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In reply to the discussion: I took off my Obama stickers yesterday [View all]FirstLight
(13,360 posts)I had posted the following reply upthread and it got lost in the shuffle yesterday. It amazes me how many of you think I am just whining and stomping my feet. Or how many of you think I am flaking on Democracy, the party, etc...
The OP was meant to be a thought provoker. Seriously, those of you being snarky are just THAT amped up that you will defend Obama and the 'team' till your dying breath?
Here's my response from yesterday:
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I have lived in poverty since 1992...I never felt the great economic boom of the Clinton years, and ya, I guess I could say I felt the crunch under Bush but that just happened to coincide with the years I left my abusive husband and had to scrap to survive as well...I should have known it was not going to make a difference no matter how much Obama said such wonderful things when the banksters got bailed out and we got sold out.
Hey, I have always voted Dem and Green Party...I loved Clinton, Gore and Obama ...but the reality is that nobody is making these changes we need, like, NOW. I don't give a crap about your 'obstruction' excuses... if these things were truly important, shit would get done. Instead ALL of the bastards in DC (both parties) are merely Corporate puppets...the climate is gonna get worse faster than we thought, Gitmo will NEVER close, and the rest of us better shut up and toe the party line or else we will end up getting a visit from the guys in the black vans.
(And...IMO the ENVIRONMENT and CLIMATE will have our asses before anything changes policy-wise...then it will be too late)
Nope, I am just voicing my disdain here because you all have always been good at discussion, and I know many of you understand the feelings I am having. many of you understand the exhaustion of hoping things will get better and watching as they continue to devolve....
I am done believing in anything bigger than myself. Activism is for the young who have not been jaded by LIFE.
My goal is to finish my school, try to find a job that will be better than $12/hr and take care of my kids the best I can.
The planet will continue to die, the corporations will continue to buy our elections, and all we can do is continue to survive amidst the crap as it rolls downhill...
ADDING: in reflection and speaking to friends about these thoughts yesterday. I have realized that what happens in DC has about as much effect on MY life as my City Council, and that isn't saying much. I may still vote next year and try to help things along on 'paper'...sure, great, keep those dems in Congress, whatever. But personally, this life has become more about preparing for the shit that is about to hit the fan on several fronts, than how much I support the 'cause'...