Disillusion- Verb
1) To free from illusion 2) To cause to lose naïve faith and trust
Disillusionment didn’t have a definition in the dictionary; it just said that it was a noun, a Person, Place or Thing.
So I am going to believe that Disillusionment is a place- the state of being disillusioned. If Disillusionment were actually a State in our Country, would it be a Red State or a Blue State? I have definitely found myself in the State of Disillusionment- it is odd because when I woke up I was in the State of Utah. Oh well.
It is all because of Tivo and the Presidential Debate.
When I was in High School I took a test that supposedly could tell you where you stood politically. I was an Independent with Republican Tendencies. Basically, I choose whom I think would do the best job, and if I have to choose between to evils, or really two candidates who I equally dislike, I would choose the republican evil. So I Tivoed last nights debate because I figured it was time to make my decision on which candidate I liked. I was leaning toward McCain but after watching the debate…I am not so sure I have Republican Tendencies anymore.
I don’t know who I am going to vote for. I am just confused, I am disillusioned, I have been freed from the Illusion that people tell the truth. I didn’t even realize that I had Naïve Faith and Trust in our political leaders to lose, but I have lost it.
It all happened when they were talking about health care. Both Candidates quickly described their plans and then attacked their opponents’ plans- nothing new. But in their attacks they both gave numbers to back up their side. This is when my trip to the State of Disillusionment began. I wondered how one candidate could say that personally purchased health care cost $12,000 and the other said it cost $5,800. I am used to differing information, what I am not used to is that information being given with a smile, and received with a smile by their opponent, neither said, no you are wrong and I can prove it. I want it proved to me. I want one of them to show me why their “numbers” are truthful and why their plan will work and how smart, non-political people have approved of and support their plan.
I guess I want too much. Is there something I am missing? It has never been this hard for me before, but in the past there was always one person that I just didn’t like, and now I have two people that I don’t really like. I guess I will have to add this to the list of things I need to pray about- hmm, I think that will work.
Who do you want for President?
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Well, I already told you for whom I am voting for... I started my trip to dissolutionment a long time ago, and I've never left...in fact I get deeper and deeper... into the back-forty of dissolutionment. I believe that there is not one honest politician in the whole lot of them. I don't trust any of them, but I found the one that I feel okay about. Since I couldn't interpret their political-speak, I decided to see how they best line up with my personal beliefs on issues...and then determine who seemed to have the most integrity. I don't know if the one I'm voting for really does have a lot of integrity, but the other one has shown (in my opinion) that he has none. That's why I'm voting for Senator Obama. But, honestly I think praying is the best way to know who to vote for if you can't make up your mind between all of the evils. There's always third party candidates if you feel you can't vote for either front runner.
Remember, there is more than one political party so there are more than just two evils to choose from. In fact, the Green Party has a woman running for president. Look into all the possibilities and search their websites for their positions. You still have time to research this and choose a different evil than the two that are in the headlines, should you wish to do so.
The best part about trying to guess the truth about their "plans" is that they probably won't follow through with those plans anyway.
I think that we're trying to figure out the lesser of two evils. Or... the evils of two lessers. =o)
It seems like in past elections, the week prior the newspapers have come out with a side-by-side policy sheet for each candidate. It seems to be less biased and I'll be looking forward to that.
But ALL that being said, Obama gives me the serious heebie jeebies and all of his plans sound very much like socialism. We can't provide for everyone without having something to give them - a.k.a taking everything away from us first. I'm all about giving and sharing, but the government is NOT the entity I trust to do the handing out.
I don't have the answers for you, but I'm going to trust my heebie jeebie senses. Good luck!
I'm in the same place as you. Hubbie is very strongly republican, and I generally vote that way though I'm like you in that I just vote for whomever feels like the best candidate. For awhile I thought Obama was the one for me...then something about him doesn't feel right. But McCain isn't really feeling right either. Like the other comments said, it looks like I'm going to need to do some more research and, most importantly, like you, I'm going to need to do a lot of praying on the matter! Or how about you figure it out, and I'll just vote for what you vote for...=)
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