... would you care that it was a sellout to corporations?
If you were the mother of a child who came back from Iraq, would you care that Obama hasn't cut defense spending enough?
What if you were a gay soldier who no longer needs to fear keeping his identity a secret? How much would you care that Obama was centrist?
I just find it interesting when people argue that Obama is too centrist or a sellout. It might even be true. Heck I don't agree with him on a lot of things. But every time I donate my time or money to get him or a Democrat elected, I do it proudly. Not because I get everything I want or even most of what I want, but because people's lives are changing for the better. That change is real. There are mothers out there who are thankful right now for the change we wrought. Don't forget that. Isn't that happiness worth all the sweat and tears you put into getting Obama elected, even if you didn't get most of what you wanted? For me it is.
Think of it another way, if you've given up- the real, corrupt bad guys won. The rich and powerful want the average guy to be disillusioned because if we choose not to exercise the power we have, they get more powerful. The corrupt running the system need you not to care, they need you to give up in order for them to continue to exercise their hold on the system. Are you going to let them do that? So we can either try to change it, even in incremental ways by electing a guy like Obama, or not.
The fact that we are only getting incremental change shows us how difficult our path it. It tells us what our ancestors had to go through when they fought for justice. It makes us value the opportunities we have. People died doing what we are trying to do. So why shouldn't we suffer a little?
And why should we be tired? Im really excited. I can't wait to push hard the next time to do more. Think of it this way, if things were perfect, then what's the point? I'd be really bored. I'm in this fight because Im needed. Because I can change things, and because there is ALWAYS more to change for the better. I got up today, worked my butt off and got only a bit of change? Great, Im going to get up tomorrow and work just as hard to get a little more.
And by the way, if you're upset because someone told you to STFU... welcome to the internet! Don't let that stuff get to you. You're worth more than what some anonymous person tells you. Just ignore it and keep doing what you're doing.