Sometime over the last couple of years, I turned into someone who is into politics.
I never really intended this to happen, but I've long felt that as a citizen of this country, one should care at least a little bit about politics. And now I'm actually working for a political campaign to keep marriage rights, in the national leadership of a group creating social spaces to talk about progressive politics, and generally trying to keep up with all things political.
I've had a couple of interesting IM conversations today.
Now, I know for a fact that she doesn't live and breathe politics like I do, but she was honestly asking this question. Clearly, she doesn't read my blog (Previously and previously.) Not that I expect her to; my readership is minimal and I'm writing this more as a way of organizing my thoughts and venting than anything else. But I find it amazing that she is unsure at this point, given what I know of her priorities. (She's about as on-board the "gay people deserve equal rights" train as most of my friends, is worried about taxes, and health care, and Obama is a clear win in all three of these categories.) I've stopped watching mainstream media (except for the occasional clip on the Daily Show) but I didn't realize that it had gotten this bad.
After I apologized for ranting about the differences between McCain and Obama, she actually thanked me for explaining my point of view, because she hadn't been getting anything that helped her make up her mind.
It amazes me that it was my little status message that prompted this: he was three years ahead of me, and it's not like we keep in touch very often (about once a year we have an e-mail exchange; I think I've seen him twice in person since I graduated.) Is it really possible that nobody else managed to convince him that this election would be important? Am I really his "political friend"?
I guess somehow I did turn into that person. How can I deny it, when last week at a bar I lectured a friend who I hadn't seen in a couple of years on the history of the same sex marriage debate in California?
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If it makes you feel any better...
It still freaks me out every time when I meet people who *aren't* politically aware. I mean, what? How? Ack!
-Tracy
Not sure it makes me feel better, but it's nice to commiserate
Well, the first conversation was with someone who wasn't politically aware (but at least knew that she wanted to know more...) And your reaction echoes my own.