I just wrote this on Lotus' journal, and didn't realize that it would make more sense on my own. So, copied and pasted here for your enjoyment.
My own thoughts: I'm not worried at the moment. Honestly, any of the guys I actually wanted were eliminated in the primaries. While many of us would've been quite relieved if Kerry had won, but how long would that good feeling last? Isn't the spirit of democracy somewhat tarnished when we "vote against" instead of "vote for?" I am also disturbed by a new trend this year: many supporters and opponents of Bush have based their stances on issues in which the office of the President has little to no authority concerning, many of whom basing their decision on only one or two of said issues instead of considering the importance of the big picture. We didn't elect a king; Approaching the democratic process as doing so is a threat to democracy in and of itself. Democracy and our way of life is only truly threatened when we convince ourselves that we are powerless to stop it.
In conclusion, we've had bad presidents before, but the Great Social Experiment has endured. Our Constitution has been threatened in the past, but her enemies have found her to be a tougher foe than they could've imagined. The checks-and-balance system, while it seems to be failing now, has always tilted towards justice in our darkest hours. Any serious look at our history shows that this wasn't our nation's most important election, and that we are not in our deepest quagmire of corruption, nor are we seeing the end. Because if that motherfucker tries it, there will always be someone to step up and take back our country. There will always be a John Marshall, an Earl Warren, a Teddy Roosevelt, a Martin Luther King, a George Washington, a Sam Houston, a Will Rogers, an Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and any of the other heroes that we too quickly have forgotten.
We will not be crucified on an oily cross of gold.
Bonus points if you name the guy from whom I stole the last line.
My own thoughts: I'm not worried at the moment. Honestly, any of the guys I actually wanted were eliminated in the primaries. While many of us would've been quite relieved if Kerry had won, but how long would that good feeling last? Isn't the spirit of democracy somewhat tarnished when we "vote against" instead of "vote for?" I am also disturbed by a new trend this year: many supporters and opponents of Bush have based their stances on issues in which the office of the President has little to no authority concerning, many of whom basing their decision on only one or two of said issues instead of considering the importance of the big picture. We didn't elect a king; Approaching the democratic process as doing so is a threat to democracy in and of itself. Democracy and our way of life is only truly threatened when we convince ourselves that we are powerless to stop it.
In conclusion, we've had bad presidents before, but the Great Social Experiment has endured. Our Constitution has been threatened in the past, but her enemies have found her to be a tougher foe than they could've imagined. The checks-and-balance system, while it seems to be failing now, has always tilted towards justice in our darkest hours. Any serious look at our history shows that this wasn't our nation's most important election, and that we are not in our deepest quagmire of corruption, nor are we seeing the end. Because if that motherfucker tries it, there will always be someone to step up and take back our country. There will always be a John Marshall, an Earl Warren, a Teddy Roosevelt, a Martin Luther King, a George Washington, a Sam Houston, a Will Rogers, an Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and any of the other heroes that we too quickly have forgotten.
We will not be crucified on an oily cross of gold.
Bonus points if you name the guy from whom I stole the last line.
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