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thistlechaserI forgot I had gotten up early this morning to check the news, thus I got to do my walk this morning. I'm very happy about that.
While nearly all of my flist believes and votes as I do, I know there are one or two people who think I am insane. So here is at least a partial list of why I feel Bush being reelected is so so so so so so so bad:
1) Personal freedom. "This is my body, I should be able to decide what to do with it." That's going to be out the window. I bet you money that abortion rights will be taken away within the next couple years. And while I would never want to have one, it's my damned body and it should be my right to decide what goes on with it. My body, my right, my choice. Not some man's.
2) Religions. I don't believe in a god. Some people believe in X god. Some people believe in Y god. Some people believe in many gods. Some people believe in no gods. No one person should have a right to force his beliefs onto anyone else. That includes saying "under god" in the Pledge. That includes Bush giving better treatment/more money/whatever to the religion he believes in. There should be NO NO NO NO religion in government. Believe what you like in private, but it should have NO effect on anything government-related.
3) If the president of the US is supposedly a "world leader", then why the hell is this one ignoring the rest of the world? No, of course we cannot kowtow and do everything everyone else says, but how about trying to work with them, talk with them, instead of acting like a cowboy who wants to prove how big his penis is?
4) Bush is dumber than dirt. Sure he got a college degree, but that doesn't mean much. How many sports people get a free ride through college because of their ability on the field? How many rich kids get passing grades because their daddies give so much money? Bush stumbles over easy words. He makes many stupid mistakes. He is an embarrassment to the country.
5) His attempts to change reality to fit his beliefs. No president has ever filtered so much scientific fact. Censored so much. He doesn't believe global warming exists! It's not bad enough that he's stupid, he's trying to spread his stupidity.
6) This war he's dragged us into. a) There are a lot worse country leaders around. Is he going to go after all of them, too? b) When the hell did we become the World Police? What right do we have to decide who is good and who is bad and punish accordingly?
When you add onto the list the dishonesty surrounding him, the WMD lies and such, you do not get a man who should be "leader of the free world".
These are, of course, my opinions. Anyone is free to agree or disagree with them. Unlike Mr. Bush, I do not try to force my personal or religious beliefs onto anyone else.
While nearly all of my flist believes and votes as I do, I know there are one or two people who think I am insane. So here is at least a partial list of why I feel Bush being reelected is so so so so so so so bad:
1) Personal freedom. "This is my body, I should be able to decide what to do with it." That's going to be out the window. I bet you money that abortion rights will be taken away within the next couple years. And while I would never want to have one, it's my damned body and it should be my right to decide what goes on with it. My body, my right, my choice. Not some man's.
2) Religions. I don't believe in a god. Some people believe in X god. Some people believe in Y god. Some people believe in many gods. Some people believe in no gods. No one person should have a right to force his beliefs onto anyone else. That includes saying "under god" in the Pledge. That includes Bush giving better treatment/more money/whatever to the religion he believes in. There should be NO NO NO NO religion in government. Believe what you like in private, but it should have NO effect on anything government-related.
3) If the president of the US is supposedly a "world leader", then why the hell is this one ignoring the rest of the world? No, of course we cannot kowtow and do everything everyone else says, but how about trying to work with them, talk with them, instead of acting like a cowboy who wants to prove how big his penis is?
4) Bush is dumber than dirt. Sure he got a college degree, but that doesn't mean much. How many sports people get a free ride through college because of their ability on the field? How many rich kids get passing grades because their daddies give so much money? Bush stumbles over easy words. He makes many stupid mistakes. He is an embarrassment to the country.
5) His attempts to change reality to fit his beliefs. No president has ever filtered so much scientific fact. Censored so much. He doesn't believe global warming exists! It's not bad enough that he's stupid, he's trying to spread his stupidity.
6) This war he's dragged us into. a) There are a lot worse country leaders around. Is he going to go after all of them, too? b) When the hell did we become the World Police? What right do we have to decide who is good and who is bad and punish accordingly?
When you add onto the list the dishonesty surrounding him, the WMD lies and such, you do not get a man who should be "leader of the free world".
These are, of course, my opinions. Anyone is free to agree or disagree with them. Unlike Mr. Bush, I do not try to force my personal or religious beliefs onto anyone else.
