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Highlights from my election night party
Nov. 3rd, 2004 04:47 amA few memorable quotes.
Me: "Wow, they sure do like Bush in Wisconsin."
Punk Rock Chick Whose Name I Didn't Catch: "THEY ALSO BEAT GAYS IN WISCONSIN!!!"
NOTE: Wisconsin is where the infamous Matthew Sheppard murder took place. I think it is unfair and disgusting to blame all of Wisconsin for the actions of three dumb jocks.
Amy: "I can't go to bed without Ohio!"
I was the only person there who doesn't work with Adam and Amy at Barnes & Noble. I was also the only Bush-voter in the room. But considering how bookstore employees are reknowned for being ultra-left pro-anarchy Marxist liberals, this was unsurprising ;) I had a good time, honestly. I made fun of Bush as much as everyone else, because, let's face it, it's easy to do. We ate pizza, watched the Daily Show, and played Scrabble. If only all political discourse could be so civil.
Now is part where elections get ugly. I'm already seeing posts from people wailing about how they want to "leave the country!" and how we're "living in a theocracy!" To them I say, with all the gentleness and sympathy for their frustration that I can muster, you would not know what a theocracy was if it were stoning you in the street for making eye contact with a man you aren't married to. And neither would I, and neither would nearly anyone else in this country and I hope for the love of everyone's gods we NEVER have to find out. This is a country where people vote along their religious lines, true. And that makes people of some faiths happier than it does others, but we are FAR from being a theocracy.
The other statement about leaving the country.... that I have a little more problem with, simply because I find it completely insulting to the countless people who have lost their lives trying to GET to this country. (You might have heard of some of them. They hail from ACTUAL theocracies.) Go and do as you must, but do you have any idea how many people would gladly die to be where you are? Who have died?
It's not about who you voted for, it's about taking the time to realize that in spite of everything that has gone wrong and everything that will, that on our worst day, we still have it a lot better here than many people on this forsaken planet can ever imagine. And if you live here and are reading this, I would urge you to remember and take comfort in that, no matter how dark or bright the days and years ahead may seem.
Me: "Wow, they sure do like Bush in Wisconsin."
Punk Rock Chick Whose Name I Didn't Catch: "THEY ALSO BEAT GAYS IN WISCONSIN!!!"
NOTE: Wisconsin is where the infamous Matthew Sheppard murder took place. I think it is unfair and disgusting to blame all of Wisconsin for the actions of three dumb jocks.
Amy: "I can't go to bed without Ohio!"
I was the only person there who doesn't work with Adam and Amy at Barnes & Noble. I was also the only Bush-voter in the room. But considering how bookstore employees are reknowned for being ultra-left pro-anarchy Marxist liberals, this was unsurprising ;) I had a good time, honestly. I made fun of Bush as much as everyone else, because, let's face it, it's easy to do. We ate pizza, watched the Daily Show, and played Scrabble. If only all political discourse could be so civil.
Now is part where elections get ugly. I'm already seeing posts from people wailing about how they want to "leave the country!" and how we're "living in a theocracy!" To them I say, with all the gentleness and sympathy for their frustration that I can muster, you would not know what a theocracy was if it were stoning you in the street for making eye contact with a man you aren't married to. And neither would I, and neither would nearly anyone else in this country and I hope for the love of everyone's gods we NEVER have to find out. This is a country where people vote along their religious lines, true. And that makes people of some faiths happier than it does others, but we are FAR from being a theocracy.
The other statement about leaving the country.... that I have a little more problem with, simply because I find it completely insulting to the countless people who have lost their lives trying to GET to this country. (You might have heard of some of them. They hail from ACTUAL theocracies.) Go and do as you must, but do you have any idea how many people would gladly die to be where you are? Who have died?
It's not about who you voted for, it's about taking the time to realize that in spite of everything that has gone wrong and everything that will, that on our worst day, we still have it a lot better here than many people on this forsaken planet can ever imagine. And if you live here and are reading this, I would urge you to remember and take comfort in that, no matter how dark or bright the days and years ahead may seem.
