Politics

A few nights ago I went out to a birthday party of a room mate’s (Bubbles) friend. We were at a bar and said room mate got drunk. She enjoys drinking to get drunk so I’m not suprised. When we got home politics got brought up. I don’t know how.

She was talking about how everyone needs to be accepting of others (1) and how stereotyping is bad (2) and how we have to accept that there are different ways people see as the way to live their lives (3) and we need to love everyone no matter what (4)

She also said that she would never vote third party (as I do) because a vote for third part was a vote for Republicans (5) (she had some reasoning for this which was dumb) and she hates Republicans (6) and they are stupid (7) and all stuck up, rich, white (8) and she hates them so much.

She HATES (her stress not mine) Bush with such a passion. Bush was Cheney’s puppet and made no decisions himself and was a moron etc. And was in tears about how wonderful Obama is. Yes she was crying as she was saying how he is so smart and sure he’s made promises that he hasn’t fulfilled but he wants to. And he is trying so hard.

I pointed out how point 1, 2, 3 and 4 are in exact contrast to points 5, 6, 7, and 8. I told her to her face she was being hypocritical and that was one of the few things I can’t stand. She admitted she might be but just hates them so much. “How can they be SO WRONG?!” She doesn’t understand the complete cognitive dissonance she lives with. I’d almost find it funny but I’ve met to many people like her that I see it as a serious issue. She is so emotionally involved involved politics. Obama can do no wrong. Bush is so evil. To her the most important thing is defeating the Republicans. No matter what. The fact she votes makes me sad.