Objectivity vs. Subjectivity

As many of you may know the question of objectivity and subjectivity has always been a major factor in our political system. Others may associate it with "what's right for you, is not necessarily right for me, and what's right for me, may not necessarily right for you."

Everyone has their own subjective truth and there has been a recent but relentless push for acceptance of all subjective truths. How does society function as a whole when objectivity is diminished and we function solely on subjective interest? John Locke once wrote that "humans are communal creatures"; based on this foundation, there must have been some predominant agreement in the need to protect each individuals interest based on some objective knowledge of right and wrong. Otherwise, how would it have been possible to form society if each individual acted on their own subjective interest?

So will subjectivity in the form of globalization and different cultural acceptance (no matter how weird and sometimes lascivious) be the down fall of our democracy?

Obama signs 'imperfect' spending bill in private (AP)

President Obama's first 100 days in office is proving to be nothing more than a big spending spree of tax payer dollars. So much so that the Associated Press reports that he signed the last "pet project" created by Congress in private. An "imperfect" $410 BILLION bill was signed by President Obama which contained thousands of earmarks. Both Republicans and Democrats alike asked for a piece of the pie to help fund projects in their states.

President Obama said during his campaign that he will reform government's wasteful spending on earmarks, yet in his latest remarks he said he would only "...curb them and not eliminate them."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090311/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_spending;_ylt=AgqjS8QKmNILwUdfkOQHNVPZn414

How can future generations afford to pay for "imperfect" bills being passed so recklessly by the government? Has the government taken on a life of its own? Or did the majority who voted for Obama actually want this to happen? Either way its happening and those who are against it are almost powerless to do anything about it. All that can be done now is to vocalize opinions, and hope that it gets you somewhere.

Don't loose faith, just work harder to get it done!

It's over and done with....

The race is finally over....yes you guessed it, Obama is the next President of the United States of America.

They say "Change is coming.." but what kind of change and is it the change that we need?

For people like me who had other hopes for America, tomorrow will be a day of healing. We can only hope things are not going to be as bad as we think.

Hold your head high and may God Bless our country for the next 4 years.

Voting time!

I will be voting sometime after 5 o'clock today. Such a small event can make such a difference in the world. Americans are not the only ones interested in our political events, the people we choose to represent our country will either help or hurt the rest of the world.

Israel, Iran, Venezuela, Russia, and China (not to mention Al Qaeda and other radicals) are amongst some of the people very interested in the outcome of this race.

Tomorrow is a brand new day, and I hope and pray the right people are elected to lead our country.

Am I the only one?!

Walking home with a couple of my classmates from Spanish class our conversation turned political and naturally they asked me if I was a Republican. Based on my point of views and who's policies I was advocating it was pretty obvious. They jumped all over me for being conservative and being pro-military.

Am I in an alternate universe where I can no longer find people my age who believe and advocate the same views as I do? Conservatism came into my life when most people didn't even care about politics. Now at 25 I'm finding that most people my age still have far a different view from mine.

I guess the only question running through my mind is...
Is conservatism in young people dead?!