I just want everyone to be cautious with how blindly they follow our incumbent president. I voted for Barack Obama along with more than half of America yesterday, and I do support many of his views. However, watching the incredible number of people in Chicago last night to see him shook me up a little bit. The presidents of the United States should not be super stars, and they should be held accountable for mistakes. Although this might naturally occur the longer Obama is in office, it makes me nervous that so many are blindly following him now.
I was an informed voter and based my vote (surprise surprise) on the candidate’s environmental stances. I researched and made sure that I was positive I was making the best decision for my country. The difference between me and the typical Obama supporter that I have met is that I am not blind. It seems like people have become infatuated with Barack Obama. I can’t say that I do not understand why they have become so attached however.
I only saw Obama in person once during this election season and that was in Beloit, Wisconsin. I tend to lean green and vote Democrat, and with my hatred for Hillary I had pretty much already decided to vote for Obama. What I found when I went to the rally was surprising however, I had not been aware that I was attending a motivational speech. This is how most of Obama’s speeches went throughout his campaign. I do think that inspiring Americans to change things is important, but besides voting for Obama we as Americans don’t actually do much changing in his plan. We are changed by him rather.
Perhaps I am too radical for democratic nominees, but I think if someone is going to preach change they actually need to change things, and drastically. Obama does have a democratic majority to work with now, so I think things will change-but I doubt they will change very much. Change in this country needs to happen from outside of the government because internal upheavals almost never work.
So here is my request. For those of you who voted for McCain: keep the Obama supporters in check. Make sure that they realize (and that the media covers) the fact that Obama is not the Savior of this country; he is a man, and a politician. Obama supporters I want you to take off the rose colored glasses that Obama provided to get your vote and to now concentrate on what he is actually going to do to change this country. I want you to speak up if it is something you do not agree with, and research it if it is something you are not familiar with. The only way this country is really going to change is if the average citizen starts to take a real interest in the happenings of this nation.
~Amelie Lillith~
