Brad Pitt needs to mind his own business: an angry political tirade

There’s a proposition on the California ballot this fall to change the state constitution and ban same-sex marriages. It’s very much a hot button ticket. I even seem to recall reading that this issue has raised more money than any other proposition in the country–quite an interesting feat considering neither side has anything to gain or lose financially. But it’s all so misguided.

A neighbor of mine–right across the street–has a sign in her house that reads “Prop 8 = Less Government. Yes on 8.” How is changing the state constitution considered less government? If anything, changing the constitution and making new laws is MORE government.

The “Yes” people are playing games with the advertising–saying we have to vote yes to save the children. Commercials say that if gay marriages aren’t banned, educators will be forced to teach kids about same-sex marriages in schools. I know it’s been a while since I went to school, but I don’t recall “what is marriage” subject in grade school. I remember history, math, and spelling–but no “a man must marry a woman” classes. The ad is manipulative and lying: it preys off people’s fears (because you have to save the children) simply so right-winged evangelicals can impose their moral belief on everyone.

Meanwhile, the “No on 8” people are becoming obnoxious in their own right. Why should I give a crude how Samuel L. Jackson feels about gay marriage? Why should I legalize it just because Rob Reiner says so? I hate that we’re suppose to care how a celebrity feels about an issue. Brad Pitt is no better than me–just more famous (and slightly better looking).

Meanwhile, the single largest contributor to No on 8 is the California teacher’s union. Excuse me? How is this possibly an education issue? If I was a union member and my dues we’re going to a political campaign that doesn’t affect my job status, I’d be hella pissed. The union donated is over a million dollars–a million dollars to social issue! That’s not why those teachers pay union dues. Why, I’d be willing to bet there’s even a teacher or two who are for the proposition. And thanks to their busybody union, those teachers are actually paying for the proposition to pass.

Elections make me so mad (then again, what doesn’t make me mad). The Republican’s are phonies; the Democrats are liars. The ballot is filled with ridiculous propositions that’ll do nothing but cost us taxpayers more money (no on everything!). The whole thing is a shame. And the worst part–the part that makes me the most sick–is that everyone–all of the schmucks we put in office–are liars, crooks, phonies, and narcissistic ego maniacs. Nobody does anything for the good of the people. They always bend to the lobbyists and corporate contributors. They don’t operate in the best interest of the people. Hell, how many of them even know what’s in the best interest of the people? It’s all about supporting the party–gotta stick together and vote down anything the other side suggests. It’s a crappy, horrible flawed system and a friggin’ miracle it’s been as “successful” as it has. I hate politics. I hate the government. I hate lobbyists, lawyers, and bipartisanship. I hate elections. I hate everything. There’s a reason I don’t vote–the whole damn system is completely flawed.