Darth Wong wrote:You don't even know what the word "reactionary" means, do you?
Are you saying that running away somehow moves forward political progress? If so, I would like to understand how removing your voice does anything to advance the progress of politics.
Who said the goal of leaving was to accomplish something other than getting fed up and deciding that it's not going to change? Why do you insist on trying to force everyone else's motives to fit into your pidgeonholed versions thereof?
There's a difference between what one person's goals might be and what the results of the actions to achieve said goals produce. Case in point, this election. Some people wanted to accomplish keeping Bush in power in order to make this nation better. But does the end result match the desired goal?
If it means that at least half the country has values which are abhorrent to you, why wouldn't you be happier elsewhere? One cannot agree that it's OK to seek happiness while simultaneously insisting that they should not flee from unhappiness.
Do you claim to know specifically why these people voted for Bush? You can guess and you can ponder, but this is no different than looking at Kerry's voting record in the Senate. You can't just look at the vote, you have to look at the reasons behind the vote. Moreover, you have to look at the people who didn't vote, to find out why they weren't motivated. Saying something akin to "Bush won because of all the fucking rednecks" isn't looking at the whole picture. Bush won for a multitude of reasons, several of which can be worked with in future elections.
No doubt some of the people saying they'll leave are just being whiny and have no intention of actually doing it. For those people, feel free to go ahead and flame. But if someone actually puts his money where his mouth is and leaves, there is nothing wrong with that.
Well, like I've said, if people have legitimate reasons for leaving, I have nothing bad to say to them. To the people who are bitching and moaning (especially after having spent the last several months on the "get out and vote" kick), my original statement stands.
