Ah yes, election day. Rolls around once every 4 years, give or take. I absolutely understand that people have different views on different issues, and I firmly believe that there is no right or wrong answer. However, tonight on Facebook (that gem) I learned that my beliefs are false. There is a wrong answer, and it's called stupidity. I will come right out and say that I did not LOVE one candidate over another, but I had some issues with Mitt Romney's (Mittens, as I call him) jabs at my uterus (metaphorically, of course). So if that means I am democrat, fine. I don't really care for labels anyway. So it may seem that I am picking on the Republicans. Okay fine, I am. They are sore losers. That's not to say that democrats wouldn't have done the same thing, but that's sort of a non-issue, isn't it? ;) I digress. My issue with the very cranky republicans is that they (and I use the term 'they' loosely) seem to have this 'blanket' of characteristics they have assigned to liberals. And that just isn't fair. Here is one of the many statuses I had the displeasure of coming across tonight:
"Well, we pretty much knew Obama had the advantage. Welfare and entitlement voters are the majority these days."
Oh? I thought people over the age of 60 were the majority. Also, please define entitlement. I'm pretty sure we are entitled to vote, by definition. Don't even get my started on the whole welfare thing. That's a rage in itself.
It was downhill from there. Some of my favorite claims: "I'll be working for free", "He's gonna take our 2nd Amendment right" and of course, "I'm moving to Canada". The Canada one is my favorite. Please enjoy their lack of universal healthcare and conservative ways...oh wait...awkward.
There was also a student that posted on the Virginia Tech Free & For Sale page and stated that he was "selling his diploma for $1 because it will be useless anyway". Then drop out. You are one less obnoxious person to take up a seat in a class I want. Don't bitch about your work being useless and then continue to work. It has approximately ZERO impact on my life. And side note, I'll buy it. There could be a half decent turn around on that.
Here is another one that I just can't even get over. It gets explicit after this, so please remove all children from the viewing area.
"Okay, time to pretend it's January 2017 and we
have a Republican President. I'm going to my happy place right now and
watching episode after episode of "The Office" until I pass out. Then
I'm gonna take up drinking when I wake up so I never have to face
reality. Oh my gosh - is that how the Democratic party was started?!"
OH MY GOD. YES. THAT'S EXACTLY HOW IT HAPPENED. Are you effing kidding me? That is the most unintelligent crock of bullshit I have ever seen. This person claims that is what could have started to democratic party BUT SHE'S GONNA GO DO IT. Does the word contradiction mean anything to you? Here is some reality for you: we haven't mastered time travel yet, so I suggest you get a grip. Or drink yourself into a stupor, I don't really care.
So, moral of the story: it is what it is. You don't have to like it. You just have to deal with it (if I had a dollar for every time my dad said that to me...). I for one am just glad it's over with. Me and my liberal views are going to wake up and go to class tomorrow and get an education and THEN go to work. Which is do believe is the polar opposite of living off of welfare. Unless student loans count as welfare, in which case I am completely dependent. And guess what? I'm okay with it. And guess what else? It's none of your damn business.
