Law Students

Some Things Shouldn?t Change

By Pete

I’m already sick of hearing about “change”. I did get a big kick out of the juxtaposition between the “Yay! We’re not racist any more!” and the slobbering over having a black president. This is the large-scale equivalent to “I’m not homophobic, I have a gay friend!” Folks, we’re just as obsessed with color as we were before. I wish I had a dollar for every person who voted against Obama because he’s black and another for everyone who voted for him because he’s black and that’s so historic.

Still. With all of this talk of change, there are some things that I think we should hold fast to.

First, if you promised or threatened to move out of the country if Obama got elected, get out. I’m serious. You’re the six year old who screams that he’s running away every time he doesn’t get his way. Be a man (or woman) of your word, and get the hell out. We don’t need you or want you. You do nothing for the political discourse and, maybe worse, your threats have been ineffective: the man still got elected.

Second, if you were one of those asshole Americans who wore Canada logos when you went abroad so people wouldn’t know you were an American, you are hereby forbidden from wearing American flag gear for your next trip abroad. You’re a fair-weather fan. If you can’t be proud of your country without being proud of your president, you’re not really much of an American anyhow. In fact, you should just join our friends from the previous paragraph in Canada.

Finally, if you ever, at any point during the presidency of George W. Bush, uttered words similar to “he’s not my President”, you have lost your right to talk about unity or ask conservatives to join up to your initiatives. You’re not a team player. You’re just another self-righteous partisan jerk who stonewalls when you don’t like the party in power and then cries about partisanship when you can’t get support for your initiatives. You’re a hypocrite.

Full post as published by PeteHoliday.com on January 21, 2009 (boomark / email).