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| F'ing Kareoke Elitists |
| 12.19.04 (2:41 am) [edit] |
If you go to any kareoke bar, you'll notice something at the end of the night: newbies will get up. This randomly happens throughout the night, but almost always, you'll see a newcomer as the crowd dwindles. This is mostly because newcomers are afraid to be laughed at or booed off stage. It's a solid plan, really, if people weren't such dicks.
I call them the Kareoke Elitists.
These are people that are good. People that I sweat a drop or two if I get up after them. Kareoke veterans who are still here because they feel they have something to prove to the broken hearted drunks who are still at the bar at one a.m., the other singers, or the noobs. But what gets me is that these people will not clap for anyone outside of their group, no matter how good they do.
At Eden's Gate, at 1:14am, right after a newcomer gets done, you'll hear one set of hands. They are mine. Maybe I'm not so used to it that I've forgotten getting up there for my first time. I don't know. I really hate people like this.
That being said, let's talk about Partisan Elitists.
I didn't vote for President Bush, because I wasn't content with the reasons that our men, my cousin, is still in Iraq. I didn't vote for him because he never really defends himself against accusations from the left wing. I didn't vote for him because he carried himself poorly in the televised debates. If I needed another reason, I'd say it was because Oregon has always been a blue state, so a vote for Bush is a vote for Kerry.
I didn't vote for Senator Kerry because he never really detailed "the plan" he had. I didn't vote for him because I didn't like the way he wanted to put America at the whim of the United Nations for any exo-national issues. I didn't vote for him because he wouldn't sign the 80-8 release form that would allow Americans greater insight into the type of leadership that he presented during his time in service that was constantly being boasted by the left and being attacked by the right wing.
Who I [i]did[/i] vote for was Mr. Nader. The reason was because I felt that he'd have a better sense of leadership than my other two choices, Mickey Mouse and Scooby Doo. That sounds a little immature, but let's get serious, the elections have been a great deal immature for some time now.
Now that I've shared my insight of Kareoke Elitists and of the 2004 election, I need to touch on loyalty.
My friend Spade and I have two very different views on religion. He is a great guy, and I have a relationship with him that resembles that of brothers, but he believes that the Christian bible is one-hundred percent accurate, while I don't believe it as much, relying on faith and prayer to guide me. This one sentence has sparked arguements and split friendships in my life, but, luckily Spade and I see things on a different level.
You see, we do it differently, but we both pray to the same god.
This is a concept that I wish I could implant in all Americans. I wish I could make them see that it doesn't matter if you're left wing or right wing. "You're fucking [i]Americans[/i]," I would tell them. "Your goal should be to make America better, not to tear it apart with your bickering. So you don't like this president. We've had our fair share of leaders, and the list differs depending on which side you sleep on, but God-dammit, if you don't like it, VOTE. If you don't like it, COME UP WITH A BETTER CANDIDATE. If you don't like it, stop whining. Stop attacking people who don't agree with you. Stop making everything a fucking flame war. Learn the words "I don't agree with you, but I respect your opinion," because let's face it, [i]no one has everything right[/i]."
My personal feeling on the elections? I wish people would just come together and say, "Congrats Mr. Bush. I didn't vote for you, but I hope you help move this country in a positive direction." Sound familiar? Even the Eminem, who was being investigated for saying that he wanted to see the president dead, said with a level head that he hoped the president could do well this time around.
Why can't everyone be like this? Why is it that every college student liberal feels the need to violently claim he wants to move to Canada to every television camera that points in his/her direction?
Because it's not about America anymore.
If the generation before this was the "Me Generation", then this one is taking it to a new level. I once heard comedian George Carlon say that people weren't environmentalists because they wanted to "save the earth." They were "environmental assholes because they want their habitat to be just as they want it." I see that with this generation of partisan parties. They want it to be just as they want it, or else. To this new generation (both sides are included here), there's no such thing as rationalization or a give/take mentality. They want the whole damned pie or none at all.
Forget the fact that most of the states voted red. Those people are obviously a sign that America is getting stupider with every passing day, or yet another testament of religion hindering the country. Forget that America appears to want to believe in a God. Forget that America appears to be red for the time being. Forget that [i]you[/i] are not America.
[i]We[/i] are America.
--Avarice
[i]Yeah? Well there's no 'u' in 'team' either. So if I'm not on the team, and you're not on the team, then there's no fucking team, and the team sucks.[/i]
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posted by: misskendy (reply)
post date: 12.19.04 (4:53 am)
ahhh such a good blog today avvy!
I love what you said about us all praying to the same God. HE is the one and only ;o)
posted by: odessabo (reply)
post date: 12.24.04 (2:26 am)
great post...
ok, I will clap for your n00b karaoke friend next time. btw, how'd I do on "Love Shack"?
posted by: avarice (reply)
post date: 12.26.04 (11:51 pm)
Reply to: odessabo
This is weird. Do I know you?
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