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Ok, so it’s been a while because it took me a week to get the internet hooked up in my new apartment. But there’s something that struck me in the news this week. Golf. Golf is perhaps the dumbest, most pointless game I’ve ever seen. It’s worse than baseball. Continue Reading »

Ah, the Democrats. I used to be one. In some ways I still am one.

I joined the college democrats at one point, participated in a debate against the right wing bastards representing the college republicans(and both sides just laughed at the stupid Greens). Then I voted for Al Gore, and that was the last straw. My mother almost disowned me. In my defense, it was all to impress a girl(I go to ridiculous lengths sometimes). However I don’t see many people voting for democrats this year, except for people who readily identify themselves as democrats and who vote anyway. What I’m saying is, there is a growing majority of Americans who ignore their right to vote, and with good reason. My problem is that politicians give us such good reasons not to vote. Democracy, while superior to every existing alternative, is unfortunately a system in which someone has to get elected, and it might as well be the guy with the good ads. We can’t not vote, and it’s becoming more of a situation where the guy who can actually mobilize voters will win. It’s no longer about convincing those who do vote. And that’s where the problem lies. Continue Reading »

Here’s my first rant. No matter what your political leanings, it will be offensive, and will probably make you hate me. I’m working on not caring. So here we go.

The other day, a friend of mine and I were talking about the economic situation in our country. The discussion quickly diverged to the war in Iraq and how we shouldn’t be there. The next day my friend was glancing over this week’s issue of TIME (my favorite magazine), and made a remark to the effect that America doesn’t have much to be proud about right now. I instantly began mocking her. Let me point out something right here: I am not one of those people who would say, “If you don’t like it here, leave”. I recognize that America is about the only place most of us can be, considering we don’t have the financial means nor the language skills to move to a foreign country. Furthermore, there aren’t many comparable places to go. Europe is about the only place to go but here. I also recognize that it is every American’s God-given right to criticize the government, and we should exercise that right. We cannot trust our leaders to make the right decisions all the time, and as responsible citizens we should be quick to point out issues where our leaders have erred. Also, as responsible citizens, we have a diversity of opinions. Some people say social security should be privatized. Some say social security should be protected. Others just start screaming about killer bees. Continue Reading »