soo.... what's new, everybody?
haha. yeah right. obviously i'm gonna write about politics right now. i'm surprised it took me this long (a whole day and a half!) to actually log into lj and ramble on about the extreme awesomeness that was election day. but honestly, the day after, i was just in such a happy daze, i couldn't really get my thoughts together. even now, with two nights' sleep in between president obama's (okay, president-ELECT obama, technically, but seriously. president obama? how good does that sound?) acceptance speech and now, i still really don't have much to say. i mean, i have PLENTY to say, and i've been saying it to anyone who'll listen, but it's all so jumbled and emotional that it would never sound right written down.
basically, this is amazing. it's not like we've never witnessed history before. the oklahoma bombing. columbine. 9-11. katrina. the last eight years in iraq. but to be able to finally witness some POSITIVE history... it's.... i don't even know. it's such a gift. and sooooo many people voted!! that's so amazing!! finally!! i mean, obviously things won't change over night. so while the election of obama as president, not to mention as the first black president (which, seriously, could be a whole other blog entry in and of itself to talk about the pure awesome that this means, not only for black americans, but for everybody else, all other minorities, everybody whose ever been told "no, you can't"... god... so powerful, so so powerful), and it clearly signals great change in the country, i think more than that it signals the potential for even greater change. that's one of the many reasons i love obama. not only is his election socially historic and such a great step forward for this country, but he's got the policies and the know-how and the intelligence and the cool head to be so much more than just a symbol. i know politicians are usually full of BS, and especially as a *fingers crossed* future journalist, i'm running the risk of sounding really naive right now, but i honestly believe he has what it takes to lead this nation and help us help ourselves to STOP SUCKING. that's really my only fear right now, that the american people will be so exhausted from this looooooong process and they'll fall into a trap of thinking, well, that's over, it's awesome, the hard part's done. but we can't lose that momentum. record numbers of people voted. okay. good. let's keep it going! so now let's have record number of people watching the news. record number of people reading the papers. record number of people getting involved and staying vigilante and keeping watch on what's going on. even the simple act of just talking about it, to whoever, is a good thing. the more people care, the more we'll be able to get this country on the right track.
change.govgo to this web site. check it out. sign up for a mailing list if they have one (i don't know if they do, i haven't had time to explore yet, but his campaign site had one so i'm assuming this site might, too). just keep track of what's going on. because it affects us all. more than that, it's going to affect future generations. anything we do wrong will fall to them. but so will anything right, so let's try our hardest to get it right, shall we?
okay, now on another note... WHAT WERE YOU THINKING, CALIFORNIA?!?!?!?!?!?
i can't even tell you how appaled i am that prop 8 passed. and similar bans in other states. and the fact that one state (which one it was eludes me right now, but look it up on google, you'll find it) took away the right for gay people to adopt children is nothing short of irresponsible. even ignoring the fact that it's hateful and discriminatory, it's just plain IRRESPONSIBLE. honestly, i don't even know what to say or where to start. i'm so disgusted on so many levels and for so many reasons, i really don't know what to say.
i don't care what the right wing religious say. i don't care about boogus statements that start with "studies show" and end in "hate hate HATE." IF YOU DON'T LIKE GAY MARRIAGE, DON'T GET ONE!!!!! i fail to see how what two consenting adults decide to do with their private lives, when it physically, emotionally or mentally harms neither themselves or anyone around them, is the business of anyone except those two consenting adults. it's hate, it's discrimination, it's bigotry and it's WRONG. how can we as americans, in good conscience, continue to send our men and women in uniform to die in the middle east and let our government say it's for freedom, when here we are at home, oppressing and marginalizing our own citizens? like i said, i'm disgusted.
and yeah, okay, i'm straight, so why should i care? because we're all human. we all have to live on this planet together. and the hope is maybe one day we can do it peacefully, no matter what your age, gender, race, sexual orientation, etc etc etc. it's not a gay issue, it's a human issue. gay rights are human rights. any other adjective you could stick in front of "rights," women's voting rights in the '20s, civil rights in the '60s, it's not just the burden of that group, it's the burden of all of us. it should matter to everyone.
okay, i'm running out of words, so i'll get off my soap box now. lol.
but in all seriousness, let's just keep the positive going. we owe it to ourselves and each other.
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