Monday, October 27, 2008

On Prop 8

I'm making an offical endoursement for a "no" vote on Prop 8. But before I do, I'd like to open the floor to anyone who has a good reason that I should vote yes. Notice the emphasis on good. Because I've read/heard lots of reasons why people are voting yes, but they're all lame. Seriously.

* The bible says.
Yes, I suppose it does. Only, the bible isn't our law. If it was we'd live in a theocracy, and maybe you want that. I don't.
* They'll teach gay marriage in schools.
This is a lie and dumb and a lie and a scare tactic. Next!
* It hurts marriages.
You know what hurts marriages? Divorce. Las Vegas hurts marriages. Brittney Spears hurts marriages. Teens getting married just so they can have sex, that hurts marriage.
* It validates the "gay" adgenda.
What that? For people to be free from persecution and discrimination? You're right, that's downright evil.
* Three judges overruled the will of the people in the first place.
Good point. But isn't that's their job? To rule on cases where maybe the majority of people are full of shit? Because we still have a constitution, even if the majority of people wish it weren't so.
* Gays can already get similar rights in civil unions.
First off, similar isn't the same. Second, quit parsing fucking words. It either is or it isn't marriage. And if it is not marriage, then someone is being denied a right.

So, the only argument I'll except from any of you from this point forward is this: You don't want gays to marry cause it's icky.

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

An update: Politiking

I stumbled back here after being gone for a good while. Found a comment waiting: "You need to update your blog." She called my boyfriend. So there you go.

On Politics: I am so done with politics. I told myself after 2000, I wouldn't get invested, because I felt like I had something to lose then, and I did. And it hurt. Forget the eight years that followed. So, 2004 was an "eh" year for me, and here we are in 2008 and I'm trying to feel like I don't give a shit about any of it, and truthfully, I don't. OK, I wish I didn't. The thing is: Everyone is so fucking angry. About everything. It's not enough to say you disagree on Barak Obama on the economy or foreign policy. You've got to call him an anti-American, or a Marxist. Or a socialist, at least. Forgetting that fact you probably don't know what the fuck that really means. And it's not just the Republicans. I'm sick of people saying Sara Palin is dumb, that's she doesn't have the experience to be president. Who does? Seriously. What experience is there that can possibly prepare you to be president of the United States? Don't say being a Senator, or whatever quick comeback you're thinking. It was sort of fuckin' retorical. And it would be one thing if it was just us throwing this shit out at the candidates. But we're fucking attacking each other over this stuff. Read some blogs, it's everywhere. There is no debate happening. It's just all hate, all the time. It's US versus THEM, forgetting, of course, that WE are THEM, in the end anyway.

Now I've gone and got my blood pressure up.