Why I couldn't be a Politician

I was very interested in the presidential race, until, and I suppose not surprisingly, the theme has turned to race. I am/was a Barack supporting, as I tend to align myself more with the beliefs of the Democrats.

I won't deny that I liked the fact when the Democratic Party Nomination race was going, that it was between a black man and a woman. It gave me hope for our future, and told me that we have come a long way towards racial equality. Gender equality. That principal was now more important then perception. Don't get me wrong, I liked these things, but I would have no problem voting (if I even could) for a Republican candidate if I thought they could do a better job. So I tried to keep an open mind.

Lately though, I no longer can read the slant and slander. I I understand it, but it just both sickens and saddens me. Like physically sick, as in wanting to throw up. Yes I do believe the McCain camp has sunk to a nefarious low in inciting both hate and race propaganda. But I won't stop just there. The Democrats too have pandered to this theme, playing the victims to further benefit their cause. I believe it was preemptive. I believe from both parties.

You see, I have never understood racial bias at a core level. Largely I think because I have never felt it. I have friends who are from other places, who skin might be of a different shade, who talk with a slightly different accent. And for whatever reason, I have never seen them as 'them'. I have only seen them as having something different to offer. No better than or less than. I always thought it was pretty cool to be frank, learning a bit more about someones cultural history. Always felt they were adding to my understanding of the world, helping understand how big of a place it is, how different, but yet, how similar we all can be. There are my friends after all.

Maybe you might think that it is because I was viewing it through the eyes of a unknowing child. And maybe it is that, or was. I'm not really sure. I just know how I've seen people in the past, and how I still see them today. No better than, no less than.

And so then I learned. I studied the history of race relations. Frightening, and saddening, but a reality. Our history as humans. Our divisions, by skin color, by beliefs. Socioeconomical etc etc. It left me cynical, disappointed.

And then when I watched this election forming, it gave me hope. It gave me hope that we are making great strides. I watched it so closely, I became emotionally involved, and I suppose this is why I am writing this now, and why I am feeling as I am. Emotionally sick. It makes me sick watching the republican base, and the racist tones and inferences. The subtle stimulating of it by leaders to promote their cause to be leader, by tapping into people's ignorance. Their racial bias. It makes me sick as well, watching the Democrats dealing in it. It bothers me as much that black people are voting against their core values for Barack, as much as it does people are not voting for him because of his skin color. It bothers me so much...that I can barely sleep when I read of it, when I see of it, in the media, and yes...also in those people I know who are close to me. So much I want to throw up, and that is no exaggeration.

Maybe we are as a society making great strides in these areas, as so many suggest, and as I not so long ago believed. And maybe these things are simply the growing pains of that process. I sure want to hope that is what it is. But I can no longer be an active participant in it, politically. It just bothers me too much. And I also don't want to feel hate as a result, even for those spreading it...so for now, just count me out. I couldn't give a rats ass who wins or loses this thing. It is already tainted by the very thing I was hoping it would overcome.

Maybe some day in my lifetime we will get to that place of indifference towards race and religious division, inequality. I just know for sure it isn't now, and that I can't be a part of it any more.

If I really could place a vote in this election? As of today, it would have to be...(X) Present.

Well I don't know what to tell you buddy....politics is a contact sport. Campaigns seek to make voters use their emotions as well as their brains because as you and I both know there are people who don't really understand much about politics they only understand the emotion of the campaigns and vote only by those feelings. It maybe disheartening to see how we chose who runs this nation but it's more amazing to see that no matter what the result is, we're able to run this great nation with groups of people who are greatly opposed to one another on certain issues and without many of the troubles of other countries.

It might seem tough to see how great things are when you see the pandering and all this stuff but it has ALWAYS been like this, actually this is rather tame compared to past elections. If you read about those it should make you feel a little better...hell look at America in general, we're a pretty good place to live, no massive uprisings, no violent overthrowings of government, no gigantic problems other than the current economic situation but hell even then we're still a fine place to be....and all of that comes despite the ugliness of political campaigns and partisan bickering.

Dude are you really 14!! your like Doogie Howsers smarter brother, I know nothing about American politics but if I were American I would let you vote for me

Dont let it get you down to much though its all a game:)

I COULD NEVER BE A POLITICIAN FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS.

1. I'm to Honest.
2. I tell it like it is.
3. I have a spine.
4. I do not suffer fools.

All politicians can go fuck themselves as far as I'm concerned as they are in it for themselves only. Bring me a bigger club than my fellow man and I'm happy.

LOL i have never voted in my life cuz i fucking hate politics.

...So let me get this straight, you're 14, you live in Canada, and you wanted to vote for Obama, and you're getting physically sick over the race for President in America?

If you were old enough to vote or an American then I could understand but this just sounds strange to me....are you some sort of political emo?



Al you wouldn't be a politician because nobody would vote for you and everyone at Saddo's would contribute to your opponent's attacks against you ;D

I wrote this is an opinions paper for school, and as I was on Saddo at the time, decided to do my homework and make a post at the same time. Already got an A+ on it, btw. ;)

Also stated I couldn't vote, but I do/did find the american elections interesting...moreso then our Canadian ones, which just finished locally and we elected an NDP representative...who is representing a 4th place governing body nationally. Interesting enough, friends and family here...all seem to know more about the american race. This doesn't come as any surprise to me. When I was in grade 3, they had a national poll of grade 3's at the time...and asked them who was our Prime Minister. 80% answered George Bush. :headscratch: :shakehead: (I was one of the few who actually knew)

And yea, it was making me physically sick. Likely because of my beliefs regarding racism. Not to mention my recent historical research.

What about racism? What about historical research?....you know specifically. I mean dog crap alone doesn't make me mad but if I step in it then yeah I might get a little ticked off.

Racism by itself is bad but in the context of this Presidential Race it has been nothing close to what it would have been 50-60 years ago.

As for historical research, what about it? Research about what and why is it relevant to this election?


I am honestly interested about what conclusions you have come to

My conclusions are my own, and honestly, I don't really feel like discussing or debating them at the moment. Maybe when I get more removed from them. As well as the history of humankinds propensity to discriminate.

Feel free to leave your own thoughts, and if others want to argue and debate, then by all means, let it happen. They are a part of the political process, and the emotions behind them a reasoning in the american elections. But I have already covered this, and you essentially agreed.

But yea, another day. I need my stomach for more urgent matters personally, a fight on Saturday.

Fine, I was just curious is all. I just think the whole racism thing gets played up a tad too much, it's not like Barrack Obama (or his ancestors for that matter) is working fields or moving to the back of the bus or having crosses burned in his yard, he's the Democrat candidate for President so let's please take some time and admire where we are right now...I don't like the guy but it's great so many others do.

Ive mentioned this before a long time ago,but we had a councillor in Chambers in Frankston ,he owned a farm and was a real mans man,they didnt like his brash outspoken ways and used to gang up on him. He bought in a bag of tiger snakes into the meeting one day and let them go yelling out "You're all nothing but but a pack of lying snakes' Love his work ;D:cool:;D He gets the Saddo cool grin honours.