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Show ini A3 Monday • June 16, 2008 :i.«s.c ;=A.I;A*.;.'.V.:.. K Liberal, but still the man also caused many Republicans from states with closed primary elections to declare A friend once told me, themselves as democrats. "Obama is just like Hitler." Many would argue that This came after she found his philosophy of a united out I supported the demo- America makes them have crat. "He's charismatic, but hope for a better future for will lead the country to de- our country. Many citizens struction," she continued. have been driven to tears It's reactions like this that listening to Obama and his I receive shortly after ex- determination. Growing up in such a pressing to my peers that I nonindividualistic society, am an Obama supporter. "I can't wait until Obama is I have oftentimes felt preselected and you can sit back sured to "stick it to the man," and. see this country fall and I am one of those voters apart," said another friend. that have felt inspired by After these remarks, they Obama's words. Even after share how they absolutely someone tells me that they cannot believe I can support have "Biblical proof the libsuch a liberal man. Little erals are damned to hell," do they know, my political I'm perfectly comfortable views are more on the right supporting the democrat. side of the spectrum than on Once other conservatives realize exactly how liberal the left. "There is not a liberal Obama's views are, they America and a conservative are naturally pushed out of America, there is the United their comfort zone by supStates of America," were porting the man. They forsome of the first inspiring get the power and inspirawords I heard from the sen- tion they felt by the man's ator. Although these words philosophies and question are becoming less true every if they want such a liberal day, they showed Obama's president. passion for a universal goal: Some would call me unity. "Change you can be- fresh-out-of-high school, lieve in" and "Yes we can" seeing as I graduated from are perhaps his two most Lone Peak High less than popular campaign slogans, a month ago. I've also one showing his determi- been referred to as young, nation for a better country, because I was one of the and the other his faith in the youngest people from my American people to help graduating class at 17 years make it happen. It is words and 10 months old. Howlike these that bring people, ever, despite my age relalike myself, to love Obama. tive to the rest of my peers, There's absolutely no I will be old enough to voice question that Obama has an my opinion this Novemability to influence people ber in the presidential race. to think his way. He's per- Obama will do the best job suaded tens of thousands of uniting the country, and I'd young voters from ages 18 rather have a united country to 24 to support his presi- than a divided country. dential campaign. He has Ethan Dodge Opinions writer David Daniels A record number of people showed up to participate in this year's Utah Pride Festival Gay pride in Salt Lake Homosexuals, bi, curious and heterosexuals alike celebrated the annual Utah Pride Festival Jennie Nicholls J is not that. A celebration, yes - it is most definitely a Editor at large celebration. Protestors have Amidst the semisky- become a fixture in the fesscrapers of downtown Salt tivities but are generally igLake, musclemen in tight nored because nothing could booty shorts danced in cages get in the way of that party. on a spaceship float of drag In any case, let's set the queens. What a setting for a facts straight (no pun intendparade! The streets of Salt ed) about the Pride festival. Lake City were rainbow- It is a celebration of divercolored on Sunday, June 8. sity. It celebrates the differLesbians, gays, bisexual, cu- ences that make a communirious and heterosexual alike ty a place to grow and learn, celebrated the annual Utah much like a Greek festival Pride Festival in the thou- or a neighborhood barbecue. sands. Protestors made an We all get together to spend appearance as well, although time with those that we live they were overwhelmingly near arid to share in the outnumbered. Signs littered things that make us unique. the street comers with phrasMore importantly, Pride es such as "Homo Sex is a is about acceptance. When Sin" and "Fear God, Repent the existence of homosexuor Perish." The thing about Pride is that those unfamiliar ality is so prominently on with the meaning of the fes- display, which can be untival think it is a celebration comfortable for some, it alto flaunt seemingly alterna- lows at least for its presence tive sexualities. But Pride to be known. Fear, rooted in a lack of understanding for people with different ideas than our own, is detrimental to our culture. We shut people out when we don't understand, instead of letting them in and trying to find common ground. The simple acknowledgment of this often-disregarded community's existence can only perpetuate a growth of acceptance. Images of the parade are flittered on local news and hopefully are viewed with open minds by those hesitant about homosexuality. Even these small fragments of exposure to other sexual orientations are a small step in achieving a wide range of acceptance. The more that mainstream culture, and Utah in particular, sees and interacts with those outside of the "norm," the sooner we can all live in a synergistic community with unity and acceptance for all. The final thing Pride is about that is often overlooked is the uncomplicated, unpretentious, and just plain reason of love. It sounds so simple, but love is something that, at this time, unfortunately, seems restricted and frowned upon for this community. Pride tries to illustrate the love that can be shared between any two people, as long as they are dedicated to give it a try; not unlike the heterosexual neighbors that harbor in the same communities. We easily forget this common thread that binds us all together, that makes us human, and in a sense, makes us all the same. We all yearn for love, and to think that when someone is lucky enough to find it, someone would have the nerve to try and restrict it is shameful. Holding back technology Making money beats^qut progress most of the time Spencer Shell m anything else on the market, have consumers gobble it Opinions editor Necessity is the mother of invention, and yet despite invention and new technology advancing, we consumers are not seeing much of it in our hands « thanks to big business. It seems like companies such as Apple are not releasing the most technologically advanced products, since they can just release something a little cooler than up, and then, mere months down the road, release a newer version of it with a few tweaked features, selling it again to all the Applehungry consumers who want the newest gizmo. Another area of technology that is more advanced than current market offerings is the car. Money is holding more fuel-efficient cars off the streets. Americans tend to want to spend the least possible for whatever they want. Because of a lack of funding and support, many advances in the automotive industry are being squelched — the current production cost is too high or, else looking deeper into the technology is fiscally infeasible. The economy is/still highly oil-centered, and it seems like a dramatic change would need to take place — oil being somehow forced out of the picture before any alterative tech- nology would be widely incorporated. Unfortunately, it seems that making money these days is more important than putting out a great product with state-of-the-art technology that would promote the overall advancement of society. Instead, we will always be a few steps behind countries like Sweden, China and Japan, all of which sport more technologically advanced gadgets and cars than America. 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