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I like this poster, and for reasons other than the fact looks like bacon. Although, to be honest, bacon does deserve its own column. If you doubt me, go and have some bacon and you will agree. That reason would be located, in blue letters, above the strips of greasy awesomeness; OBAMA.
Although I am very much a fan of ‘08AMA, that is not even where I am going with this, though I do find McCain to be a bloody wanker. You would have to have the current brain activity of the late Christopher Reeves to be unaware of the Design for Obama team, you could even almost call it a movement.
Canada just came out of a $290M waste of an election, giving Stephen Harper nothing but a ‘mightier minority’. Living as close as I do to the States, I saw, first hand, the difference in Canadian and American politics. Or, as ‘first hand’ as a Canadian (American, but more awesome) possibly can.
Historically, Canada and the States have had a few years between each form of media, be it radio, newspaper or television. The Internet arrived, en masse, about a decade ago, but it was during George Bush’s 8 years that the face of North America (be it, the world) received the but end of the mallet of the Internet(z) - and this time, Canada arrived just as soon as the States did.
Being the Internet-nerd (actually, just an all around nerd) I have sat a foot and a half away from the single most Internet’d debate in the history of the world. Yes, there are technological differences between now and then, but it goes beyond that.
Think as you may, but I strongly believe that 9/11, whichever side you are on of the issue, has helped the pseudo-Democratic nation to the south of us. Even now, there is a urban myth that, at once, Green Day did not suck. They actually existed before American Idiot (such an aptly titled, self-biographical title, don’t you think?), and although historians of years to come will formidably disagree with me, it was once true. But, this is a digression; with American Idiot came a nation of ridiculously retarded Emo-crats. And with their not-even-pseudo-political stances, teenagers of years past grew up. It has been 5 years since Billie Joe Armstrong started touring the world with his balls in hand, and if perchance, even a tenth of those Emo-crats keeps a lewd interest in politics, that is (5,000,000/10) 500,000 new voters. Of course, that is assuming that they are of age now to vote. Imperfect math? Yes. Point made? I damn sure hope so, because that took a while to get the numbers for.
And what do Canadians get? We got damn signs and a debate or two. Oh, and Jack Layton made some crappy cartoon ad and hired someone to play some mad Jenga.
The thing is, a poll of a few weeks ago showed that more Vancouverites gave a crap about the American election than the Canadian one. There are many a reason, but especially in direct comparison to bi-partisan debates in the States, arguing for a majority in a quint-partison debate seems pointless and a waste of time. Basically, Canadian politics just don’t matter as much as American, and we know this.
Whether you voted Liberal, Conservative, NDP or Green, or will be voting either Republican or Democrat - do so with the vigor of the Obamaniancs.
Things I Hate About the Internetz
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Internet Memes
I think the moment when an Internet meme or trend makes it ‘IRL’ it has truly reached it apex. Recently, even Lewis Black was Rick Roll’d on his Comedy Network television show, Root of All Evil. I start with this example, because everyone has seen this one.
Bloggers
Is this not hilariously hypocritical? For years, I wrote random, pointless posts in a few (of many other) for reasons I actually have no idea. This blog is a direct answer to how retarded I found that. Although it may not be apparently obvious, but I am actually attempting to take this blog seriously. As narcassitic as this seems, there is such an amazing amount of bloggers who are about as serious about their websites as a scientist taking Richard Dawkin seriously. If I magic wanded the selection of all the blogs that lasted no more than a singular post and paint bucketted it black, ontop a white layer, and if this image was 12000×12000 pixels, there would not be a single black pixel left. You are clogging my damn tubes.
Religious Debates on YouTube
YouTube mixes two powerful beings; the anonymous asshat and the arrogant asshat. They are incapable of providing real conversation, and too arrogant to recieve any.
Obama Supporters
I support Obama, but I am Canadian, and thusly, my opinion matters less in the next Presidential election than that of a Mormon. I am also not famous enough for my opinion to matter. That being said, any actual ’support’ group on them internets seems to not know when to stop. Yes, I dig the dude, no, I do not want to have to sift through the most pointless dribble about him to get to the good stuff.
Bush Haters
Ever since Green Day released their self-titled album, American Idiot, 14 year olds have been attending parades against his campaign. The problem with anti-Bush kids is not that they are, but the fact that they have no idea what they are talking about. I agree with their opinions end result, but not how that opinion was created.
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