Anyone that knows me knows that I am neither Republican nor Democrat so keep that in mind while reading this :-)
I went to my nephews Birthday Party this weekend and man, I was surrounded by kool-aid drinking Republicans... yikes!!!
Man, it was scary.
I sat there listening for as long as I could stand it and then excused myself to go play with the kids... the things they were saying were quite frightening but at the same time shed a little light on why Bush was voted in twice and why the United States has gone downhill.
Essentially, they are all very afraid of this "change" that Obama keeps speaking of. They are all quite happy to "stay the course" and to continue yet another term of "more of the same" (i.e. they want Bush 2.0).
They tried very hard not to pull the "race card" but I could tell that was a very big factor for them as well.
They were discussing finances and investments and they are concerned about this "change" Obama speaks of and how it will affect them in terms of their financial investments.
The scary thing is that they really feel that the Bush era has been great and that everything is just fine the way it is. They see no problem with the war in Iraq. If their "boy" says there are WMDs and we should be there "fighting the terrorists" then by god that is where we should be.
Like I said, it was quite scary.
These people are so brain-washed by the Republican Party and are so far removed from reality.
However, I did think it was nice to hear that they all personally believe Obama will win :-)
The way they were talking though, its as if they feel that if a Democrat wins that "their America" will just not be the same... as if it will be worse. I personally don't see how it could be worse. Come on, look at the state of things. We as a nation and the world in general were doing fine before Bush came into office. Sure, there were and still are problems in this world but most of it is simply not our business.
The Middle East has been at war with each other since before the bible was written so what gives the United States the right to play World Police and send all of our children, Moms and Dads and other loved ones into Iraq to try to bring "peace"? That just isn't going to happen and if it was, believe me it will not happen at the hands of Americans.
If the people of the Middle East want to play nice and accept peace between their nations it will have to be a decision made either through diplomatic or non-diplomatic means between those nations. Outside parties such as the United States have no business dictating how these people should live PERIOD
Since Bush came into office, "terrorists" we trained attacked our country and with absolutely no evidence and zero support from the United Nations, we invaded the wrong country. In doing so we made ourselves a target for every "terrorist" in the known world and we made long-time allies around the world withdraw from us like we were the plague. Our economy is in shambles, Gas prices are through the roof and even our Vice President has moved all of his investments overseas (primarily British investments now).
We are building schools in Iraq so that the Iraqi children who want to risk their lives for education can learn yet our own school systems are going down so fast that not even the FCAT can save them.
This is "their America".
I'm not sure about you but I don't feel so good about "their America".
I went to my nephews Birthday Party this weekend and man, I was surrounded by kool-aid drinking Republicans... yikes!!!
Man, it was scary.
I sat there listening for as long as I could stand it and then excused myself to go play with the kids... the things they were saying were quite frightening but at the same time shed a little light on why Bush was voted in twice and why the United States has gone downhill.
Essentially, they are all very afraid of this "change" that Obama keeps speaking of. They are all quite happy to "stay the course" and to continue yet another term of "more of the same" (i.e. they want Bush 2.0).
They tried very hard not to pull the "race card" but I could tell that was a very big factor for them as well.
They were discussing finances and investments and they are concerned about this "change" Obama speaks of and how it will affect them in terms of their financial investments.
The scary thing is that they really feel that the Bush era has been great and that everything is just fine the way it is. They see no problem with the war in Iraq. If their "boy" says there are WMDs and we should be there "fighting the terrorists" then by god that is where we should be.
Like I said, it was quite scary.
These people are so brain-washed by the Republican Party and are so far removed from reality.
However, I did think it was nice to hear that they all personally believe Obama will win :-)
The way they were talking though, its as if they feel that if a Democrat wins that "their America" will just not be the same... as if it will be worse. I personally don't see how it could be worse. Come on, look at the state of things. We as a nation and the world in general were doing fine before Bush came into office. Sure, there were and still are problems in this world but most of it is simply not our business.
The Middle East has been at war with each other since before the bible was written so what gives the United States the right to play World Police and send all of our children, Moms and Dads and other loved ones into Iraq to try to bring "peace"? That just isn't going to happen and if it was, believe me it will not happen at the hands of Americans.
If the people of the Middle East want to play nice and accept peace between their nations it will have to be a decision made either through diplomatic or non-diplomatic means between those nations. Outside parties such as the United States have no business dictating how these people should live PERIOD
Since Bush came into office, "terrorists" we trained attacked our country and with absolutely no evidence and zero support from the United Nations, we invaded the wrong country. In doing so we made ourselves a target for every "terrorist" in the known world and we made long-time allies around the world withdraw from us like we were the plague. Our economy is in shambles, Gas prices are through the roof and even our Vice President has moved all of his investments overseas (primarily British investments now).
We are building schools in Iraq so that the Iraqi children who want to risk their lives for education can learn yet our own school systems are going down so fast that not even the FCAT can save them.
This is "their America".
I'm not sure about you but I don't feel so good about "their America".
2 comments:
It is interesting to note that I spent the 4th of July with some friends from Puerto Rico and Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic).
While Puerto Rico is not a State, it is treated like one... but still, their view on the politics of the United States is much the same as most people from outside of the U.S.
Both my friends from Puerto Rico and the ones from the Dominican Republic seemed to echo my feelings on how the United States, especially under the Bush administration, wants to play World Police in an environment that totally does not agree with that policy.
It was rather refreshing to hear their views on Politics in the United States. Unlike my Republican Family, they fully recognized the mistakes of our government where my family seems to be oblivious of what is really going on.
I will say I am deeply saddened by my family and the way they blindly follow their party rather than thinking with their own heart.
I am with you man. What makes me sad, is that there is no real opposition. Election irregularities in 2000 were not followed up decisevly - in other countries elections are repeated if irregularities may influence the outcome. Kerry lost on purpose in 2004 - this is how the 3rd sparring looked to me. The Democratic majority in Congress is not brave enough to stand up to Bush's veto threat in 2008. Anyway, I believe that whoever wins now, it will be like a bright Spring after 8 years of a gloomy sardonic Fall.
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