Tuesday, October 28, 2008

The election is well over, but I guess I can still talk about it

Boohoo we have a conservative government and that sucks but for now I guess we just need to get over it and take action on issues we care about rather than waiting for the government to maybe possibly someday sort of do something about it. Sure, if everyone that didn't want the conservatives to win voted liberal than we wouldn't have a conservative government right now, and I know that that's what Dion wanted us to do, but I'M SORRY A REAL DEMOCRACY DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY. I was hopeful that the Liberals might get in and it seemed like a good option, but only because it was the only realistic alternative we had to a conservative government. The thing is, I have never been a fan or supporter of the Liberal party, ever. Liberals dominated politics in Canada for years and we still had our share of problems and human suffering then, so I don't see why all of the sudden the liberal party seems like the golden arches to political heaven and that somehow everyone that isn't right of center should settle for something less than what they believe in. Wake up, the liberal party is not left wing and does not share the same concerns or represent the veiws of all political parties that aren't PC.

I voted for the party that I felt would help achieve better quality of life for ALL Canadians. And that party has severl seats in Parliament, has helped prevent Harper from achieving a majority government, and will have a say on issues being passed through parliament and will therefore have an effect on Canadian politics and society.

I would like to thank Stephen Harper for making that idiodic comment about artists, you all know which one I'm talking about. You were able to turn an entire community of culturally aware Canadians against you. Good job, you really helped out my cause. But for all the artists that turned your backs against Harper, I salute you for taking a stance on this issue, but why do politics only matter to you now that you are faced with an issue that directly affects you? Conservative governments exploit thousands of marginalized people and let them suffer, and somehow this never mattered until you became one of them. However, I think Harper is a complete moron for treating the arts like they don't matter. Art is truly one of the forces that has the power to inspire and move people, and I find it incredibly depressing that children will have less access to arts programs at school. Offering rebates to families that enrole their children in extra-curricular art activities does not address this issue, as it tends to generally be children who are already artisitically enclined who will want to sign up for classes. They may not have time to pursue the arts outside of school if they already are involved in other activities, and their parents may not be able to drive them to these activities. Art should be accessible to ALL children in schools, regardless of their talent and ability, so they can learn to think differently and see the world outside of the narrow frame that other disciplines present it in. This will help students achieve a much more well rounded sphere of thinking and skills, and will help give them the tools to move on in the arts. The death of art will bring the death of creativity and culture, and make for a pretty boring world of concrete and business. Lets not turn our children into economic zombies just because our prime minister is one.

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