Completely unrelated but I have to say something about it. The local news is on in the background. Some guy was shot breaking into an uninhabited house that is being renovated. There was an interview of a guy who heard the police cars. Not an eye witness, just some guy who heard sirens.
The guy they interviewed: "I was like 'dag gone' so I knew it was pretty serious."
His own response of "dag gone" proved to him that the situation was serious. I fucking love this state.
As has been stated of many political issues, the youth is coming. Politicians beat the war drum for things like gay marriage, abortion, taxation and a variety of social causes that get the older base riled up and get them voting in droves. The old guard all have something in common: the number of elections they get to vote in is quickly dwindling. People on both sides are actually becoming more moderate, and as we turn voting age and enter political positions, the country is being slowly shifted to the middle. Both sides like to scare their base by claiming it's going the direction of the opposition, but they're both wrong. The meek inherit fuckall. The young inherit everything. Make the country what you want it to be. Keep voting, keep complaining, keep yelling. It will get there.