Most of the time, I can ignore big world changes here on this blog. They might get a fleeting mention here or there, but I don’t usually dwell on it. Not usually. I feel like there’s something tonight that deserves a mention, mostly because of my own mixed feelings on this.
The Healthcare bill. That thing that Obama passed tonight, by a tiny nine votes. Not that we didn’t know it was going to be close either way, but this is interesting. Marnians got into this whole argument ages ago, and then consequentially banned it from the chat. They know my thoughts. Hell, I’m Canadian. Everyone knows my thoughts. I’m also pretty damn socialist, so lead on.
But I’m more interested in how it divides people. I have friends on both sides of the spectrum, and it always amazes me just how much policies affect people. I know. It’s a huge deal. I mean, Obama essentially has a cult following which was cultivated in a most interesting manner. But how much people differ in beliefs makes me wonder. As realist as I am, I’m still a little bit whimsical and hopeful. The human race hasn’t wiped themselves out yet, and there is a reason for that. The passions that flare over issues like this is understandable, expected to a degree. I imagine much of the world is seriously conflicted like this a lot of the time after big decisions. Hell, when I decided to apply for university, after I paid for it, I was seriously conflicted.
Politics is a divisor. It’s a heavy subject, but it is something that exists whether we choose to acknowledge it or not. We were born and bred to play the political game, and so help me if we ever stop. It is essential that in some form, we decide as a collective what will be better for us. It does more often than not show quite clearly the tendencies of people though. When we play politics, Machiavelli instructed us to illustrate altruism, even if our purposes have darker meaning. However, when decisions are made, it is as though all the masks come off. Any costume your wore during your play is now being returned to the box and any altruistic purposes no longer matter. What matters is how you have gained from the decision.
I’ve said my piece and I’ll say no more. I will neither rejoice nor weep at the decision made tonight, for it is not my place. I’m tired. School is tomorrow. As I said in my facebook status, I’m conflicted about a lot of things right now. Politics is the least of my worries, as long as I don’t have to think about it.
Seriously conflicted. About politics, boys, song lyrics, facebook statuses, shrimps, macs, mysterious men, french, couches, shoes or abs, sleep. You’d think the last night of march break would be less confusing.
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