In case you haven’t been paying attention to the news, the
world ended a little earlier than the Mayans predicted. We’d been waiting for
doomsday to come this year but didn’t expect it until December. However the
Facebook and Twitter-spheres have confirmed it: November 6th was the
end of the world.
After Obama’s reelection, it has become clear that all hope for America is lost. It’s time to surrender, drop out of school and start selling death dogs on the way to the Coliseum (credit to one of my distraught Facebook friends for this idea).
See this is the difference between Democrats and
Republicans. Republicans are going to sell hot dogs instead of living off of
federal aid!
I think I’ll stay in school, work hard and get a good job anyways but don’t worry, I’ll be sure to tip you well when I’m on my way to the awesome seats that I got with my promotion.
I think I’ll stay in school, work hard and get a good job anyways but don’t worry, I’ll be sure to tip you well when I’m on my way to the awesome seats that I got with my promotion.
This anonymous twitter user really exemplifies the kind of
factual information that gets passed around on Twitter which is why I rely
on it as my primary news source.
What makes this tragic loss even harder to cope with is that Romney should have won. It makes sense that Republicans were shellshocked when he didn’t because he would’ve been president of the America that he envisioned and campaigned for.
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| The election results if only white, males could vote |
The only thing that gives me hope now is that all 50 states have come to the smart decision to jump off the sinking ship and petition for secession (Although some of these petitions were started by residents of other states...) True Republicans have such a strong devotion to America that they cannot possibly remain a part of this nation while it is being destroyed by Democrats. (Remind me again how seceding is patriotic?)
Luckily for us grieving members of America, Ann Coulter has a
dream. “If we took away women's
right to vote, we'd never have to worry about another Democrat president. It's
kind of a pipe dream”. Don’t worry Ann, I’m sure if you move to the states that
secede, you won’t be able to vote. What a relief that will be!
I say let them
secede. It will be a win-win situation. The states that secede will be free to
elect an extremely conservative leader and create a society free from social
benefits and public healthcare. They won’t have to deal with hiring women
because all the women will be too busy raising their ten children because there
won’t be any birth control. They will be happy and we won't have to listen to them whining on Facebook anymore.
It’s a win for
America too because “Six
of the seven states with more than 25K signatures received more than $10
million in federal government aid in 2010”. If these states seceded, they
wouldn’t have to accept all that federal aid anymore (phew- because it takes
money from hard earned workers and gives it to lazy people) and we would be
able to allocate that 23% of federal funding to other states.
At first I was
frustrated by the Republican reaction to the results of the election. I’d never
witnessed so many people (especially ones that I personally know) have such a ridiculous overreaction
to an election before. Their lack of understanding of our political system is
saddening. Although I disagree with the sentiment that Obama is ruining our
country, if I did believe that, there is no way he would succeed. The president cannot pass a law without the approval of Congress. No one really paid attention to who was elected to Congress when the balance of power in Congress is going to have more of an effect on what laws are made than the President will.
Even if Obama did hold all the power, the
fact that people said they should just drop out of school reflects a lot more
poorly on their character than on the job market. The post-election reaction
was very anti-American, ironic coming from the party that frequently criticizes
democrats for not being patriotic.
But if you want to
drop out of school or attempt to secede, I won’t stand in your way or try to
convince you otherwise. I say good riddance.
There were so many people saying they were going to move to Canada or even Sweden following President Obama's re-election. This was so hilarious. It just shows that people really have no idea what the issues are. The reasons that they want to move to these countries make no sense seeing as the problems they have with Obama are amplified in Canada and Sweden. Conservatives in the United States have a problem with the President because they think that he is a socialist, which is ironic seeing as Canada and Sweden are much more socialized countries that the United States is or ever will be under an Obama administration.
ReplyDeleteIt's also funny that so many people pick Canada to move to because of a bad election. They're upset that their voices weren't heard at the election and are afraid of where our democratically elected president will lead us. So they contemplate moving to a country that is in almost direct opposition to what our country was founded on? Moving to a country, ruled by England and Queen Elizabeth. People today don't realize that this is still a monarchy! There will be a King again in the 21st century, a fact that has been forgotten with Queen Elizabeth's incredible 60 years atop the throne in London.
DeleteSo this goes out as a challenge to all those who don't like the direction our country is headed. You voted, you were defeated. If that upsets you, go ahead and move to a country where you have absolutely no say in who governs you. Where unfit rulers are thrust into positions of power through the 'purity' of their bloodline.
Ann Coultner's remark made me so unbelievably angry because in a society where women are already denied rights and are often discriminated (remember that women makes 77 cents to a man's dollar) against, it is appalling that a woman herself does not believe that she has the right to voice her own opinion.
ReplyDeleteMaybe women and men are biologically different in a lot of ways. Women are generally considered to be the more emotional of the sex (once, after finishing a sad movie, I looked back to a group of my female friends but couldn't because there was a mountain of tissues in front of me). But being emotional does not mean that you can't make sound judgments on such critical issues. And being emotional also does not equate to having empathy.
When I emphasize with people who lack rights, I am not EMOTIONAL. I just understand where they're coming from and why they think this way.
We fought for a hundred years to be treated as equals, to be granted a right to voice our opinions. Ann Coultner is a disgrace for all the women who fought so hard for the rights that we have today, and all women today.
Can I sign the secession petition for the southern states? I actually think any sane liberal should. I'd be glad if they left. All the major economic powerhouses are democratic, as are...well basically all the important places. In all honesty, we would be a much more balanced and progressive country if they left. No offense. I think democrats should back the petitions wholeheartedly. This is one issue we can join hands on, cross the isle. It would be the greatest demonstration of party collaboration.
ReplyDeleteI think it is so interesting that people decided that the answer to Obama's second term was to sign a secession petition. I don't recall dissidents being this prevalent after his first election. It goes to show just how much more polarized politics have become even in the last 4 years.
ReplyDeleteIt’s funny that many of the succession requests have come form states that were also on the losing side during the Civil War or would have supported that side. Their dependency was on an economic model that had become antiquated and felt at a disadvantage competing with a more modern system. Once again, they seem to feel disadvantaged economically by having a President Obama in office, I’m thinking that it has more to do with their own personal shortcomings. The irony that they are also dependent in the form of which party is in power for their own sustenance is laughable.
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