Comments | latnmac: Shame on you, Florida!

latnmac

Shame on you, Florida!

Nov 05, 2008 13:23

If you are one of those people who is elated by Obama's election, because you thought he was the better candidate, cheers. If you, on the other hand, see it as a moral triumph, as the day America, and Florida in particular, finally overcame racism, and became open minded enough to elect a black president, you are sadly mistaken ( Read more... )

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romantic_india November 27 2008, 10:09:10 UTC

Rainbow may be the new black, but anarchy is the new democracy. (And this is when I smack the left side of my brain.)

Oh honey...is it a valid apology if I do so on behalf of these fucktards? Either way, I'm sorry. I wish that people weren't hateful and close-minded. (But I think, if that were truly possible, we would not be human.) Unfortunately, it looks like we can't appear angry at all about this, cause then the conservatives will point and say "Hey look, we were right! They're a bunch of lawless degenerates out to [insert offensive action here, then exaggerate 10000 times] and generally take over the world." It's REALLY not fair, but thankfully there are still some things we can do.

What really gets under my skin though is that quote you included. One of the arguments that's been repeated ad nauseum in California is that the LGBT community can still get domestic partnerships/civil unions, and while there is still debate on whether or not marriages and unions have the same rights and benefits (I guess people are suddenly ( ... )

latnmac November 27 2008, 19:01:39 UTC

Do I mind? I was fixing to ask you the same thing! :-)

romantic_india November 27 2008, 22:08:41 UTC

Oh yay! (I figured that asking first would be the polite thing to do.) And yes, you may add me. :)

Btw, I am in love with your header.

latnmac November 27 2008, 23:19:29 UTC

Thank you! :-) Besides being a great writer, you have impeccable taste. Lol.