Attention: Rapper AKON has declared that in the event of McCain winning the election, he will denounce his citizenship and move back to Africa.
Uh oh. Look's like this country is in some trouble...
Quite frankly, if everyone truly follows through with these statements, it looks as though we'd be losing 50% of the population.... that half being the liberal half. What I fail to understand is why it is always the free speaking, pro equality and opportunity liberals that are SO critical of anyone who has a viewpoint different from their own? Granted this really refers to my experience with college age far left wing people, but it really makes no sense to me. The excuse coming from most of them is that you would have to be "completely mentally retarded and uneducated" to vote for McCain. But really, is where you place your vote not just a demonstration of HOW you think? Clearly, there are some people in this country who would probably vote otherwise, but the majority of us are not going to vote for some LUNATIC who ultimately has that bad of an agenda, are we?
Personally I choose McCain from the standpoint of a Capitalist, with the ideals that, yes people who truly are in need should receive help from the government, but that idea can only be taken so far without being taken advantage of. For me, that is really what this election comes down to. Before this elected president is out of office, I will have a REAL job, be completely supporting myself, paying taxes, insurance, etc etc. It is my opinion that if I am going to work my ass off to land myself a good job in a decent company where I will continue to work my ass off to make the salary I do, be it big or small, I should not be penalized for this.
THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT I THINK WE ALL THE POOR HAVE CHOSEN THEIR DESTINY, OR THAT WE SHOULD LEAVE THEM TO ROT... Which seems to be what most Obama supporters my age have in their minds. This is not the case at all. I want to make money to, yes, be able to afford a Ferrari (as a lifelong goal), but I want to give back just as much as any other person. As the Beatles so eloquently state, "You say you want a revolution, well, you know, we ALL want to change the world." Just because I don't want to go about doing it in the same way you do, does this make me a bad person? If I want to donate my money to the given charities and causes of my choice, instead of putting it into the hands of a government who clearly has no wonderful reputation for spending, am I a bad person? I am pro gay marriage, pro choice, pro a lot of socially liberal agendas, but right now, what I think really matters, is the economic side of this election. At the same time, I believe McCain is FAR from our economic savior, and do not think that either candidate really has the capabilities of doing anything extravagant or great for the economy in the state it is now.
To wrap this up: I really don't feel like I will be completely relieved OR disappointed when the results from election day hit, but I know it's not going to make me up and move out of the country either way (With the exception single handedly being this floundering economy that came to this without the help of either candidate). As a matter of fact, I'm more or less even curious to see the disappointment on Obama fan's faces when they realize that he might be a great guy with a lot of great ideas, but that he is not the end all to the problems in this country.
Although, I also must say that, if McCain does pull through with this one, I don't know If I'll be able to resist a little smirk at the expense of everyone who wrote him off as Obama's popularity seemed to rise.
