This is my first diary, so, please bear with me and constructive criticism, please.
I joined the Daily Kos this year and at I'm since then, I'm learning about politics and issues that affects me and our country. Since the primaries, Obama supporters have been called, "The Kool-Aid drinker". Now, since the infamous FISA bill, fellow Kossacks being calling one another, "kool-aid drinkers", and now I wonder if people know where that insult came from?
Kool-Aid drinkers. In my opinion, this insult is worse than,"Obamabots." Here is why...
November 18, 1978. Jonestown, Guyana. Nearly a thousand, people died from Kool-Aid, laced with cyanide. Men, Woman, Children. People from various races. Old and young, dead from either willing to drink or forced by gunpoint to drink this deadly potion, enforced by Rev. Jim Jones. According to Wikipedia, this may be view as the largest mass suicide in history...and Obama supporters are viewed like the original "kool-aid drinkers."
So, knowing the history of the original "kool-aid drinkers," is it still safe to call Obama supporters, "kool-aid drinkers"? Is Obama leading us to the slaughterhouse? Is he a self-proclaimed Messiah who going to deliver us from turning into a Third World Nation and take us back to the status, of the "Leader of the Free World"? Has Obama promised us that if he has elected President, the economy will be fixed within his first 100 days, which include the ending of the Iraq War, and all of the people who lost their jobs due to offshore outsourcing will get their jobs back? No.
I know you feel betrayed by Senator Obama due him voting for the
compromising FISA bill, however, calling Obama supporters that will continue to support, volunteer and give donations, "cool-aid drinkers" is totally UNCALLED for. We as Obama supporters, whether we agree with him or not have the right to do whatever we feel we need to in order to get him elected President of the United States. In addition, YOU have the right to analyze Obama and hold him accountable. Obviously, he what he stated in February is different from what he is saying now. Even though his surrogates are saying that is a different bill than the one he view in February, it still comes across as flip-flopping.
I am in IT (Information Technology) field and I am one of the fortunate ones who were not laid off due to offshore outsourcing. My parents, in their mid 60's and early 70's are struggling day by day, thanks to the half-ass Medicare Bush's and McCain are supporting. I have to support my parents and myself and food prices continue to go up as long as the gas prices go up. FISA is a very huge issue, but people, what do you think we need to do, now? Not vote for Obama? Vote for McCain? Start a movement to have HRC as the Democratic nominee since Obama is still the presumptative nominee? What? Please tell me! I'm tired struggling to make ends meet and I'm tired of seeing my friends and family unemployed, struggling to provide for their families.
What is our next move as Progressives or Democrats? Do we move on or what? I'm new to this so please enlightened me with your suggestions...
Thank you.
UPDATE: My facts on Rev. Jim Jones were based on Wikipedia. It was an lazy attempt in getting "fast fasts". For that, I apologize and try to do better in my next diary. Oh yeah, folks, I'm not done. (smile)