I which we delve (sort of) into politics

[framlingem]

Politics - from the Greek Polis, meaning the people, and tic, meaning blood-sucking parasite.

As much as I have never been what you might call fond of Mr. Bush, today's thing with the Constitution and the events leading up to it have made me even less so.

He is implying that people I care about very much are less than human, and that is unforgiveable.

He is implying that there is a group of people more deserving of respect than another group of people, and that is unforgiveable.

He is implying that it is all right to mix personal religious beliefs with state decisions which affect people who do not hold those same beliefs, and that is unforgiveable.

He is saying that something can be considered right for the sole reason that it has been considered right for a long time, and that is unforgiveable.

He is demonstrating to children that it is all right to hate someone for something which is an intrinsic part of them, and that is unforgiveable.

He is demonstrating that the most powerful man in the world does not care about the rights of people on the periphery, and that is unforgiveable.

However, he has caused me to wish I was an American citizen - so that I might vote for someone else.

I believe that he believes he is a good man and a good Christian. So did Hitler. The only reason the latter might frighten me more is because Hitler was a very bright, charismatic man. However, Bush's particular brand of idiocy leads to blindness. Hitler believed he was right because of a burning passion. Bush believes he is right because he cannot conceive of any other way.

If I could speak to him, I would tell him that he will be remembered in History as an influential American President... but listed next to Nixon, not Woodrow Wilson or Roosevelt.

Comments

[anigo.livejournal.com]

Excuse me? I missed this. Is this recent? (I mean, other than the recent past couple of weeks)

What I don't understand is, for pete's sake, if you're not hurting anybody else, then what's the freekin' problem. So what if you believe that a person is going to rot in hell for, say, painting their toenails a particular shade of purple. If you feel strongly about it, tell the person of your believe, then back the feck off. I have a right to tell you how I feel, and then you have the right to listen to me or not. I do not have the right to get in your face about it. This goes for many things. Religion, politics, sexuality. My beliefs are X, so there. I have the right to believe them. I have the right to want to share them, and gosh darn it, you have the right not to give a fig about my beliefs, ignore me completely (because i do NOT have the right to harrass you with my beliefs) and then go off and believe whatever the heck you want.

Damn, can't we all just get along and leave what is not actually hurting YOU alone?

[ex-dead-man403.livejournal.com]

Brilliant! I'm far more afraid of him than any terrorist.

[anneheart.livejournal.com]

On behalf of America, I apologise for that.

I didn't vote for him and shall not the next time around.

[dracole.livejournal.com]

Good points, though I'm not sure about the Hitler thingy. I see the comparison you're trying to make, but while denying gay people's rights is horrible, its not quite as bad as trying to slaughter all of them. Besides, he did make an effort after 9/11 to publicly state that no American should hold Muslims responsible, which was not the case with Japanese in America when we were at bad terms with Japan several decades earlier. I don't know, maybe I like to see some good in everyone.

Anywho, I totally agree that gay people should have the right to marry. Here's a link ( http://www.livejournal.com/users/dracole/3771.html ) to a rant I did on this about ten days ago.

[quiva.livejournal.com]

I had an lj discussion going on with someone else that began with the realization that NOT ONCE since I turned 18 and began to vote have I ever voted _for_ a candidate. I have always been forced to take the "Well I definitely don't want X in office so my only other choice is Y" voting approach. It's very sad. Not a single candidate on any level of government have I felt good about backing and voting "for."

And I was _involved_ in politics for cripes sake!

[http://users.livejournal.com/__enigma__/]

I just read a couple of Michael Moore books and he has some very interesting points to make.

I found it particularly amusing that Bush's tax cuts have just given Michael a load of money, so he has set up www.spendmikestaxcut.com