While really thinking about the last 4 years, I realized that Bush’s administration really hasn’t affected me. None of my relatives lost their jobs. None of my family died in the military.
I wanted to (and probably still will) vote Kerry because I felt bad that 1000 US soldiers won’t be coming home. That thousands of innocent Iraqi civilians lost their lives. That millions of Americans lost their jobs.
But…a weight has been lifted! None of that affects me! And 4 more years of Bush probably won’t affect me personally either! I’ve simply been too compassionate for the common man. But I don’t have to be anymore. I’m just going to worry about myself and my loved ones from now on.
So go ahead. Vote for Bush, America. Lose your jobs and let your children get sent to Iraq, because I’m done giving a shit about any of you. Your problems aren’t my problems. This must be what it feels like to be a Republican, and it feels damn good.
Ah, young padawan, you have discovered the meaning of “the party of personal responsiblity.” It means being responsible to yourself personally. Enjoy the unbearable lightness of being Republican!
Just to clarify, I’m not becoming a Republican. Technically I’m not even a Democrat yet because I haven’t mailed in my registration forms (I’m 19, my first election YAY). But I may not even do that now. I’m starting to consider which European country might be nice to move to after I’m done college.
Just jump over the northern border, and there’s a European country located inexplicably where you’d think an even colder version Minnesota would be.
You could, of course, change regions in this country. If you’re fed up with the local yokels, try moving into one of the cities of the Northeast or SoCal. This has the added advantage of avoiding all the hassles associated with immigration.
Because you were old enough to vote this time last year, and I’m sure there were local elections going on in your county then, and surely you wouldn’t want to pass up your right to vote, wouldja?
Well, I will shamefully admit that I have never voted in my life (I am 30). I have now registered to vote and will be participating in my first election this fall.
I don’t even know how to vote. I don’t know if I go into this booth and there are levers to pull, or cards to punch, or what exactly will be going on. But I’ll be at the polls this fall anyway. And that is in no small part due to this board. I had never cared in the least about politics, but after reading these boards and following the cites given and putting the bong down and picking up a newspaper I actually care now.
Oh well. I’m crossing my fingers that I make the right choice and that my vote matters.
I understand what you mean. One the eve of the war in Iraq, I kept on asking my friend to turn on the radio to hear reports of the war. He did not seemed bothered by going to war, and I asked him why. He told me, “It isn’t our war”, meaning we are too old to go, neither of us have kids, so why should we give a fuck.
Hey dumbass, it affects you and your family as well, whether your addled brain thinks so or not. That’s like saying you don’t give a shit about 9/11, because is didn’t affect you.
