Politically (un)Aware
I am making a point to learn more about politics. I am going down to VA on Saturday to campaign for Obama and while I believe whole-heartedly that he is what this country needs (and I am not just speaking as a Democrat here...), I am growing increasingly frustrated with the fact that I don't have the time to fully educate myself. I started yesterday by delving further into both candidates' platforms. It taught me one thing: I am definitely still a Democrat.
I need to be more well-rounded and politically savvy. There's so much bullshit being thrown around this year that I need to arm myself to wade through it all. The mess of commercials and smear ads...it's hard to tell what is the truth anymore.
The more I research, though, the more disenchanted I become with our whole political system. We are all really self-absorbed. Take this latest economic crisis...we sat back and let it all crumble until the personal risk was at a breaking point. NOW it's time to step in and do something? Right. Waiting was a smart choice.
I know this is uncharacteristic of me. But if I'm going to go on this journey of discovery, I feel obliged to take you all along with me.
I need to be more well-rounded and politically savvy. There's so much bullshit being thrown around this year that I need to arm myself to wade through it all. The mess of commercials and smear ads...it's hard to tell what is the truth anymore.
The more I research, though, the more disenchanted I become with our whole political system. We are all really self-absorbed. Take this latest economic crisis...we sat back and let it all crumble until the personal risk was at a breaking point. NOW it's time to step in and do something? Right. Waiting was a smart choice.
I know this is uncharacteristic of me. But if I'm going to go on this journey of discovery, I feel obliged to take you all along with me.
posted by haze at 9:06 PM
1 Comments:
I think all systems are corrupt... although they usually start with great ideas and theories, in the transition to practice, the actual implementation, our sick and twisted greed and power hunger get in the way.
I agree with you, though. Of all the choices, I believe in Obama most. I feel like he could be the less corrupt of the whole lot. At least I hope so.
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