#election 2012

Michigan is not exactly a bellwether in the strictest sense of the word. However it is still one of the best places to observe trends in American politics.

I clicked the video above expecting to watch just the first few seconds but ended up watching the entire 18 minutes.

It focuses on Michigan because the double peninsula state offers a useful reflection of various directions in politics nationwide. And the vid is nicely done.

One thing we should particularly note about Michigan is that after Democrats won a trifecta there in 2022, they quickly set about making the state more progressive. They repealed anti-union and anti-abortion laws, strengthened LGBTQ+ protections, and abolished the state's peculiar retirement tax. And even before the trifecta, the party helped pass an anti-gerrymandering amendment which later turned out to be key.

Something to learn from Michigan: Pay a lot more attention to your own state government. The first step is to find out who your legislators are.

Find Your Legislators Look your legislators up by address or use your current location.

As much as we’d like to avoid it, there are some facts we just can’t ignore any longer. There’s some math that I wish didn’t add up, but it does. Take a took: 

Homestuck ran from 2009-2016. Now take a look at this. 

Obama’s presidency spans across almost the exact same dates. Coincidence? I think not. That's right, Barack Hussein Obama II, the 44th president of the United States of America, did Homestuck. 

I know what you’re thinking. “But Andrew Hussie wrote Homestuck.” You poor fool. That’s exactly what Obama wants you to think. You see, there is no Andrew Hussie. 

Hussie. Hussein. Sound familiar? There’s a reason he refused to release his birth certificate. 

It took extensive research, but here’s what I’ve pieced together. Obama is the real author of Homestuck, but he was forced to cover it up. Why? It’s simple. Politics. 

Let me take you back in time, to early 2009. It’s the beginning of Obama’s first term. Being president is stressful. He needs some kind of release. What does he turn to? A creative outlet. Homestuck. 

At first it was good for him. It helped him through his early accomplishments, like singing the Lilly Ledbetter limitations for equal-pay lawsuits, and Obamacare. But then it began to take a toll on his personal life. By day, he was busy with his presidential duties, but by night, he sacrificed his sleep, his family, his very sanity, for Homestuck. 

Look at this photo. Does Michelle look happy? Of course not. Her husband is neglecting her. He’s neglecting his children, and everything else that matters to him. Homestuck used to be a stress reliever, but it soon became a source of stress itself. 

Look at this photo from before and after his presidency. Look at the toll Homestuck has taken on him. 

Now back to Andrew Hussie. Why is this fictional man given the credit for Obama’s hard work? Wouldn’t Obama be outraged? Wouldn’t he want credit for the masterpiece he created? Well you see, Andrew Hussie is a hoax that Obama himself orchestrated all along. 

2012 was a tumultuous year. Obama needed to take stock of his priorities. He was expected to run for reelection. He needed a second term. America needed him. But he needed Homestuck. By then, Homestuck had become an unstoppable force unto its own. Obama needed to confront the monster he created. 

He needed a scapegoat. Enter Andrew Hussie. Or as he’s really known, a member of Obama’s cabinet. 

Let’s take a closer look...

Now let’s take a look at “Andrew Hussie.” Look familiar? 

Obama forced this member of his cabinet to take the fall for Homestuck. He may have been using this scapegoat as early as 2010, sending his cabinet member to a fan convention that same year. “Hussie” was even named one of Foreign Policy Magazine’s top 100 global thinkers of 2012. You really a dark horse like “Hussie” could garner that kind of attention? Of course not. It was Obama’s tour de force for which he took the credit. Doesn’t it make more sense that a US president would be a global thinker? 

If this seems crazy to you, you’re right. Obama made it seem that way. He couldn’t have a scandal like Homestuck tainting his reelection campaign. He needed “Hussie” to take the hit. 

Need further proof? Let’s take a look at the obvious parallels between Homestuck and Obama’s life. Many of the characters bear a striking resemblance to people that Obama would have regularly been in contact with. For example, here’s Mitt Romney. 

Look at the smile. 

And lastly: McCain. 

Later in his second term, Obama had to let “Hussie” take over the writing process. This accounts for the obvious stylistic differences in the later acts. “Hussie’s” long silence, known as omegapause (August 12, 2015 - March 28, 2016), was when Obama officially handed the reigns over to “Hussie.” Obama took this time to focus on the final acts of his presidency, knowing that he was going to be termed out very soon. Everything written after that date was the work of Obama’s puppet. 

The suburban slaughter in the midterms, therefore, can be attributed to three things: motivated college-educated white women who put their fears about women’s issues and health care over economic and national security; both college-educated white women and men who are personally offended by Trump’s personality and rhetoric; and redrawing of district lines to include these groups to curb Republican advantages.