What really angers me about the election

October 13, 2008 dianarss

(this is a response I sent to my friend who sent me a very biased article on which candidate to vote for, which had no significant information on the actual issues. Scary if that is the logic people are using to vote on, instead of basing their decision on what they feel is important) love, the-usually-unpolitically-driven-diana

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It is important to note that despite the attacks mentioned and the so-called ferocity of words used, the overall trend is that if one intends to vote on fiscal policy, they tend to vote republican. On the other hand, if one tends to vote on socialist issues, they tend to vote democratic. Individuals our age are much more swayed by socialist issues as these are topics that are more common and strike a greater cord with us in our day-to-day life (clearly evident by how Obama appeals to the younger American population, while McCain appeals to the much older American population who are more often conservative in their view-points).

Although the importance of being a great orator is a deciding factor in picking a candidate and clearly evident within Obama’s speeches, it is most important to look at the content of the speeches and what each candidate stands for. Despite one’s presentation within the public eye, it is the very policies that they will actually go to issue that will make a difference. Therefore, judging a candidate by their personal or public attacks on another individual, are not the way to go in this election. In many situations throughout this election, opinions have been formed of candidates (on both sides) by mundane aspects of their performance which have no bearing on the changes that they will enforce (evident in the vp debates on expectations of palin and biden and their performance, in addition to mccain and obama). It is a bit shallow therefore to claim one candidate is better than the other; without any reference to the actual context and policies to be implemented. If the policies are what you feel should be represented within the United States, than that is the way the vote should go (just as gender and race should not play a deciding factor in the election either and clearly this aspect has been brought up by both sides in what I believe is a very shallow and unnecessary tactic).

Furthermore, this election is just as important as other elections that have taken place (I would even argue that the 2004 election had an even greater impact on America as the continuation of the Iraq War was clearly the deciding factor of the winner because it has been the impacting event of what has happened in the world as of today, therefore being a greater impact on this current election). If the deciding factor that this election is the greatest one ever because it is an African American and a conservative woman from Alaska running for president and vp respectively, clearly individuals have not examined the issues properly and have a completely jaded view of America. Though, not all blame should be put on the public, as both the democratic and republican parties have beat this issue to a standstill on both sides, undoubtedly causing for it to be such a hot topic throughout these past months.

Personally, based on the demise of the economy, nationwide and worldwide, I feel that fiscal policy and the current steps that are being taken to help revive the financial industry, banks, and even the stock market are what should be looked at on both sides of this election, followed by the stance on the war, and of course the various “hot topic” socialist issues that have pervaded society for the past several years.

Now, as usual I am just trying to flip the coin and speak for the other side, to cause a bit of a commotion of course J . My mom also did just have lunch with Sarah Palin and met her, so she’s been yapping in my ear about it for days.

And based on the article you sent, I do feel that the issues brought up are swayed to one side (more of a liberal democratic angle) and maybe the issues that really matter have not been examined fully. But then again who can ever find a news article that is not biased with personal affiliations and beliefs.

I just think its interesting that so many people our age are now getting involved in the election…I wonder is it because people actually care about the politics? Or is it more of a race to see if a black man or a white woman make it to the white house?

Only time will tell and of course…always interesting would be how our generation’s political view points will undoubtedly shift as we get older and other values begin to take a precedence in our way of thinking.

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• 1. Mom  |  October 27, 2008 at 9:36 pm

  It is my rule to vote with my wallet. I don’t like both candidates, both promise too much,and both will not be able to deliver on their promises. So, who will get my vote? The one that takes away less and threatens the economy less. In my opnion, McCain is less dengerous the Obama. There is another issue that is extremely important to me – freedom of speech. Obama’s cohorts scare me, their voraciousness and single minded blind devotion bringd to mind examples of cult followers, be it Lenin, Mussolini, or Hitler. In every case it always strarted with devition to leader and ruthless supression of the oppositionj

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