Anthem (Pt. 1)

They say that you should never talk about religion, politics, money, or sex in a public forum.

I plan on breaking all four of those taboo in this very entry.

Honestly, I don't see people's problems with the election. And I'm tired of talking to people about how fair / unfair the effing election was -- yes, there were people that voted Obama because they liked his policies. There were people that voted McCain because they preferred his policies over Obama's. Some voted for Obama because he was black, some voted for McCain because he's white. In essence, this cancels out. No, I'm not going to argue with anybody that this sparks debate -- it cancels out. It cancels out because everybody has their own reason for voting ... who am I to argue? I know black people that have voted Obama because he was black and people that voted for McCain because they still liked his policies better than Obama's. Do you think they're avoiding the stereotypical social stigmas surrounded by a black person voting for a black president and instead opted to vote for McCain just so that they wouldn't seem racially inclined to look otherwise? In essence, are we the ones injecting race into a situation? Should they actually be called hypocrites for not voting for a black president after all?

No.

And I'm tired of people getting up and arms. The inauguration was a wonderful thing, it truly was, and Barack's speech simply blew me away. He's an amazing orator, I'll definitely give him that, and he's appealed to me greatly over his long stint as president-elect-and-prior. But then I have people that refused to watch the inauguration altogether, numerous people, in fact -- but why? What's their problem? Sure, this wouldn't be nearly as big a deal if Obama wasn't black, but the fact that he is escalates this thing out of proportion. Do not try to pass off the fact that he is the first African-American president as nothing, for that angers me more than anything. If Hilary had won the candidacy and the presidency, this event would be eerily similar, it truly would. And people need to accept the fact that not everybody voted based on race and, even if they did, the point is that Obama was elected president and he is the 44th president of these United States of America, and he's black at that. Period.

I've ranted before about religion and I don't really want to repeat myself. The first line about taboo was really only to get everybody fired up and ready. I'll talk about religion next time, perhaps making this entry in four installments.

Yes ... yes ...

--Reaper