05-17-2015, 08:22 PM
(05-15-2015, 09:29 PM)shoju_dos Wrote: So far, I have yet to see a candidate emerge (outside of Sanders) that I have absolutely any interest in voting for. I'm a rather moderate person when it comes down to it, but the problem with Hilary for me isn't the scandals and baggage. It's that I want fresh faces.
But, I want those fresh faces to be people who aren't interested in shoving their religion down my throat, or into my home, or trying to dictate which people get to have "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" based on religion, race, age, money, etc...
It's a pipe dream. At this point, I will probably be voting Sanders in the Primaries, unless someone comes in and wows me.
People (not just politicians either) who have sanity and moderation are needed now more than ever. I've noticed in the West of late, there is a form of virulent extremism being packaged and sold, as socially aware slacktivism. I wonder sometimes, if some of the true believers were given a copy of 1984, Animal Farm, Brave New World, and Harrison Bergeron to read. Would they'd think it's a how-to manual, instead of a cautionary tale.
It's a cookbook!