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A lot of how I feel about the US politically has already been said by Wicker and Fortunato... I consider myself very liberal (with the occasional financially conservative leanings, though my bleeding heart typically wins out on those inner battles), and I feel a bit lost and non-represented in this representative democracy. I'm fortunate enough to live in Massachusetts, which is a very liberal state and will always vote Democratic in the national conventions, but at the same time I find that being tied to this bi-partisan system of government ultimately disenfranchises the individual.
Take the election of 2000, as an example. I was 18, so this was the first election that I could vote in, so naturally I was really excited. I was a freshman in college and definitely breathing in the political vigor of my campus. I was also extremely passionate about gay rights, which seemed to be an up-and-coming hot button topic (which, honestly, boggled my mind because I just didn't understand how the Right could take their religion to argue that a person couldn't marry the person that they loved)... And I remember sitting there and watching the debate between George W. and Gore... And to my utter shock and disappointment - Gore outwardly said that he opposed gay marriage.
I was pissed. This was THE Democrat that I wanted to vote for... Yet he was opposed to basic human liberties? My heart essentially sunk as I realized that He did not represent ME... But as a slave to this bi-partisan system, I HAD to vote for him, lest the Greater of two Evils win (of course there was Nader, but there's simply no room for another party - let's be honest... and he diluted the Democratic vote).
It's how I continue to feel - I think that the Republicans are greedy money-grubbing Big Business twats who twist and turn and slant and spin words and news and have absolutely no connection to the 99%... They're absolute brilliant Sultans of Spin - I actually marvel at how much they control and poison the so-called "liberal" media...
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But at the same time, I think that the Democrats (Obama included) are gutless. I understand that they are trying to strike a compromise, but it's like trying to shake hands with a brick wall filled witch cobras... To be honest, I feel as though we need to use some of the aggressive predatory tactics that the Republicans use just to fight back...
WHY IS GAY MARRIAGE EVEN AN ISSUE ANYMORE?! PEOPLE ARE FUCKING STARVING AND JOBLESS IN THIS COUNTRY BUT YET NOT ALLOWING A MAN TO MARRY ANOTHER MAN IS SOMEHOW AN IMPORTANT CAUSE TO TAKE UP?! REALLY?! THAT'S A FUCKING PRODUCTIVE WAY TO USE YOU AND YOUR CONSTITUENTS' TIME?!
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In short:
I'm tired at how conservative this nation is. It doesn't represent me or my beliefs. And even the liberal voices don't represent me. I'm not represented at all. No joke, I don't even see the point of voting since my state will always go Democratic anyway... And those Democrats simply do not represent me.
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