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The deluge of applications we have received due to our Award Sites! rating has put me a bit behind in terms of our award program, but this is a good problem to have, so I just ask our applicants to be a little extra patient with us as we work out the kinks. Friends and family have noted multiple times that my October article has been posted long after the autumn days of October have passed us by. Since my November article did not materialize due to my unexpected lack of free time the past month or so, I imagine I will have to make up for it with an extra-long article containing my November/December sentiments.
My first commentary for this period would have to be on the United States Presidential election which took place on November 4, 2008. I voted for John McCain because I agree with his social policies more than those of Barrack Obama, and I feel like we do have a cultural battle going on in the United States which can shape the kind of world our children grow up in. Having a child of my own, this is no longer an abstract concept to me, but a reality I must factor in to my decision-making.
This being said, I decided before the outcome of the election that I was less concerned about this outcome than I have been the previous two elections. Unlike Al Gore or John Kerry, I feel Barrack Obama is an honest, decent person who is concerned with more than just “a life-long dream to be President.” While there are unfortunate consequences of the election of Barrack Obama (I am undoubtedly going to be disappointed with any Supreme Court nominations), I feel that the historical significance of this election truly marks the turning of a page in our history. I feel that for the most part my generation is above the race factor. I see Barack Obama as a man, not a black man. But now I truly feel we as a nation are moving past the racial strife which has clouded our politics for so long. Let it not be said from this point forth that America is too racist to elect a black man President. With the percentage of white people who voted for Mr. Obama, there is no longer a question that America has moved forward on the issue of race.
Also, I find myself more liberal economically than my social politics would suggest. I believe everyone should work, earn their keep and contribute to society. But in a society where it’s not what you know but who you know, I do not feel that we as a society are fair to the working-poor. CEOs should not be making the money they are making while entry-level workers cannot feed their families. While there should be incentive to get an education and move up the corporate ladder, there is not a just wage system. I cannot quit a job where I am unjustly compensated and work elsewhere, because the entire system is corrupt. Republicans complain about the redistribution of income, but the only reason income needs to be redistributed is that it isn’t distributed fairly in the first place, and in our capitalist free-market society, redistribution of income after the fact through taxation is the only way government can attempt to right this wrong, which is what government is supposed to do. If we as a society were the morally impeccable Christians we claim to be, we wouldn’t need government to interfere, but we are not.
My first commentary for this period would have to be on the United States Presidential election which took place on November 4, 2008. I voted for John McCain because I agree with his social policies more than those of Barrack Obama, and I feel like we do have a cultural battle going on in the United States which can shape the kind of world our children grow up in. Having a child of my own, this is no longer an abstract concept to me, but a reality I must factor in to my decision-making.
This being said, I decided before the outcome of the election that I was less concerned about this outcome than I have been the previous two elections. Unlike Al Gore or John Kerry, I feel Barrack Obama is an honest, decent person who is concerned with more than just “a life-long dream to be President.” While there are unfortunate consequences of the election of Barrack Obama (I am undoubtedly going to be disappointed with any Supreme Court nominations), I feel that the historical significance of this election truly marks the turning of a page in our history. I feel that for the most part my generation is above the race factor. I see Barack Obama as a man, not a black man. But now I truly feel we as a nation are moving past the racial strife which has clouded our politics for so long. Let it not be said from this point forth that America is too racist to elect a black man President. With the percentage of white people who voted for Mr. Obama, there is no longer a question that America has moved forward on the issue of race.
Also, I find myself more liberal economically than my social politics would suggest. I believe everyone should work, earn their keep and contribute to society. But in a society where it’s not what you know but who you know, I do not feel that we as a society are fair to the working-poor. CEOs should not be making the money they are making while entry-level workers cannot feed their families. While there should be incentive to get an education and move up the corporate ladder, there is not a just wage system. I cannot quit a job where I am unjustly compensated and work elsewhere, because the entire system is corrupt. Republicans complain about the redistribution of income, but the only reason income needs to be redistributed is that it isn’t distributed fairly in the first place, and in our capitalist free-market society, redistribution of income after the fact through taxation is the only way government can attempt to right this wrong, which is what government is supposed to do. If we as a society were the morally impeccable Christians we claim to be, we wouldn’t need government to interfere, but we are not.
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