bleh, politics

[cavum_oris]

i hesitate to post this stuff, but i think its important and unfortunate that most people wont bother to read it. also probably a good thing because some of what im going to say would probably get me excoriated by many. i actually wouldnt mind that kind of feedback, as i actively enjoy being challenged and proven wrong, as long as its well-reasoned

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[rosiedee]

I read an article the other day that asked the reader to imagine, "what if Hillary Clinton made a speech on gender like Obama did for race?" And my first reaction was, you know, YEAH! That would be so great

[deviantsaint]

I've spent 7 years so far in the army. I've served under male and female leadership. I've given the subject of women in the military and women leadership alot of thought. Being a psychological operations specialist I often try to find the hidden and subconcious acts and triggers for certain social phenomena

[lostraven]

Attention: LJ says my comment of 6425 characters is too long. I have

[lostraven]

I think it also deserves to be mentioned that this plays into the "multi-
faceted appeal" that you mentioned in your comments. He has many different
ways to appeal to a broad demographic. This means he has a better chance
of matching up to those social constructions I was talking about earlier.
And of course that means, he'll get more votes. Whether this chameleon
approach is genuine or deceptive, I'm not to say.

4.) Regarding Olbermann's tirade... do I really have to respond to this
piece of ratings-driven propoganda news? Ok, so I can look deeper and
see more than that, but wow, I just can't stand listening to that tripe.

5.) Regarding your points of view...

* "it is stupid to pretend that race is not a factor, that people arent
thinking about it, however secretly." Yes, but as was mentioned in the