I'm not old enough to vote. I, like many of my generation of depressed, too-young-to-be-able-to-campaign-for-Gore-and-Kerry but old enough to remember 9/11 and both wars and watching Bush mess up the USA, but being too apathetic to care about politics or voting.
I hope to be different. I am planning to vote in 2012, and hopefully by then our government won't be in the control of the Tea Party, or at least will still be functioning and more or less in one piece.
Here is why I am a Democrat.
I am a Democrat because I don't know any better. I'm just another overly optimistic, far too hopeful bleeding heart school kid who honestly believes people are good and are willing to help the rest of mankind. I'm a stupid student who doesn't know what the real world is like.
I am a Democrat because I'm just another member of the overly-educated liberal elite. Either it's my fault that my family is well-off and I have a good education, or it's my fault that I actually care about people who don't have money, or a good education or steady job, depending on who you ask.
I am a Democrat because I'm a hippy wimp who hates our country and our brave boys who are off dying for our country. I am one of those card-carrying members of the ACLU.
I am a Democrat because I think it's fine to be soft on criminals while taking away Constitutional rights. I want to let criminals back out on the street, because obviously drug rehabilitation and community service doesn't work. I believe lax gun laws have a tie with a rise in violent gun crimes.
I am a Democrat because I want to kill everyone's babies but save murderers on death row. And I'm a godless atheist who is coming to turn your children to a life of immorality. I hate the happy family.
I am a Democrat because I am a feminist, which obviously means I'm also a lesbian. I think women shouldn't have kids or get married, and single mothers and cohabitation is perfectly fine. I probably also wear unflattering shoes as well.
I am a Democrat because I want to see American jobs taken away from honest American workers. I sympathize with unions and other socialist ideas. In fact, I'm probably really a socialist.
Do you want to know why I am a Democrat?
I am a Democrat because I honestly want to help people. I am a Democrat because I think every kid in America should at least have the education to get them into a college, regardless if they want to go or not. I am a Democrat because I think every citizen should at least be able to go to a doctor once a year and afford medications. I am a Democrat because I think people honestly want to work, and it's not their fault if they cant get a job because of their education or whatever. I am a Democrat because I think that unemployed Americans need to be helped out. I am a Democrat because I don't want war, and think peace is better. I am a Democrat because I love our troops and would much rather have them home and safe than out somewhere dying. I am a Democrat because I always believe torture is wrong, no matter what. I am a Democrat because I believe our civil liberties should be protected. I am a Democrat because I think we need to reform the prison system and not punish one-time offenders with mandatory sentences. I am a Democrat because I believe criminals should be helped to function in society outside of prison. I am a Democrat because I believe Americans should have guns, but also should be able to pass some sort of test in order to own a gun, and there should be a reasonable waiting period of more than three days. I am a Democrat because I believe a woman has the right over her own body. I am a Democrat because I tolerate all religions, and those who don't have any. I am a Democrat because it is unrealistic to believe teenagers won't have sex, and it's better to at least have them prepared.I am a Democrat because I think women should get equal pay for equal work. I am a Democrat because there is nothing wrong with a single parent, or cohabitation. I am a Democrat because I think everyone should have equal rights, regardless of race, age, gender, religion, or sexual orientation, and marriage falls under equal rights. I am a Democrat because some crimes are motivated by hate, and those are worse than, say, jaywalking. I am a Democrat because I think workers should be supported and protected. I am a Democrat because it's not the Mexican farmers' fault that NAFTA is in existence and they are just trying to survive, and sometimes surviving means working jobs nobody else will in the US and getting abused for it. I am a Democrat because I give a damn about this country and really want it to be the best it can be, and I'm fed up of watching it get destroyed by those who only want to further their religious causes, get more money from lobbyists, or control foreign oil.
This is why I am a Democrat.
Why are you?