Mein Gott in Himmel

[pecunium]

I think I just chased a couple of people out of the Peet's I'm in. They were talking politics, basically encouraging each other in their support of McCain. Which was whenI heard her (early twenties, still living at home, going to college; but ready to be done with it) say, "He's such an amazing orater, but I'm not sure he believes what he says, and that's really scary, because that's how Hitler came to power"

Which led to me to pay more attention... and when I heard her praising Palin, and saying she wanted to ask Obama supporters how they could compare the experience of the two... I went over and told them how and why.

The shocking thing... when I listed the qualification, including eight years in the Illinois Senate, and the con-law professorship and the Editor of the Harvard Law Review... she thought I was listing Palin's credits.

When I said that was Obama, and listed her failings in Wasilla, her companion (mid-twenties, male) said, "Well I guess you know who you're votong for."

They didn't look all that pleased when I said, "I was only anwering the question you asked," and went back to my work.

And they gathered up their things and left.

Comments

[zoje-george.livejournal.com]

I just find this amazing. And I'm incredibly frustrated by the (maybe-)voters of either party vaguely saying, "I just don't know that much about him. I don't know what his position is on X." This is for either side mind you. As if there's just no way for them to find out, with very little effort... as if they're wee chickadees waiting for it all to be beak-fed to them. There's just no excuse for being "low information" in this day and age. I make damn sure what positions I'm voting for, as well as those I'm voting against. I just about put my foot through the dashboard when the friend I carpooled with back in 2004 said he didn't "have time" to be more informed about issues or be "an activist like you" -- really? REALLY? Holy shit, you're in IT and you can't access websites for at MOST 20 minutes and get your ass read up on that?

Some days, I marvel that I get through the day without hitting someone with a chair.

[geekosaur]

Some days, I marvel that some people manage not to forget how to breathe.