brief political rant

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Telling me that you know a gay person who likes Palin and that I should therefore calm down about your voting decision that you seem to be waving in my face as some bizarre display of supposed intellectual superiority does not, in any way, make you less obnoxious or less of a bigot. Similarly, bandying about your wild and crazy past does not, in any way, make your casual desire to restrict my freedoms less sinister. And finally, while it may not be personal to you, it's personal to me.

The Republicans keep framing this election in militaristic terms, so let me spell it out for you in words you can understand. You may be in this fight because you like to fight; more power to you. Believe it or not, I really get it. I wish I could be in this fight just for the frivolities of my nature too; might be fun. But I can't.

Elections like this are a fight for my life. And if you think that's hyperbole? Congrats on the luxury.

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[brewsternorth.livejournal.com]

Telling me that you know a gay person who likes Palin and that I should therefore calm down about your voting decision that you seem to be waving in my face as some bizarre display of supposed intellectual superiority does not, in any way, make you less obnoxious or less of a bigot.

No kidding. To a far, far, lesser extent, that's like saying you aren't being obnoxious because you know a woman who likes Palin, and hey, notice the Dems aren't running a woman in this race? (Conveniently omitting the fact that, hey, this woman doesn't particularly seem interested in the self-determination of women. Except when they're her beloved offspring.)

Ooooooffff. American politics makes me *facepalm* a lot. All I can hold on to is a sense that "this too will pass".