Before I go any further, I’d like to come right out and say that I don’t vote. I refuse to play along with the corrupt game that is our electoral system. I’ve been an eligible voter for almost 12 years now, and by some standards that’s not a long time. But, even before I could vote, I knew it was something I never wanted to be a part of. Neither side really brings much to the table for me. Although, lately I find myself agreeing more with certain conservative pundits and shaking my head at most liberal/progressive pundits. This isn’t about my political leanings though, this is about my observations on how some people have been acting because of this election, more specifically, Ron Paul supporters. And a little about those pesky progressives.
When it comes to the world of the GOP, you have your Joe the Plumbers, your upper class, your gun nuts and of course your Ron Paul supporters. Now, Ron Paul says a lot of things that resonate strongly with me. On the surface, he speaks my language. End the Fed, no big government, bring home the troops, etc. Those are things that I definitely support, but he’s still a politician. The funny thing about Ron Paul supporters is that they really are ahead of the conservative curve and yes, I think that’s a good thing. But the problem that arises is that a lot of them don’t realize that they’re so far ahead and they spend a lot of time yelling and screaming at people for not sharing their beliefs.Beyond anything else, that is what is going to be most detrimental to his run for the Republican nomination.
Now on to Obama… I was not one of those people that thought Obama was going to save our country. He’s done nothing to better our situation but he’s done a really great job at making it look like everyone else in the government is responsible for what’s going on. Progressives are so quick to throw everyone else under the bus to make Obama look good, but they refuse to see it when Obama and his cronies do the same things. Lets talk about Romney and the Bain situation. So what if he’s made a ton of money, so what if he’s one of the richest candidates in history, so what if he’s only paying 15% in taxes. Did he break the law? Technically, no. Is he doing things with his money in order to protect it as much as possible? Hell yeah. If I had enough money to put it off shore and ease my tax burden, you’re damn right I’d do it. And I think the majority of the people in this country would do the same. Look at General Electric, most of Hollywood, the fashion industry, the auto industry. All of them are probably doing things with their money that allows them to minimize the amount of taxes they have to pay. And look at how many of them are up Obama’s ass (or vice versa).
I guess what I’m really getting at is that society is so caught up on trying to be on the winning team, but in the process, they’re missing so much key information. Take off the blinders and start looking logically at both sides. And stop attacking or lashing out at people for not sharing your point of view. The old saying is you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. Well both sides are full of vinegar but unfortunately for all of us, the left has managed to convince 47% of the population that vinegar isn’t so bad. The sad thing is, all that vinegar is from the same source.