Thoughts on recent voting

Nov 12, 2008 22:52

For those of you reacting negatively to the Sarah Palin icon, you can relax because I voted for Obama.  When it all came down to it, I am looking for the guy who is going to have the proper temperment, and McCain could run too "hot" for me at times.  People say Obama is too cool and analytical -- shouldn't we want those qualities in the leader of ( Read more... )

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tv_elf November 13 2008, 19:59:34 UTC
Agreed. I can't explain how physically disgusted I got when the Yes on 8 people played the Hate card in their commercials. These were not good Christians pushing stronger family values. These were lies dressed up in hypocrisy.

I know you'll never agree with me < g >, but this law scares me as I've mentioned many times in my journal. I do see the blatant racism in this bill. (By the way; rich gays? Wow so very stereotypically prejudiced. Just... Wow.) And as someone who experiences very similar reactions when going down the street, you're right, I must be imagining these prejudices. We aren't all treated like the master race.

Oh, and... "It's an attempt to overturn millennia of tradition, with a specific intent to attack conservative Judeo-Christian-Islamic beliefs and norms." Uh... Millennia??? Like in Rome? Or Greece? Or how about the marriage contracts in England? It has honestly only been *maybe* the last 100 years that hetero love came into the factors when deciding who would marry. Sure, conservative norms work great for straight men, they just buy themselves a wife. But it sucks for the women.

Yes, grumpy. Sorry. But it is hard to understand your worldview. I just... How can you love your brother if you are jealous and biased against him?

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