be Obama v. McCain, signs pointed to that a long time ago. My dad hit it on the head when he said, "Really, those two are the best we've got?" I've had my differences with my father, but this is most definitely something I strongly agree with him on.

One of my classmates said, "If ignorance is bliss, then why do I still hate living in this country?" I couldn't agree more.

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dragond November 5 2008, 20:38:46 UTC
my parents wanted mcsame to win because he fought in the vn war, their friends also said they will vote for him for that same reason. A flawed reason I would say but I voted for Obama not because of the color of his skin but on his stances on various issues. I don't think he has made his campaign based on the issue on the color of his skin, but others take up the reason to do so which drives me nuts. People should be better educated and informed on how this system works in order to make better choices to govern their own damn selves. People are too ignorant to take their own initiative and would believe any media because they don't check facts themselves. This is the flaw of democracy. Even more so that one person will never represent a majority. But like you said, not everyone wants change. Lets see if they are now going to go around and say, "Can you spare some CHANGE?"

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