General thoughts

I haven't posted in... FOREVER.

Lately, however, I (along with everyone else) have been thinking about the election. I can honestly say that I have never before CARED so much about it... perhaps it's the liberal arts education in me.

I am honestly very disappointed that Bush won. A few basic reasons why:

1. Good-bye gay rights
It has been made clear that homosexual couples will never be recognized for civil union under the Bush administration. Why? Main arguments are (a) it threatens family values, and (b) it is not allowed in the church. First of all, if anyone is looking at family values, last time I checked, the divorce rate was 50%. I think straight people are doing a fine job of screwing up family values - I don't think the homosexual couples could do any worse. Second of all, the church has NOTHING to do with a CIVIL union. IT IS A LEGAL ISSUE. Church and state are separate in America, remember? AAAGGGH!

2. Good bye feminist movement
Also, it has been made clear that a woman's right to choose will be severly limited, if not taken away altogether. The main argument against abortion comes from the church, once again. PEOPLE! The church and state are SEPARATE! NOT everyone in the United States is a Catholic or Protestant or Christian in general. You can't make laws based on religion when we are TOLERANT of other religions!! And, furthermore, the right to choose is NOT ABOUT ABORTION. It is about the ability for a woman to make HER OWN choices about her body. Next thing you know, women won't be able to go on birth control because it interferes with the will of God.

3. GOPs unite
The government in the next four years will be completely dominated by one party. THAT is not democracy, that's totalitarianism. It actually frightens me.

4. Bush himself
Because of poor money management and budgeting... we are in the BIGGEST DEFECIT in our entire history (Clinton left office with a surplus, no less). Also, no social security by 2022. 18 years from now. I will not even get the CHANCE for social security. A country we have no business with is a battleground because of a petty revenge scheme. The rest of the world can't possibly like ANY American, now that we re-elected Bush.

All in all. *sigh*