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[thejabberwock]

oh dear god.  The US population just elected ANOTHER idiot for twelve years straight.  I think we can officially rival Mexico. Or Zimbabwe.

One who wants to bankrupt one of the largest industries we have left, and thus make us even more enslaved for foreign energy sources...
...and who think welfare states of huge populations actually work...AND

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[redatt]

~pets~ My f'list isn't cynical enough for me, either.

[thejabberwock]

The whole, "yay for a new tomorrow, yay for peace and yay for hope!" thing just cements one saying in my mind:
If what a politician says sounds too good to be true, it's because it's too good to be true.

[redatt]

"The more things change; the more they stay the same." ;~)

[dawnfinder]

Hooray for libertarians.

Thought I was the only one.

*shakes her hand*

[thejabberwock]

We are a dying breed, I'm afraid=.=

-makes a 'Libertarian Missourians!' club, just for us. We have flags.-

[xanny]

I found myself rather underwhelmed by the election... probably has to do with the fact that, to be completely honest, I wasn't thrilled by the idea of Obama OR McCain becoming president.

And... holy crap, people. -.-; My reaction to my friend's going "OMGYAY!" "SOHAPPY!" and "I FEEL LIKE I'M GOING TO CRY WITH JOY!" was a rolling of eyes and a vague nausea.

In general, I'm thinking libertarians have it right >.>; I'm (obviously) socially liberal, but I think being fiscally conservative makes a lot more sense than communism, if you know what I mean ^.~

Also, Proposition 8 is horrifying for me in quite a few ways. When I saw that it was close to passing last night, I had to turn off the computer and walk away because I just felt /ill/. I haven't had the heart to check up on it again yet.

[thejabberwock]

Yeah--we've had that discussionXD Dead dog, there

[shadowfire1986]

Animal Farm anyone? :P

[xanny]

Without going into a ginormous rant about the anti-gay-marriage votes... one of my main questions is how, exactly, do they propose to define "man" and "woman?" Because really, there are a number of people who don't fall conveniently into standard gender binary. Does someone who was born XXY instead of XX or XY have the right to marry at all, or can they just marry whomever they want?>.>

Blah.

[georgprime]

Obama was far more popular than McCain on the international stage. Foreigners are more concerned with Iraq than domestic issues, naturally.

You wanted Clinton to win? Is that a joke? Her platform is the mirror image of Obama's.

Even if McCain had won, I'd still wait until he actually started running the country to see whether or not he'd be a good President.

As for being a libertarian, America is not the place for you. I can guarantee that you'll be always disappointed in your country, no matter who gets elected.

Will America end under Obama? No. Will your life radically change in the next four years? Nope, and mine won't either.

[dawnfinder]

Funny, I've always been able to be a libertarian and yet still be proud of my country. >.> Be careful what you try to guarantee.

[shadowfire1986]

Trying to give a guarantee on emotions is always a risky buisness :P

[georgprime]

If you take things in their context, I'm talking about who gets elected. Every libertarian I know, and have read about, is disappointed in the results. They are usually disappointed when Republicans are elected too.

[shadowfire1986]

Hey :p the opposite of the "fills me with hooope" people are annoying too :P

I work at bass pro :P

About half of the employees are absolutely utterly convinced that the anti-christ (not exaggerating) was just elected. Seriously. To the point that one of them has decided not to have children because he doesn't want to bring children into the world of the end times :P

I doubt everyone's braincells at this point. We elected a president, we didn't transform anyone into an all powerful demigod who can blink and change the world...for that you need Oprah :P

(also note: I got online as soon as I heard who won just to look for one of your politics posts. :P)

[thejabberwock]

=P I never claimed that the republicans WEREN'T idiots... just that--no, no, I'll stopXD

We elected a president, we didn't transform anyone into an all powerful demigod who can blink and change the world...for that you need Oprah :P

<3~

(Aww.. I purposefully held off till morning, because I figured nothing I would post would sound intelligent past, "$#^%$*^*#$*& ANOTHER GODDAMNED THIRD RATE GOVERNOR?!?!?!")