If not NOW, when?
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People often ask me why I care about Hillary Clinton or this years election race, I mean... there are so many reasons why it shouldn't matter to me at all. First of all, I'm not even old enough to vote, being just 16 and the fact that I couldn't even vote if ever I wanted, as I don't even reside within the United States. The only answer I can ever give them is that if you're willing to sit down and moan about the damage George Bush and his administration has done to America and the world, then you really should show an interest in the campaigns this year. The idea that the race should only matter to americans this year is completely short-sighted. Anyone can see that the USA has a huge amount of power throughout the world. I mean, we only need to look at what's happened in Iraq these past years to see that with such a vast military force, the importance of who is at the healm is great. For me, part of being a responsible world citizen is taking account of what is going on around me, both at home and abroad. And so, that is why I care who wins in November, and that's why it should matter to everyone, whether you're in the USA, or whether you live in the middle east or poverty stricken Eastern Europe.
My support for Hillary is somewhat more passionate. As a child my family were never particularly well off, and I know that in part our survival and ability to get by was due to help from the government and officials looking out for the welfare of people less well off than themselves. Now, I'm in the United Kingdom, and I know that Hillary couldn't help me if I was in the same situation again. But I know and believe that she has at the heart of her campaign a need and a love of helping people. Her recent tax returns have shown that she gives a huge deal of her money to charity, but moreso than that, I know that what Hillary cares about isn't what colour the drapes in the oval office are, but the people that she comes into contact with day after day. The mothers who can't get by, the war veterans being left behind and the rural businesses that are being crippled and marginalised by the Bush Administration and their unfair tax breaks. These are the people that Hillary cares about. I know that across America there are parents working every hour they possibly can, juggling multiple jobs and travelling vast distances for work, just so that they can stay in the black when it comes to the end of the month. More sadly, I know that they aren't. They're in the same situation that my family used to be in, and I know that with Universal Healthcare that is exactly that, Universal... Hillary is the candidate I choose and endorse.
I recently made a video for Youtube, called 'Hillary Clinton - The Original Bad Ass Babe' and again people wondered. "What made you do it?" If this campaign has shown me anything, it's that everyone deserves an even footing, and that sadly, they aren't getting it. I've said before that if Hillary wasn't being so vastly ignored by the online community then maybe I'd just sit back and be a less active supporter of her. I guess what I'm trying, and will continue to do is try and make the field a little more even.
So, why does a 16 Year Old, Gay, Brit care about Hillary? Because I know that if ever I was in financial trouble, or my country or way of life was under threat or someone in my family couldn't afford to get emergency healthcare, that I would want someone like Hillary to look out for me. Until then, I'll look out for her.
