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A conversation between S and me.
Posted by Slowplum
on
4/24/2008 08:27:00 AM
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politics,
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Happened last night.
S: (watching but not watching the television at my parents' house, while we were trying to fix mom's computer) - So wait, how long do these (US) elections go for anyway?
me: The democratic elections?
S: No I mean the one to elect the president.
me: That election isn't until November.
S: So what the hell are they doing now?
me: Determining who will represent the Democratic party.
S: I thought this was the real deal here. I thought Clinton & Obama were running against each other to be the next president.
me: Uh. Sort of, but no. John McCain is representing the Republican party, it was more or less a no-brainer there, but because people are divided between Obama & Clinton, it's taking longer to determine who would best represent the Democratic party. But in the end it will probably be down to the superdelegates to determine who will win over the Dems, because the race has been so close.
S: So what you're telling me is, they are having an election to determine who they get to vote for? But the people's voices only count for so much, and in the end it won't really matter anyway?
me: That's about it, yeah.
S: That seams really, uh... stupid and wasteful? They're spending all kinds of money and time just so they can do it all again afterward?
me: I don't know, I'm not a US citizen, I barely understand it myself!
S (after a few minutes): I - I just can't believe they're wasting everyone's time and money on this.
(He spends the next few minutes talking about how he thinks Clinton is a bit too shrewish to be the president, but Obama would have more crazies trying to kill him, and that sadly he thinks all this race to be a democratic rep will be for naught because the US will fuck it up and vote McCain into power anyway).
So we're clear here - I'm not heavy into politics. I never have been. My understanding of politics outside my own country is minimal at best, so I found it really amusing that he got all up in arms about it. You can feel free to vent about whatever here, but I'll probably either not understand it, or ignore it. Just putting that out there in advance.
Ok time for a short nap before work. The pneumonia is still lingering and on top of that a bronchial infection. It's making work incredibly long and tiring, but c'est la guerre, right?
S: (watching but not watching the television at my parents' house, while we were trying to fix mom's computer) - So wait, how long do these (US) elections go for anyway?
me: The democratic elections?
S: No I mean the one to elect the president.
me: That election isn't until November.
S: So what the hell are they doing now?
me: Determining who will represent the Democratic party.
S: I thought this was the real deal here. I thought Clinton & Obama were running against each other to be the next president.
me: Uh. Sort of, but no. John McCain is representing the Republican party, it was more or less a no-brainer there, but because people are divided between Obama & Clinton, it's taking longer to determine who would best represent the Democratic party. But in the end it will probably be down to the superdelegates to determine who will win over the Dems, because the race has been so close.
S: So what you're telling me is, they are having an election to determine who they get to vote for? But the people's voices only count for so much, and in the end it won't really matter anyway?
me: That's about it, yeah.
S: That seams really, uh... stupid and wasteful? They're spending all kinds of money and time just so they can do it all again afterward?
me: I don't know, I'm not a US citizen, I barely understand it myself!
S (after a few minutes): I - I just can't believe they're wasting everyone's time and money on this.
(He spends the next few minutes talking about how he thinks Clinton is a bit too shrewish to be the president, but Obama would have more crazies trying to kill him, and that sadly he thinks all this race to be a democratic rep will be for naught because the US will fuck it up and vote McCain into power anyway).
So we're clear here - I'm not heavy into politics. I never have been. My understanding of politics outside my own country is minimal at best, so I found it really amusing that he got all up in arms about it. You can feel free to vent about whatever here, but I'll probably either not understand it, or ignore it. Just putting that out there in advance.
Ok time for a short nap before work. The pneumonia is still lingering and on top of that a bronchial infection. It's making work incredibly long and tiring, but c'est la guerre, right?