Have we made no progress at all?

Ok ... so I was watching the inauguration, as many did, on Tuesday, live via Internet. I, like most, had to go to work and thankfully for Fox5 NY, they had it streamed live on the Internet.

So anyway... I had the whole thing on from 9am until the actual inauguration of Obama. A few of my co-workers were talking about the whole thing and were shocked at the amount of people turned out. I had stated how I wish I could be there and that sparked up some conversation.

Hang on a second- just to recap... I'm no politician nor am I ever interested in the whole thing, but if you have been reading my blog, you'd already know that this past election was quite the exception for me. I am normally reserved, but there was no holding me back this time around. So anyway... the day of elections, I was expressing my Pro-Obama banter and I was talking to one of my co-workers about my parents and how they didn't want to vote. I had stated to this one, specific co-worker.. "... I told them that this is the most historic election ever! You have the opportunity to take part and say that 'I was a part of the election!' If you want Obama to win, you need to vote. If you don't vote and he loses and the economy takes a turn for the worse and taxes increase drastically, you have no right to bitch!,,,"

Right away, one of my co-workers piped in that I need to shut my mouth and keep my thoughts to myself and that how I am on thin ice. Well I had decided to pursue it and I realized that he was Pro-McCain... So he began the slander saying how Obama is the "Anti-Christ" and how he's the downfall to society and America ... etc. etc.

Look, I personally feel that everyone is entitled to have their own beliefs and I do nothing but rock that thought, but when you start putting down a man and saying such things and getting religion involved, I am sorry, but I can't tolerate that. I will step up on my soap box and say what I believe in and how I feel about my candidate of choice, but I would never start ripping on the opposing side. Granted, it's all built into us, but I wouldn't go so far as saying that someone is the "downfall to society" ...

ANYWAY- back to my original rant ...

So with all that said, we were watching the inauguration and the same co-worker comes in after I stated that I wish I could be there at the inauguration. He starts going off about how he'd expect me to say something like that and started going on about being there is like being in NYC during new years eve. He just started his shit again and I personally didn't want to hear it nor be distracted from the ceremonies.

So I let it slide and just carried on working and watching the broadcast. All of a sudden, my co-woker pipes up again and states how it's shocking that Obama agreed to be sworn in on a Bible. I honestly had nothing more to say to this guy. This is the reason why I am so against politics... my co-worker and I always got along and he was always a nice guy, but now my perspective on how I see him has changed.

Look- setting race, religion, and all political views aside, my thing is that this is SERIOUSLY a very historic event that will forever be reviewed by children in the future. 100 years from now, children will be reading about the first black president and wondering what it was like to have been there. I can say that I know, because I was a witness to it all.

I was trying to explain that as well, but he just wouldn't hear it. To me, and forgive me for saying this, he is just an ignorant fool! He just really pissed me off. What more could I say... if he's that small-minded and ignorant and can't see anything else, it's not my problem!!

The scary thing is that there are more people out there just like him! Have we not evolved at all? Racism should be abolished by now ... can't we all live in peace??