So, my friend showed me this article from CNN about how Obama wants input on the teacher's lessons to make sure that children work hard and stay in school. Apparently republican parents were outraged because they thought he would fill their children's minds with "socialistic propaganda" riiiiiiiiggghhhhttt..... cause Obama is a socialist... I don't think they understand socialism. People need to relax on that I think. You're America, (fuck yeah!) you're a first world country, you have freedom of speach, your biggest problem is that you're obese... you don't have it that bad. This isn't China so stop throwing around the word communism and socialism like you know what you're talking about. Also, did you forget who your last president was?? The mess he left for Obama...please calm down and have patience. Yes your economy sucks so I understand that you're frustrated, but he is working on it!! It's going to take a long time. He even said that it will be years before you start to see some improvement and it hasn't even been one year and you're freaking out! He has people working on the economy so while that is going on, how bad is it that he's working on making your health care availible for everyone and your kids stay in school? Apparently that makes him an evil dictator... that is messed.
Anywho, I said something about it on my status on facebook and was shocked as hell when people were AGAINST me! Who knew I had crazy conservatives on my facebook.... I'm not huge on politics, but it really upset me to see how upset people were, and were saying "Huessien Obama is a communist" and crap like that - and I live in Canada!! We have free health care (which is kinda what Obama wants for his country) and instead of going "yeah baby! Health care here is awesome! I don't have to worry about going broke if I get sick. Go Obama!" No... he's evil. Yes it's going to be rocky cause obviously, he's changing the health care system it's a work in progress. How dare he try to give poor people a helping hand...that asshole....
Okay, I said what I wanted to say. I'm done with politics. Everyone has their oppinion and no one will budge so there's no point in getting people angry...especially stupid people that don't agree with me....har har
Sunday, September 6, 2009
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You know anything to do with change scares people and then they go into resistance mode. On our side, we can see the good that people need now. The big, bad, President Obama is scaring the big lobbyists like the insurance companies and HMO etc, etc.
Actually, the problem is "our side".
Once you have an "our side" then there must be a "their side" and then the contest begins.
Once one considers one's opinion morally superior to someone else's, you force that person into a defensive, adversarial stance.
Anyone who REALLY wants to be morally superior shouldn't pick a side or a party, and they should never slam the other side, they should instead find out what the other side really wants and why they are frightened, and help "our side" (whatever that is) make sure they get it.
Then we're all on the same side and we can devote our energy to doing good works instead of fighting over whether we should have red or blue (or orange) signs on front lawns.
The worst thing that ever happened to government was the political party system, as it allowed the uninformed to pick a side and 'root for a team', without investing in educating themselves, or ever working towards a solution.
Hey, the misunderstanding here is thinking that I'm choosing a side. If there is a side I would stand for what is good for most of the people that go without the basics in health care. "Our side", in the message simply meant I'm here in Canada looking into what's happening in the U.S.
It's true, that bringing everyone together is the best way yet there are those who are still kicking and screaming because they don't want to be a part of the whole.
Good topic.
oohhhh debate! Debate!! jk...lol
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