Let's Get Political

My first off topic post, and it promises to be a doozie, and to piss some people off I'm sure.

I've been reading a lot of blogs and opinions from people about our new President, and I just hope evetyone realizes that we elected a man, not a superman and not an antichrist. This hope and change stuff is great when you're running around trying to get elected, but making it stick is a whole different ball game. On top of that, we elected a politician, and let's not forget that it's politicians who got us exactly where we are today, not Republicans and Democrats, politicians, every sngle one of them.

I cross my fingers and hope that Obama can do some good, but I also hope that all of his followers don't become blind to things he might do that aren't so great, else we wind up with a Wizard of Oz scenario again and no one is paying attention to the man behind the curtain.

Also, there's a lot of religious bashing that seems to be going on, and I was extremely disappointed to see some of it coming from people I consider friends. What happened to tolerance?

I guarantee you that there isn't a single person who knows me that can say I've ever beat them over the head with my religious beliefs, so why is it okay for you to belittle the things I believe in? Because there are those out there that believe in God and Christ who do act like idiots? They don't represent a majority, just like Muslim extremists don't represent a majority of Muslims, is it simply okay because it's a Christian belief? I really don't understand. I've never mocked or belittled someone because of their belief (well, maybe Scientologists, but they make it so darn easy...kidding) and to have it done to me by people I respect...it quite frankly makes me angry and a little sad. Just because your guy won doesn't give you free reign to go after people any more than it did Bush's supporters when he was president. (In case anyone is wondering, my guy wasn't even IN the race, and I won't ever cast a ballot for anyone who supported bailing these companies out, make all the arguments you like, the government is not a bank)

The hope and change that we need won't ever be enough if we continue to seperate ourselves into classes. Believer, non-believer, Athiest, Agnostic, Christian, Jew, Hindi, Muslim, Black, White, Hispanic, whatever. We're all people, the labels don't matter. So, can we all stop with the hate speech please? This isn't a school yard fight, we're not six year olds, we're supposed to be adults. Just because someone isn't like you doesn't give you the right to pick on them. That goes for all of you, the Dems and Republicans dammit.

And while I'm on that, why can I go to Burger King and get it my way, but when I go to cast my vote for anyone I pretty much have to choose between two things, it's time for a third party...or even a fourth party. Or even better, no damn parties at all.

Okay, I'm gonna step off my soap box now. My apologies for getting fired up, I'm just a little fed up with being insulted by both sides of this argument. People say "Did you vote for Obama?" and when I say no, yeah, I get treated like a piece of dirt. Don't bother asking if i support McCain (I don't) or even where I stand on things, just assume away. Then, I get the exact same from all the McCain/Palin people when I say I didn't vote for him.

Judge not. Those are words to live by.