If I were an american

October 7th, 2008 The author Posted in Foreign Affairs, Life, People |

My introduction to America, specifically American politics began in a classroom. I had taken up US History as an arts elective in college. I took it up, not out of knowledge sake, but simply because my friend had the textbook and class notes all prepared and ready to be handed over to me. She had taken the course a year before and so I could save money on buying another textbook, and the class notes; well that was one sweet bonus!

However soon into the semester, I was drawn to the course. I began learning alot about contemporary American history, and how the US played an important and influential role in world affairs, from it’s involvement in the Latin and Central America, World War II, the Cold War and the Cuban Missle Crisis, The Iran Contra Affair and the fall of communism. In journeying the nation’s history during the whole semester, I had come to admire and learn more about some of the great men that the US had, and I noticed these men were Democrats! For some reason I believed what they championed and stood for. I believed in their policies even though some of them were highly controversial.

My favouarble inkling towards the Democrats was widely seen when I followed closely John Kerry’s campaign back in 2004. Even though he was “on the fence” on one particular issue, which I’ll talk about later, I still loved the ideas and principles the man stood for. I supported his vision for the nation, even though I wasn’t a yankee.

You can imagine my horror when I heard that Bush had won the 2004 elections and got himself re-elected into the White House. Were people blind to see how he handled the country over the last 4 years? Thousands of soldiers were sent to Iraq because Congress believed that Iraq was a dangerous nation which housed WMDs. Despite the UN’s findings which claimed that there were no traces of WMDs, the US still went ahead, and they accused Saddam of having ties to Al-Queda, only to find that too wasn’t true. Saddam did face execution, but at what cost? And there was enough problems at home ground which wasn’t been seen to and handled properly. Can’t remember them on top of my head right now, but there were quite a handful!

And now, when I look again at both parties, I gotta admit whenever the Republicans try to throw some crap at the Democrats, I tend to scrutinize the crap, and I find that it’s just pathetic. McCain picking an unknown Alaska Mayor as his running mate? Nice move to assure the public mate! McCain suspending his campaign to concerntrate on the economic crises? Umm, that really doesn’t give a favourable image.

Now to say the the Democrats are Gods would be wayy too much. I respect the fact they’re fighting the rights and providing a better quality of living for the middle class, the class that has sorta been “ignored” and neglected over the last couple of years. But their stand on abortion is something I can’t stomach. It didn’t bug as much a couple of years ago when I was supporting Kerry.  To say that they’re being pro-choice by allowing women to have an abortion makes it look as though that babies are commodities.

If you don’t want it, you can always cancel your order

If you don’t want it, just return with a receipt

Babies are not commodities!  Campaigning in support for abortion sounds more pro-death to me than pro-choice. Deciding to terminate your baby isn’t the same as deciding to terminate your TV subscription! It isn’t the same as cancelling your credit card. We’ve gotten so brainwashed by this secular world of consumerism till we’re taking it further to other people’s lives.I mean how can people support this and yet go to church and sit by the pews on Sunday morning? What conscience do these people even have to begin with? Free will has it’s limits, and that does not include terminating unwanted pregnencies.

This is only the 1 thing that I can agree with the Republicans.

Having said above, now which side would I pick? Whether it’s unfortunate or not, I have to still say that the Democrats are still the lesser evil of the two. Their policies (except the one on pro-choice!) favour the working and middle class more than the other party. Better to have a democrat in the White House than a Republican, so my vote would be for the D. I just wished Ds were pro-life as well.