Saturday, November 10, 2012

Wha? I Don't Even Know

Warning: The following post has little organization. I apologize for any confusion caused by it.


It seems that I really must learn to listen to myself more. Time and time again, I tell myself not to indulge in comments on news or video sites such as Youtube. Obviously, I have no impulse control because I always do it anyway.

Sometimes There are times Many times Often times Quite frequently, I watch videos on Youtube and read the comments and end up hating myself for it. 

Moments ago, I watched a video of President Obama being told by his daughter to wave to the people behind him. When he did so, the people seemed quite overjoyed by the attention. 'What an observant and bright young lady,' I thought. So, I look to the comments and instantly see people badmouthing the president or asking for "Obama phones." And I am left speechless. I am rendered a blubbering fool, hence the title, and cannot form a coherent response. 

This is silly, but the most pressing matter at this moment is my confusion over the "Obama phone" comment. What in the world is an "Obama phone?" If someone could explain that to me, it would be very appreciated.

Along with that, I would like to point out that this was a very short video to show off an adorable moment between a father and his daughter. President Obama may have been part of the video, but that does not mean you should bring up his policies that have little to no connection to the video whatsoever. If it had been a natural progression to the topic through conversation, I'd be less likely to complain. As it stands however, it was an unnecessary jump. It, much like every instance of this post (and I honestly wish I was better at this thing), was a very odd jump. It's like talking about Remember the Titans, a movie about American football, one moment and talking about the Taiji dolphin slaughter, a horrible massacre of dolphins that occurs every year, the next. There's a missing link. Here, the missing link is Hayden Panettiere who was in Remember the Titans and was featured in The Cove for her attempt to stop the slaughter in Taiji. Though the two topics can be connected, it's odd and, for many, would probably be fairly uncomfortable of a transition. Thus, my concern annoyance with the transition from family moment to Obama's policies.

Obama has been re-elected for a second term as president now. Not everyone is happy with that. In fact, there are many that are complaining. I think you should stand behind any leaders that get elected, unless they happen to be dictators like Hitler (Though it should be noted that Hitler did enjoy a large amount of support from the German people for helping the economy recover, helping the German people once again feel strong and proud, and doing away with that nasty Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I. [On another note, as it is nearly Veterans' Day, formerly Armistice Day, thank you to all the brave men and women that have served their countries over the years.]) or Mussolini or more recently Mubarak, in which case you should cautiously try to change your current state of affairs. But back to the current matter. The United States of America is not ruled by a dictator and this is not likely to change, so I believe that US citizens should stand behind the president. Yes, you can and should criticize various government measures, but do so constructively. Saying "0bama sux" is not helpful in anyway and in all honestly makes me think less of you. (It hurt me just to write with that zero. And that mangling of "ck"? Horrible. D:) You may be the most intelligent individual in the world, but to use shorthand like that when it is unneeded (0 is not any harder than O and "x" instead of "ck" when you are nowhere near your world limit is silly.) and not give any concrete reasons as to why you object or any thoughts as to how to change the situation makes you seem idiotic. Yes, it's very judgmental and very hypocritical of me, but that's how I see it. Though I do not like Romney, if he had been elected, I would stand behind him and my nation. I would definitely not try to "assassinate him," as many on Twitter swore they would do if he got into office. Not only would that be impossible and land you a giant heaping of trouble, it's amoral and screams of a horrible lack of understanding. One does not kill because of dislike, no matter how intense.

I suppose that is the end of my mess of a rant. Just wanted to express my considerable dislike for the trash that goes in in the comments section of many things and my dislike of the fact that I read through it anyway. After all, bottling up your emotions is not terribly good for you.

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