I literally just woke up with this diary in my head so bear with me.
This Tuesday, we as Americans vote for the very soul of our nation. And the fact is, the choice between Democrats and Republicans in general represents not just a political viewpoint, but what our nation will actually potentially BECOME. Come, follow me now...
I was listening (I fall asleep to music) to Faithless' awesome song "Mass Destruction" (watch the video
http://www.youtube.com/...)
, it's such an incredible song and even better video. It's the video that really spoke to me. It shows the capacity for cruelty even children can develop when lead in that direction. And then the chorus of the song. Greed, Fear, Racism, Misinformation, Inaction are ALL "weapons of Mass Destruction."
And it's the capacity for extremes we are voting for. The Right Wing have the tendency to be racist, homophobic, xenophobic, cruel, violent, uncaring, oppressive and repressive. If you posses these qualities, you're probably a Republican. I know it's an over-simplification, but those tendencies are what America is permanently headed towards RIGHT NOW. A fascist, hateful, war-loving, poor-demonizing country the earns the scorn of the entire world. The Right-wing's capacity for hatred and hypocrisy truly scares me. I'm not saying every Republican is this way, but their CAPACITY for these behaviors are there as a whole.
The Left Wing of the country has the tendency to lean towards Freedom, Justice, Equality, Caring, Peace and Cooperation. I'm not saying there aren't mean and cruel leftist, I'm saying our CAPACITY for good is near-endless and should be the direction our country moves. If you care for the poor, feel that war truly is the way to hell and that we should be LEADERS in the world science, education, and environmental issues and not bullies then you're probably a Democrat. Again, it's an over-simplification, but we're fighting for our nation's soul.
Our Constitution is being ignored. The dangers to the environment are being ignored. Our press is being cowed or spewing constant misinformation. Our freedom of speech is being suppressed. Corporations suck upon the lifeblood of the poor and give almost nothing in return. War mongers have the hearts and minds of our leaders in the White House and Congress. Racist, homophobic and xenophobic legislation is not only being introduced across the land, they're being PASSED.
So, what're we gonna do about it? Write more diaries? Whine? Move to Canada? Or are we gonna fight? Are we going to show our infinite capacity for Justice and take our country back?!
Remember: "Inaction is a Weapon of Mass Destruction"