It's Election Day here in the US (as if you didn't know) and the future of our Country is hanging in the balance. Whether you are staunchly Republican or an avowed Democrat-4-Life, today is a momentous day that will be long remembered as a turning point in history, be it for better or worse. So, why is it that I feel so... disconnected from it all? Sure, there is some anxiety. Change is always scary, isn't it? But then, sometimes knowing that we are in for more of the same can be pretty scary, too. Either way, the fear is a weak and distant thing today. It just can't break through the weary numbness that has set in after so many months of hearing the same messages over and over again. "The Democrats are Socialists!" Who bloody cares. "The Republicans have destroyed our economy!" Well, duh! What did you expect from the "rich greedy bastards" party? Not that the Democrats are much better, but at least they let the poor people get in on the corruption, too. Why should the rich white guys be the only ones who can game the system?
You might say I'm being pretty cynical about the state of our government and society as a whole, but maybe I've just had it up to my ears with all the bull crap. Maybe I just want the world to be a little kinder, a little more honorable, a little more Utopian. We have the knowledge and resources to take care of the entire population at a comfortable standard of living, but nobody gives a crap about anybody else, so we just keep screwing each other over for the almighty dollar. Climb that ladder, pal, and don't worry about who you step on gettin' to the top! Do we really think that one little election is going to change that? I want to hope that maybe it can, but I'm not going to hold my breath. Hope makes for great campaign slogans, but in practice it too often proves to be a carrot on a stick, leading us on a fruitless and pain-filled trek that ultimately leads to bitter disappointment. I guess that's why I'm so ambivalent about this election. It won't change human nature, won't change the greed, apathy, bigotry or willful stupidity of our species. I'm not sure there's anything out there that can. Oh, well, at least I won't have to look at the Shrub's glassy-eyed monkey face for much longer. That's a plus.
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Sorry it has you down. It has been the longest election season ever, Hillary (and Obama I guess) started campaigning 18 months ago...
Next week it will all be over, barring some horrible close vote in Penn and everything all tied up. Still, we should be able to concentrate on what really matters (WAR!) and ... um.. oh yeah, Christmas, our other favorite pagan holiday.
Well, it looks like Obama won in a landslide. Glad that's over with. His acceptance speech almost made me give in to the overwhelming sense of optimism that he is trying to infect everyone with. Almost.
Definitely need to start preparing for Gulf Wars, but KWAR is this weekend and that's a bit more of a priority right now. Don't even want to think about Yule at this point. I'm broke enough as it is.
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