All I can say is that I'm pissed.
But I am not pissed at the couple million people in this state who were too dumb to see through the lies that were being spewed at them every commercial break. I can't be pissed at these people.
You know why?
We're going to need them to get this bullshit overturned.
California is not turning red. It's turning complacent, backward, and ignorant. It began with the election of Arnold. We kicked Davis out because he got fucked by Enron, then hired someone who had been in meetings with Enron. Think about that. We literally elected a bad guy. Then RE-elected him. A lot of people don't have a problem with him, but he's a republican who tries to hide the fact that he's pushing a red agenda. People in this state have stopped paying attention.
I love my gay friends and know that as long as any ONE of us is discriminated against, NONE of us will know true equality.
But you know what pisses me off almost as much as the wanton destruction of their civil liberties? The fact that the Mormon church can come into CA, MY FUCKING STATE, and change OUR FUCKING CONSTITUTION to reflect THEIR own bigoted policies. This was not a mandate by the people, this was not their will, this was a coup of their conscience, an issue that we allowed to be distorted until it was too late. This, in combination with the way my loved ones are feeling right now... it makes me fighting angry.
I am fucking pissed. But I'm not going to hate my neighbors. Tonight, I'm going back through that list of Mormon donors that hekebolos put up and I'm checking people one by one. I am going to read up on Calitics and see how I can get involved in the next big fight. Rest assured, there is a greater, more involved fight ahead. But this is not a time to revel in victory, nor in anguish.
We put our boots back on and get back on the road. It's what we do.
It's how things change.