politics: a mini-rant.

Feel free to skip over this entry, it's basically just me venting.

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There are only two things that make me truly angry:

1) TV shows that are truly awesome getting canceled (See: New Amsterdam)
2) Facebook groups like this.

Yes, that group is against Obama. I totally understand if you're against him or don't support what he stands for, but this group (at least the way I see it) is less about educating potential voters on Obama's faults and more about getting as many people to join as possible.

This only came to my attention because a few of my Facebook friends have joined the group. I'm all for getting into politics, but honestly? Those people only joined the group to say they're a part of one of Facebook's largest groups. They're not likely to vote come November.

Politics is one of my greatest loves - I've grown up watching NBC Nightly News and couldn't wait to turn 18 so I could vote. I'm voting for Obama because I want change, not because it's the "cool" thing to do. I know that these kinds of things (negative ads and such) are common come election time, but seeing that people I know are just joining this group not because they're against Obama.

I'm sorry if this offends any of you, but I'm just so fed up with the actions that people I know are taking. If they really want to be against Obama, they really shouldn't be a joining a Facebook group called "10,000 people against Obama"; they should register to vote and vote for John McCain or some other candidate. Voting is the only way to make a change, and these people should know that.

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Also, I think I need to get an Obama t-shirt now.