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[salinea]

You know I'm totally failing at fandom right now. I only read one story of the snarry_games,I haven't tried reading fics recced by newsletter in ages, I'm not even considering trying to follow Remix, I'm not readng the fics that we recced to me, and I'm barely reading from the comms I've joined. I even hardly have the focus to concentrate on fanfics by writers I love.

I'm afraid I'm getting tired of fandom. I think HP has been my longest fandom to be in actively at this point. (I was in ASOIAF for about two years, BtVS for a year and a half, one year and some for Exalted, and about a year and a half too in Tokyo Babylon, IIRC). I think it's probably more that I'm tired with lots of things. Very bored with work, for one.

First turn of the French elections also rather disapoint me. Which is silly because there were little to hope for in the first place. The left is doing the same mistake the American left has done for years, which is to count on anti-Sarkozy feeling to get elected instead of having a good program themselves. They forgot about being no such thing as bad publicity.

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[azure-empress.livejournal.com]

So take a step back and get a breather. Once you have a good perspective again you can decide if you want to continue fandoms or go on to something different.
And if anyone thinks less of you for doing something like that, then they are jerks.

And the left wing was disapointing, yes. The only program point I could find from them was to "reunite France". A diffifult task with only 20% of the electorate behind them, if you ask me.
Maybe if they had said "form minority government and rule by compromise". But as it is Sarkozy would have gotten my vote. He just seems braver.
(and this comes from a Communist Party voter)

[etrangere.livejournal.com]

Sarkozy seriously scares me. I won't disagree with the bravery, but he's opportunistic, demagogic, power-hungry, and a crook (not that many people in politics are not crooks). It's hard to determine to what he wouldn't stoop to reach his ambitions. Could it be good for France? That's a hard thing to answer. Generally speaking, I very much prefer a lack-luster, uninspiring leadership to his. I might also prefer an incompetent one (which many people accuse Royal of being), but it's hard to judge the possible respective damage from incompetence and malice.

I don't think I'll quit fandoms. Change fandom maybe, but I don't see myself quitting fandoms anytime soon. I need the escapism.