I know everyone has disagreeing views about politics - I'm okay with that. I'm a tolerant person for the most part. But I cannot tolerate ignorance. I spent tonight with my family, which is stressul enough as it is. But the subject o politics and the elections came up. I'm voting for Obama but I wasn't going to say anything because they are all Wooo Hilary! She has a vagina lets vote for her! Don't get me wrong I'm proud that a woman is running for President too. But that doesn't mean I'd base my vote on that fact. Anyway - they can vote or whoever theywant, thats the joy of America. But then they proceed to talk about Obama and how he's Muslim and doesn't beleive in God and won't acknowledge the American flag and blah blah. Mind you - none of them have watched a single debate between candidates, none of them have researched any of the candidates, none of them have even watched a single speech by any of the candidates. Their ignorance drives me insane. Besides the fact that Obama isn't even Muslim, and besides the fact that Muslims do beleive in God, and despite the fact that even if he was Muslim this country was based on religious freedom and the government as a result has nothing to do with religion, despite the fact that it isn't true that he won't acknowledge the American flag - they get all of their information from people gossiping at their jobs - mind you in one of the most racist cities I've ever had the displeasure of living in - and from stupid internet fwds about "Why America shouldn't have a Muslim for president." I'm so fucking tired of their intolerance, and their ignorance, and the fact that while I am all for them voting for whoever they feel will be the most succesful President - I just wish they would make an effort to actually LEARN something about the candidates before they make their decision. I want to learn more too so I asked them about which policies Hilary had presented that they felt made her a strong candidate and they said "we don't want to talk politics anymore"....they didn't know shit. Their version of how to choose who to support is "One is really old, one is a woman, and one is Muslim." And picked their favorite category. DUH. Just because someone is old doesn't make them less qualified, if anything it makes them more, just because someone is the first woman to run doesn't mean she should win just because it would be an awesome milestone, and the last one is an outspread of misinformation about Obama's parent's history. Sorry for ranting, it just pisses me off that this stubborn group of prejudice people that calls itself my family wouldn't shut up about how stupid I was for choosing to vote for Obama. Yeah I might not be the smartest person in the world but who gives them the right to call me stupid? They might disagree with my choice, but at least I fucking educated myself about the candidates and have watched just about every speech, every debate, have researched the candidates backgrounds before I made my decision. Yet I'm the stupid one. Okay. End rant, sorry about it guys I'm just all fired up because I'm sick that this is another example of the ignorance I was brought up with, and I'm hurt that they called me stupid. I hate to be called stupid.![]()



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Now that I see they aren't true, I feel like an idiot and am doing my research more carefully now. There are so many lies out there it's tough to know what to believe.
It makes you overlook certain character flaws and bad behavior .

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