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i really hope that all this ranting i've been doing lately isn't alienating people from my blog. that would really make me sad. if it's getting on your nerves or something let me know.. i'll try to tone it down a bit. heh. thanks for your cooperation.
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YAY. FOURTH OF JULY! YAY. GO AMERICA. BUT MOST OF ALL GO PRESIDENT BUSH!!! YAY. YOU ARE THE BEST, PRESIDENT BUSH. I SINCERELY WISH YOU GET RE-ELECTED THIS NOVEMBER SO YOU CAN KEEP LEADING OUR COUNTRY INTO THE FUTURE.

ugh... all this patriotic crap makes me sick.

now don't get me wrong, i like america. in fact, i'm quite fond of it. america is one of the few good places to live in this world. i enjoy many great freedoms that i'm quite thankful for. oh, and don't even try to lecture me about supporting our troops. i do, i really hope they all get home safe and i am very thankful that they are willing to do what they do to defend me. i honestly have no problem with them at all (unless they do things like at the abu ghraib prison... in which case they are fucking bastards). i pray that they will be safe while overseas.

but damn... i mean... (and this may be a little extreme) at least in third world countries the people there know that they're being oppressed.

heh. my punk/anarchic load of bullshit even makes me laugh sometimes...

anyway, nothing i can do about the country. bush is still president for now. i really do hope that enough people will actually vote to unseat dubbya. it breaks my heart that the great majority of those patriotic people, the ones that tell me i should "leave the country if i don't like it" (and i have been told this numerous times) don't even get out there and vote. ...and i'm the hypocrite for "abusing" my freedom of speech. i guarantee you that i'll be in that voting booth when the time rolls around.

and you should probably vote for kerry. yeah, i know, he's a tard. i don't really like him all that much... but he's pretty much the only one who could beat bush because of the ridiculous two party system... oh yeah, and the always-fun "you can't be president unless you are already rich and powerful" system... i would love to vote for an independant canidate that more fits my ideals and beliefs, but that would be a waste of a vote. and i don't think the principle of the matter can out weigh the reality.

and another "now don't get me wrong"... the country won't miraculously get much better if kerry becomes president. in fact, it'll probably stay about the same, he might make a few improvements, though it isn't likely. but... the fact remains: george w. bush has done nothing but drag us into a war that shouldn't have been fought in the first place, and put in to place policies that do nothing but help those in power to stay in power, those with wealth to keep their wealth, and those at the top to rise even further above. yes, he has had some positive impact on the nation, but it does not outweigh the harm he has done to the wonderful people of this great nation.

...you know that pisses me off? the patriot act pisses me off... anyway, moving on...

yeah, i guess all of this is a bit extreme... but i mean... come on!

of course, it ain't bush's fault that our economic system of capitalism has completely superseded our governmental system of democracy, that happened long ago.
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a government should exist for more than just self-perpetuation. it's purpose should be to improve the quality of life for all people, not to help those in power retain that power.


whoa...


i just realized that my blog has changed a whole lot over the past couple of days. wow. kinda wierd. dunno what the deal is.

anyway, back to the real world, enough of that bullshit.

went to see fireworks up at the farmers branch historical park last night. pictures will be posted. other than that i didn't do much. ran some errands with my mother. took care of some cats owned by a friend of mine that's out of town. yep, exciting.