democracy? that's funny, i don't see one...

i'd like to start this post by saying that this thing isn't going to be over for quite a few weeks.

it ain't over 'til it's over. and it's deja vu - all over again.

thanks, yogi. wise beyond your mirth.

i'd like to send a clear message to an unclear group - members of the 48% who didn't vote who were not intimidated/duped/prevented from voting.

GO FUCK YOURSELVES. THIS IS A DEMOCRACY. VOTING IS YOUR DUTY.

if you don't want to vote, leave the country now. go start your own country where no one has to vote. you're a disgrace to every single american - especially those in the military who died to protect our freedoms, and those 3000+ who lost their lives unnecessarily in the worst unresolved crime in history (9/11, you morons). i don't care if you're a friend of mine. i don't care if your religion bars you from voting. voting is a RESPONSIBILITY for every eligible member of this society. regardless of the quality of candidates available, pick one and VOTE.

our country tries to spread democracy, yet we can't even get it right ourselves.

regardless of who is declared the winner, all americans should hang their heads in shame at what has happened to our once-great system. our leaders are so blinded by power that they have turned their backs on us - what with all the possible/realized voter disenfranchisement. we've responded by turning our backs on ourselves. we have shown ourselves as a disgraceful populace - which, i guess, supports our having a disgraceful leader.

to the 26.5% (as stands now) who did vote, and voted for the current idiot-in-chief, i ask you to look deep inside yourself and consider why you voted the way you did. is denying rights to people (anti-abortion, anti-gay, anti-iraqi) more important than giving rights to people? this country was founded on the ideals of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. the person you voted for wants to conditionalize that slate of ideals. if that's what you want, fine... but i don't want people like you in MY america. you are a danger to everything you've ever held dear. it's sad that you're too blind to see it.

i never could grasp how people could be more afraid of gays, aborted fetuses, and tougher gun laws than the consolidation of wealth and power in the hands of the few, the destruction of our natural resources, and fascist policies.

one of the reasons people came here was to escape religious persecution. now, we have one religious group trying to run the table. the irony is, your "religious" leader shows NO christian ideals other than "i hate gays" and "i hate abortion" and "i hate muslims." it is NOT christian to destroy the environment. it is NOT christian to bomb innocent people, regardless of who their leader is. it is NOT christian to force christian ideals on non-christians. i've always said to people that i'd love for us to have a jewish president who decides that cheeseburgers and pork chops should be illegal. yeah, it's a facetious example, but it's the same thing. i shouldn't have to live to the ideals of YOUR religion, just my own, IF i choose to have one.

i don't understand this country anymore. it may be time for all the intelligent, open-minded americans to leave the country for 10 years, let all the ignoramuses kill each other off, then come back and start all over again.

VOTING SHOULD BE MANDATORY.

again, if you chose not to vote, fuck you very much. please leave, and don't let the doorknob get stuck in your ass when i kick the door shut behind you.