No articles today. I usually have articles from the New York Times and more recently, the Huffington Post, but today, there is no need to use them for the motivation support.

I was in middle school and high school when George W. Bush was "elected" President. I remember the 2000 election like one would remember what age they had chicken pox.

After Bush was "elected," I really paid attention on how his policies, words, and actions played out for us as a country. How this "uniter" started the absolute, engraved -in-stone division of this country. Earlier, this country was considerably harmonious when it came to agreeing to disagree with each other. Since Bush took office, the division has led to countless battles on the homefront over every hot button issue this side of Baghdad.

I am not writing this to complain, I am writing this so the person we hope and will do our best to get elected will be aware of the work he has to do domestically with complete understanding and know the severity of the experience it has been if you have been a liberal, a Democrat, a pro-choice supporter, a pro-civil rights & liberties supporter, a human rights activist, and the list we all know have been considered the blacklist goes on. Not that I don't think Barack Obama doesn't understand this, it is just, as a direct beneficiary of the previous generation's legacy, I really hope that this gets worked on.

Here is why this needs to happen:

I don't like the idea that its okay that people my age and under are encouraged to be ignorant about politics by media sources and other modes of socialization. Just the other day I heard someone say : " George Bush is a great President. You could party with him" and I practically died a little inside and wanted to say something, but didn't.

I don't like the idea that because I disagree with Bush that I an considered a liberal nutjob who doesn't know what he is talking about. I don't like the idea that other people who think liberally regarding their politics are considered crazy because of it.

I don't like that it is okay to demean, debase, devalidate, and degrade human life if the person you are arguing with is a liberal Democrat, but seek high holy praise if you are a conservative Republican simply because your guy in in the office. And it even reflects itself in the media. "The View" for example: Bill Geddes donates a great chunk of his money to the Republican Party and has very close business ties to FOX News, Rupert Murdoch's love child. When Rosie O'Donnell was on, it wasn't because she had a new perception to bring to the table nor because she is a big name and would raise publicity for the show, but to purposefully make her look like a fool and make a liberal opinion look foolish to have in the first place. They are doing the same thing with Whoopi Goldberg now. It is hard for every liberal in this country since that asswipe took office.

Debate is healthy for a democracy, but recently the current trend is "agree with me or face the wrath of being demonized by me for disagreeing with me," which is EXTREMELY unhealthy. It's practically fascist when you think of it. It seems we can only have one opinion in America, and that is our President's opinion on things.

Now, its not that I haven't called for responsible accountability from others for these actions and words, but, I am almost ( and this is VERY sad) used to getting blamed for other people's words and actions against me than the ideal possibility. Why is it MY fault that YOU can't hold yourself accountable for YOUR negative words and actions against me? SERIOUSLY!

This is EXACTLY why I am asking for a call to end this culture war once and for all. It doesn't require a winner/loser end result, it doesn't require a treaty/negotiation, it doesn't call for the development of an organization with the original intention to stop war from happening ( like the U.N. take the hint). All it requires are enough voices that just say: " STOP!"


1. Tim Collingwood, Boston Heights, OH- "STOP!"