Night you keep talking about this revloution. Well I think it started. Today people spoke up and said that status quo just will not cut it anymore.
No.
I Admire Obama, honestly. Many of his concepts mentioned in his debates ran eerily similar to my thoughts and dreams of changes;
His thoughts on the reforms of Detroit.. I swear I was thinking just the same thing before he started on discussing their situation and how they are too slow to get with the market trend, which right now is fuel efficiency. He mentioned that abortion is a serious issue, but that people really need to focus some attention on preventing it from being an issue in the first place, which is what I've always believed. Several things.
What I hate though is how the white man has been discredited in this whole event.
If you didn't vote for Obama then somehow, some way you were boxed into being a redneck who was scared of a Black president. I'm perfectly fine with having one, C. Powell i'd vote for, as thats someone with credentials.
Jesse Jackson mentions the event was reconciliation for white people. Well fucking news flash, I haven't had any slaves, nor will I. Nor have I owned and operated a whites only restroom stall. I don't need fucking reconciliation.
The whole even has been nothing but a trend. Kids that don't know better, have voted on him simply because he was more in touch with the youth via internet or other places such as myspace etc. Most of them not even knowing their stances on issues casting votes.
America has fallen in love with imagery. We have whored our values out to the point that we have to look a certain way, rather than be qualified or have the right credentials.
I too, enjoyed the feeling of seeing the people jubilant over their sense of accomplishment. I enjoyed seeing the message they sent to Bush by celebrating in front of the white house. The feeling of seeing multi ethnic unison at Obama's victory speech was great.
But at the end of the day I know I cant allow myself to fall into this orgy of imagery, because the reality is that I know nothing about this guy, and he hasn't proved anything yet.
Theres the saying "Never look a gift horse in the mouth".
Take advice from the Trojans: you'll definitely want to look that gift horse in the mouth.
I want a no party system, or to be inclusive of many more parties/candidates for the presidential election rather than just two.
I want the electoral vote dissolved.
I want to be able to decide at least 1% of where my taxes go - education, defense spending etc.
That is my revolution, and I can't rely on that change to come from a senator or a president promising change. That has to come from me, and for me to voice my opinion so.
I've certainly enjoyed the foray into politics this year. This is really my first year waking up and learning about many factors an operations, so needless to say I was disappointed to learn about how some of the strings are pulled. Good to learn about though, as it gives me fuel to campaign or protest whenever possible
And I enjoyed watching the outside the lines thinkers, and seeing folks who aren't chained down to conventional thinking and in Washington's pockets. People like Ventura and Ron Paul have really inspired me that there is hope to succeed politically outside the fringe of the trend.
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