SLASH'S PROFILE

In summary: Republicans won't regain any power or foothold in the political system until they clean up their "justified hypocrisy" bullshit. It's okay to persecute our own citizens, because of the economy.

We need a Republican party that focuses on business and enterprise, because those things made this country what it is today. What we don't need is a party that doesn't know how to read the Bible but tries to pass laws based on it anyway.

Social issues were much more important in this election than economics or foreign issues because the candidates differed very little on foreign policy (both support drones, both support pulling the troops by 2014 if possible, both want to avoid a nuclear Iran) and their economic policies differ, but both were extremely minimal (only addressing the deficit in small ways; also, both Romney and Obama's tax plans have been enacted before and both were successful, back in the late 80's and early 90's respectively).

Meanwhile, we had one side attempting to regress social issues to the point that we are justifying second-class citizenry (queer rights) simply to appease a large demographic (religious), despite the fact that these are humans and many will die if not allowed the same rights as everyone else - health insurance, worker's comp, medical leave, visitation rights, tax equality, and inheritance. These are millions of lives, human lives, real, actual people who are suffering because the idea of gay marriage is "weird" or "wrong".

Harmonic, it's very clear that you're a brick wall on all political issues, not just social ones. You claim that the Democratic party are the only political party to manipulate people into voting, while earlier admitting Romney is willing to espouse hardline conservative beliefs such as "Gays are trying to destroy your culture, Christians! Rise up and vote against them, less your heritage be denied!"

To claim that both parties don't play the manipulative, overly dramatic, pathetic game that is politics means you are either choosing to turn a blind eye to your own party's shortcomings, or that you truly believe that a politician trying to rile up angry demographics via emotional manipulation isn't wrong, as long as he's on your side.


EDIT: Jude is right; the economy was definitely the primary issue this election. My concern is that I believe the outcome of the economy would be positive regardless of who is elected, but the outcome of social rights wouldn't be. We'll never know, but that's what I found while deciding who to vote for.

I hate the idea that people are disliked for being rich, or that the only way they've gotten rich is through cheating, lying and abusing minorities or lower-class workers. But I have yet to see any evidence that Obama has declared a hatred of white or rich people.

Meanwhile, the Republicans make ads like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFJ_8-etLLk&feature=related

May 2012: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/10/us/politics/romney-reaffirms-opposition-to-marriage-or-similar-for-gay-couples.html?_r=1&

It's no surprise and I'm very aware he has changed his political views on issues like social rights several times. I have no sympathy for someone who is willing to dismiss people's rights so he can appeal for more votes.

Simply put, I probably would've voted for Romney if he wasn't actively encouraging the segregation of American citizens - even if he's only claiming those are his beliefs to win votes, his actions have consequences. Having a popular, famous political figure tell the nation it's okay to treat some people like second-class citizens for nothing more than their personal preference only encourages more hatred, danger and killing.

author=harmonic
Merit>identity in a world run by grown-ups.

Tell that to the media hooooooooooo *chest bump*


I wish our world was run by grown-ups, but all of the campaign management evidence points towards no.