The Fallacy Of Hope

Dour, ain't it? Hope is in the air this election season, almost as much as bullshit. It creates an interesting mix, this concept of how things may change along with how shitty they are now.

Now, I usually leave politics out of work, contenting myself to visit harm upon their egos at the expense of their mothers and housing situations with both efficiency and cruelty. Of recent, even politics has crept into the mix as we chat Obama/McCain occaisionally. Pretty much everybody there seems Obama-y, so no concerns. Interesting thing my boss mentioned, though.

See, the economy has been rough on her. She mentioned the store's just barely been getting by this year due to the harsh economy, and then said with a hint of sarcasm, "But we'll elect a new president into office and then everything will get better!"

It interested me because I think people have been thinking that he's the political "Easy Button."Here's How it is, folks: he's not. I certainly believe he's better than McCain, but he's not going to fix anything right away. Nobody ever could. It's the nature of the American system, how the bureaucracy works.

I'm not saying this to dissaude anybody from anything now. It's cynical, yes, and that's who I am. I'm putting this out there to prevent cynicism one year into President Obama's first term, when little to nothing has gotten done, the world has progressed as though nothing had happened and everything seems like McCain may have been the quickfix we passed up. I'm sure things will get better, but likely by the time I retire. Oh, and did I mention? I'm 22.

Maybe I should just cryogenically freeze myself until then.

TRH