Georgia - As Fucked Up As Texas

[Creed of Heresy]

Well, here's the thing. If you are a part of a state, and you love it, then why aren't you involved in its politics? Politics, after all, are what determine how that state is run. You would think that if you love something, you would want it to be taken care of. This is the biggest reason why I am so interested in politics and why I pay attention to it and make sure to keep up to date on happenings in the city and state [and nation, of course] that I live in; because I love the US and I want it to be run by people who have it and its peoples' best interests at the forefront of their mind. It's why I don't snarl when people across the world criticize the US [though I will point out any pot-meets-kettle indications without hesitation, such as the British snarking about American imperialism when they practiced it themselves for hundreds of years], it's because it's the leadership they take issue with, and I know this, and I myself hold the government responsible, and why I try to vote for the best candidate possible and not just the one that happens to align themselves most closely with my own ideological concerns. Ya gotta take part in it. Shit's too important to let someone else deal with it. Complacency towards politics is what has led us to where we are now. People going "oh I've got better things to do." Better things to do than ensuring the people governing the nation, state, and city you live in are doing their jobs and ensuring the economic, domestic, and public security of those places?? Like what, reading about the Kardashians' latest whorings? [Disclaimer: CoH is not accusing you of reading about the Kardashian whores' latest whorings.] If you love Texas, then make sure it's being taken care of, don't just leave it to other people. We're human beings, we're a social species, and we only work at our best when we work as a group. One person paying attention to the issue followed by another person followed by another...ideas spread. Get involved. It'll help.

That's the problem with Texas. There's actually a lot of good people from there. But so many of them are completely politically disaffected, but if they weren't, Texas might start lighting up as a blue state from time to time, and that KILLS me. Mostly because I want to have an absolute gleegasm over Texas coming up blue for a presidential election...