this just saddens me...i'm not suprised but still...one of my friends is a hardcore right-winger, and we trade political emails from time to time. i knew this was probably a rough day so i sent him this email to try and lighten the mood:
It's a sad day for this country. I hate it, but there is abosolutly nothing I can do about it.
With a democratice strong hold on Senate, Congress and the Presidency we are in big trouble. We will be a socialist country before you know it!!!!!!
I just hope we get our act together before 2012. 8 years of Obama stuff will send us farther in the celler than we can afford!
I guess I better get ready to support the lazy more than I already do.
This was my reply:
well, i just tried to make a little joke to lighten the air around what i'm sure is a disappointing day for you, but i see you'd rather be a sore loser.
i'm disappointed in you. instead of being proud to be an american, proud to live in a country where racism can be defeated and a black man can be elected president, proud to be part of a democratic process that by all accounts went extraordinarily well, and proud to be a country that the entire world is watching and offers it's support for and admires for our ability to make broad political changes without mass rioting and violence, you have instead decided to be sad for our country, and continue to hold onto pathetic, empty name-calling and baseless attacks. clearly you've missed the point, and you've ignored the hypocrisy from your own party.
i don't think you understand what socialism is, and you clearly have chosen to ignore the social policies that john mccain and sarah palin have themselves supported which also "redistribute" money. it's part of the economy, and if you're so lame you can't possibly bear to have any of your money go to help anyone else, you live in the wrong country. and to say that social programs only benefit the lazy? well, i hope you never get laid off, never get too sick to work, never struggle with paying for healthcare and housing, and can always afford to take care of your children. you better have real good luck if you don't want to fund social programs, [name removed], and you better never need help yourself.
maybe it's easy for me to realize that because my guy won, but think about how we got here. one guy ran a race where he encouraged booing and name calling the entire time, and even when he conceded his supporters could not muster up enough grace to put aside their negative attitudes to congratulate their new president. the other guy ran a race based on hope, courage, and the ability to make a difference, and had 100's of thousands of people showing up to rallies and spread positive messages instead of attacks and fear.
time for a wake up call, we're not talking about handouts and obscure political ideals....this is about doing what's good and right for all the american people, and moving the country to a place where we can all prosper. you might not agree with every plan obama has, but you better agree that he's the president and if you want something done it's going to have to get done through him. he's made a promise to be your president too, will you take him up on that?
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