According to my classmates, I am "backwards"

I really hate political arguments. Really, I do. I really don't see the point of them, unless one of the participants is an undecided voter. But otherwise, what the fuck is the point of a die-hard Democrat and a die-hard Republican debating anything? I mean, do you as a Democrat think that maybe if you talk to me viciously enough I'll stop thinking that killing unborn babies is not a right, and do I think that maybe if I, a Republican, yell at you enough you'll suddenly be voting for Palin in 2012?

So, dear whoever is reading this, do not engage me in a political argument. Because I'm not interested in a useless discussion that just makes all participants angry.

Why am I saying this? Because today at Hebrew table, within minutes of arrival someone asked me whether I went to Obama's victory thing downtown. As part of my answer, I mentioned that I was Republican. And, oh gawd, you would have thought that I had announced in the middle of a synagogue that I was a Hitler supporter. This girl immediately demanded--not asked with polite curiosity, but DEMANDED--to know why I was a Republican. I tried to explain in a nutshell, but what followed was just more pure nastiness from this girl. It wasn't so much that she was asking questions that were so out of line (though I guess they WERE out of line since I kept trying to make it clear that I'd prefer to talk about something less divisive), but it was HOW she was asking. It was just pure vicious. And, well, I have to say it made me pretty angry. I don't think I've EVER been even remotely as vicious to a Democrat when I've been in a rare political discussion with one. You're pro-abortion and I'm not? Fine, whatever, i don't really give a shit--let's just cast our votes and let that be it. Seriously, just fuck off, I don't want to talk to you.




Also, rich white kids at elitist universities have GOT to stop talking about communism. When they open their stupid mouths that have known nothing but privilege and they start spewing shit about the workers rising up and everyone living in perfect, government-enforced equality and Marx and blahblahblah....I just want to strangle them, myself, and anyone else within earshot of this stupidity. As I told Abraham, when this girl opened her mouth about communism I could hear my father screaming bloody murder 2000 miles away. At first I thought maybe I wasn't understanding her Hebrew properly, that clearly I was misunderstanding what she was saying cos no one could POSSIBLY be so stupid. But no, it turns out I DID understand! I mean, I could forgive her for advocating socialism, but full-blown communism? Nope, she's clearly retarded.


Okay, hopefully starting tomorrow this blog will be politics-free. Cos I'm just fucking sick of it.