Political Stuff.

Do you ever feel like you KNOW you shouldn't be talking about something? But you do it anyway? It's kind of hard not to today, everything everyone says is about the "inauguration" of the new President in America. It's really being shoved in our faces, whether we like it or not. I don't mean to offend anyone, but it got me thinking.
Australia also got a new leader last year. Nobody really cared. Nobody cried or felt too emotional, or proud to be Australian. Well, some people probably did, but the hype wasn't inescapable. Look, I'm happy for the Americans, if they're happy today. But that's it. I have no specific views on Obama or any other political leader or candidate, American or Australian. They all have points I agree with and points I disagree with. I have strong moral standards and causes I'm passionate about, but I think it gets scary when people get too wrapped up in hating, or practically worshiping a particular leader. It leads to wars, fights, people getting hurt and families getting torn apart. So I guess it just made me a little uncomfortable how people are reacting to everything that's going on today. I hope nothing bad happens. Maybe people are going crazy because he's the first African American president? But if we had an Aboriginal Prime Minister here, I still can't imagine Australia acting this way. Maybe because America is a world leading country? But it's not the world that's excited so much, it's America itself. I guess they have a lot more patriotism than we do here. I first noticed that watching American Idol a few years ago, actually- the way everyone reacted when someone sang the national anthem. Sorry, but it almost made me laugh. At the end of the day, a song is a song, and a flag is a piece of fabric. No matter how proud you are to be American or Australian, those things are symbols- they're not human lives. I'm not saying disrespect them, not at all. But everything has it's place. I know practically everyone disagrees but I've never been one to really jump on any bandwagon. See, I'm glad to live in Australia, I love it here. But I don't run around telling everyone that our country is better than theirs. I think God made all people equal.