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Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 10:07 pm
right. well. no ponies.
What madelyn said..
This would probably be a good time to be snotty or passive aggressive, but honestly, I don't see the point. God will not, and Hillary will not, give me a pony or a dozen virgins if I sit around snarking at the other candidate or my fellow Ljers who support them. Politicians are perfectly capable of running their own negative campaigns without my assistance.
This would probably be a good time to be snotty or passive aggressive, but honestly, I don't see the point. God will not, and Hillary will not, give me a pony or a dozen virgins if I sit around snarking at the other candidate or my fellow Ljers who support them. Politicians are perfectly capable of running their own negative campaigns without my assistance.
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From:*pets pony* I should have used my pony icon.
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From:(In seriousness, I find that I don't mind when folks leave their squee un-cut-tagged, whether it's about Hillary or Barack, but I always wish the vitriol were cut-tagged. More squee usually improves my day, even if it's for characters or a fandom or a candidate to which I am not personally attached; more vitriol pretty much never does.)
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From:(I'd make a volleyball team of virgins, of course. Very popular on the circuit.)
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From:That said, I think it's cool that at least people are talking. Even if it's vitriol - which I don't like when I'm looking for mindless slash porn - it's passion, people getting worked up about politics. When's the last time that happened, and not in the sense of, "Goddammit, President Bush seriously needs to go choke on a pretzel." People think the next president could make a difference in the world. I can't think of the last time people were thinking like that. It's cool.
But seriously, guys, your vitriol is getting in the way of the buttsecks!
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From:i love squee everywhere (politics, fandom, folks I like and don't like). The vitriol strikes me as more personal, bc at that point it's a small step from X is an ass to those who support X are asses, y'know...
btw, i'm holding off on S2, so lemme know when you get there :)
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From: (Anonymous) Date: 2008-05-15 03:26 am (UTC)(- reply to this
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From:Which reminds me: I need prompts. I suck at prompts.
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As a Canadian, it's been interesting to watch...
From:Still, I think there's a huuuuuuuge difference between sparing feelings over disagreements in plot and characterization in something that is, ultimately, not likely to have a significant impact on the early 21st century; you can afford to let things slide.
Not sure if that can apply in politics. I think people need to be passionate and intense and most importantly well-informed of itty-bitty details. Facts, actions and history should be more than adequate; slagging is perhaps excessive force. But I do believe the analysis has to be cutting, has to be ruthless ... both for who you favour and those you do not. And I think people need to see what others are worried about, if only to further their understanding of why they support the candidate they do, in the face of those concerns.
The only thing that bugs me are personal attacks. One does not KNOW the candidates for the most part, so it all seems rather odd. Hell, I used to KNOW my MLA and my MP personally, and I still didn't get into the "good guy/bad guy" thing. I just looked at how they did their jobs.
In summary: Politics is weird, it makes rational people weird, and it seems to be the new bloodsport, which is just... odd.
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Re: As a Canadian, it's been interesting to watch...
From:Still, I think there's a huuuuuuuge difference between sparing feelings over disagreements in plot and characterization in something that is, ultimately, not likely to have a significant impact on the early 21st century; you can afford to let things slide.
Not sure if that can apply in politics.
Er. I'm pretty sure
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From:Photo from here (http://www.darkhorsecollectables.com/index.html) (for credit if you actually use it! ;) )
Back on topic:
I have always held to the belief that even though yes, it is my journal and yes I should be able to post what I want in theory, in reality, it just doesn't work that way and things like my politics, my religious beliefs and discussions about sexuality have always gone under cuts... or just been marked private or filtered to a select few. Freedom of speech doesn't mean freedom to be an asshole.
This election especially, I don't feel obligated to express my opinion because I don't favor ANY of the candidates and my vote will be a wasted one anyways.
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From:*dies laughing* And it's true. That's awesome.
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From:i am clearly in the wrong religion!
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From:What would you really want to do with either, anyway? My host parents in Georgia had a pony. I had a pony by extension. It wasn't all it's cracked up to be, man.
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From:Virgins == gimmicky volleyball team that will give Coke endorsements one day
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From:Honestly, the really sad part, she won like every single big state..and they still don't think she could beat McCain.
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