The obligatory post-election post

[theshiversbaby]

Seriously, do you really need another "I voted! Yay democracy!" post clogging your friends page, closely followed by an "OHNO! Bush might actually WIN! Democracy is DEAD!" post? No, you do not. If Bush wins, this time around, it will be because he honestly got the most votes as the result of a fair election. I do not want to hear your Diebold

Comments

[00101010]

I think part of the problem, and part of what happened yesterday with the lower dem turnout than expected, is that the democratic party no longer represents all the people it used to. Both major parties are so deeply entrenched in the pockets of big business that, for all intents and purposes, they are the same at this point. The most important issues of our time are all but ignored: gay rights, electoral reform, campaign finance reform, the budget crisis, the environment.

I think many people who voted for John Kerry were casting their vote against Bush. There is nothing wrong with that. We have a fucked-up system that ensures that you have to vote for the lesser of two evils. I am truly sorry that the majority of Americans have selected Chimpy as the lesser evil, but I will accept that he now has a mandate from the people, albeit a small one. Given the problems I mentioned above, I intend to focus future political effort on advancing the cause of a third party, probably the Green party. I encourage everyone who is frustrated with the

[theshiversbaby]

As far as there being nothing wrong with casting a ballot "against" Bush - I don't disagree. But I think the problem is that too many Democrats thought, "If I cast a vote for Kerry, I'm saying I think Kerry's awesome, and I don't" - so they didn't vote at all. And instead of trying to build support for Kerry, they only tried to build hatred for Bush. Some might say that both of those actions work toward the same goal, but I disagree. I don't think intense loathing for Bush was a big enough motivator to get people to vote, and I think this election has proven that

[00101010]

But you love wining.

[theshiversbaby]

Was that spelling error made on purpose? Because I hope so.

[paperthinwalls]

thank you. i am absolutely bookmarking this entry. if you don't mind. :)

[theshiversbaby]

bookmark away

I'm glad so many people are being supportive here. I was afraid I was going to piss a few people off by saying this.

[ex_leopardp]

Ok, so you have some valid points here. Whining about it isn't going to change things (But damnit, I need to vent a little and I am going to exercise my Freedom of Speech and do so

[theshiversbaby]

It's true...as a young adult with no dependents and practically no male relatives who could be drafted, I can't empathize with how you feel right now. In that sense, I don't think that my comments here could truly apply to you. You've got people to look out for and take care of, while as a single female, I don't have as much to lose. I don't have to worry about the safety of my children since I don't have any, so I admit I can't really know how a parent feels right now

[ex_leopardp]

Thanks hon. Honestly, I'm glad you don't have kids right now. This is scary as hell. My stomach actually hurts.

So does this mean I can whine:-)

[theshiversbaby]

It means...BREAK OUT THE VODKA!

[theshiversbaby]

I'm definitely afraid that, since he (obviously) won't be up for reelection 4 years from now, his policies are going to become even more extreme because he doesn't have to worry about pissing anyone off. Basically, we can all say goodbye to any hopes we had of him become more moderate. Moderate? President Bush? Ha ha, that's funny.

I think we need to focus our efforts on tempering his views and supporting our Democratic representatives in Congress. They're going to need all the help they can get. The Supreme Court thing honestly frightens me the most...I think it's for sure he's going to be appointing two or three judges, and obviously all of them will be conservatives. And he won't have a hard time getting them approved, either. Since there isn't anything I can do about that, though...I'm not letting myself get too worked up over it. It could possibly fuck life up for a lot of us women but I swear, Roe v. Wade will be overturned over my dead and mutilated body.

[kalandaka]

(i'm a friend of andyh3000) but i just wanted to say that my dead and mutilitated body will be right there if roe v wade is overturned. no way in hell is that happening.

[00101010]

"approving Justices" -- The judicial fallout from this election is ABSOLUTELY the scariest thing about the outcome, if you ask me. Mark my words, the Supreme Court is going to be drastically different in four years. [sarcasm]I look forward to a time when every courthouse has the ten commandments out front and we're all free to practice whatever religion we want, as long as it's evangelical protestant Christianity.[/sarcasm]

why I'm wearing an I Heart Canada tshirt

[bluespiralbound]

"This was not an election. This was station identification."

Re: why I'm wearing an I Heart Canada tshirt

[theshiversbaby]

I hold the Democratic party to much higher standards than I do the Republican party for reasons I need not go into here. The Democratic party is in serious trouble - as this article and several others I have read point out. Our adored "Youth Vote" never materialized. We lost many minority voters to the Republicans. Overall, it seems that we've clearly become the minority in this country. I do not blame a huge voting bloc of Christian fundamentalists for winning this election. I blame my own party for losing it. If we want to become the majority again, we need to take some responsibility, for the sake of our party and our nation. Jokes about college students running off to Canada are growing stale unless one is truly and hopelessly resigned.

As for me - "I know. But I do not approve. And I am not resigned." - Edna St. Vincent Millay, "Dirge Without Music"