it's Bush by a nose, and the crowd goes wild

[xparrot]

My mother, who survived Nixon and Reagan, told me as I bawled early this morning that this is the first election I've really been emotionally invested in, so yes, it hurts, but no, it's not the end of the world. We hope.

All the same, yeah. It hurts.

I'm not angry with Kerry. Haven't read any news past the reports of his concession, so don't know what reasons he's given. But he lost the popular vote, and dammit, to battle for an electoral victory after 2000's outrage is more hypocrisy than I can stomach.

The moral high ground. It's a difficult road, it's an egotistical road, it's a goddamn stupid road, but it's the right one. --Or the left one, as the case may be.

I'm not angry with Bush. I honestly think he's insane. His mediocre mind crumbled three years ago with those two towers; his arrogance and ignorance and evangelistic righteousness are a defense mechanism against too harsh truth. He's not getting the psychological help he needs.

Unfortunately mental illness is catching. And much of this country is already sick with it. I'm not angry with those 59 million who cast their free and rightful vote to a man who they think--who they've been told--can protect them from the monsters under the bed and in the deserts across the sea, or who is supported by their god.

But the younger generation. XYZ, the wild card, the youth vote, those precious 18-24 year olds whose ranks I've only just left. Them, I'm angry with. They were there. The 10 million who could've tipped the scales, they were there, but nothing got them out, not the combined urgings of most of the musical talent out there, not movies, not commercials, not campus campaigns, not the spectre of the draft that might be more than just Democratic scare tactics. At most a couple hours of one day to flip a couple levers or poke a couple holes, but they couldn't be bothered.

Your vote sure the hell doesn't count if it's never cast. Fuckers.

You know what pisses me off, minor a detail as it is? For the last four years, we've at least been able to say in our defense, we didn't vote for the moron in office. No more.

To the rest of the world, who was watching - we're sorry. We tried. Our best wasn't good enough, but we're not going to give up. Maybe more of us are insane than not, but those not are still trying. Honest. Please don't give up on us.

Four more years. We can do this.

Comments

[inu-neko.livejournal.com]

Maybe he'll do something real stupid that'll get him impeached... oh wait, he already is doing something real stupid. Damn! ::smacks forehead:: >__

[lcmilkovich.livejournal.com]

But then we'd be stuck with Cheney. And believe it or not, I'm more terrified of that fucker then Bush.

[lebateleur.livejournal.com]

My. Thoughts. EXACTLY. I cannot express how galled I am that this man is back in power for another four years. Did the conservatives who voted and the liberals who didn't somehow fail to notice the lies, the deaths, the homophobia misogyny, xenophobia, complete lack of compassion for others?

So the only choice now is to ride this bastard even harder than before, because the 2nd term no holds barred. Sorry for the ranting, but I am in utter shock.

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

...actually, yeah, they did fail to notice. considering how most Bush supporters are significantly disconnected from reality...something like 50% actually continue believe there ARE WMDs in Iraq. How can you fight blatant refusal to see the shit one's nose is shoved in? Meanwhile Bush by all accounts doesn't even understand that half the population hates him...he probably thinks those 55+ million Kerry-voters simply checked the wrong box by mistake.

...this election was faith vs. reason, and reason lost. don't apologize for the ranting. we're all of us in shock here.

[hyourinmaru.livejournal.com]

Uh... random person here *waves*

To the rest of the world, who was watching - we're sorry. We tried. Our best wasn't good enough, but we're not going to give up. Maybe more of us are insane than not, but those not are still trying. Honest. Please don't give up on us.
Yeah, I live in Thailand and basically 99% of the school (well the senior class at least) is upset that Bush won. I mean, after being exposed to all the stuff that's been happening for the past four years, we're pretty surprised that Bush managed to win the popular vote. But I'm thai, and I can't do anything about it. All I can say is:

Good luck. May we all survive the next four years.

hope that wasn't too depressing... and I hope you don't mind the fact that a complete stranger commented ^^;;

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

...yeah, I think 99% of the world was crossing their fingers for a Bush defeat. Probably as bad for y'all as for us, considering there was nothing you could do but watch. I was serious about that apology, I feel like we've let the planet down. But no matter what the jokes are now, most of us aren't moving to Canada, we're staying here and we're going to keep fighting to get our nation back on track, even despite the odds. We can do this! We must! We will!

and no problems with a stranger commenting - that's what it's here for! hi! welcome! how'd you find my little corner of lj, anyway?

[hyourinmaru.livejournal.com]

considering there was nothing you could do but watch.
Yeah, we all gathered round the TV during our lunch periods. And then the next morning, we see that Bush wins ^^;;

We can do this! We must! We will!
Yosh! I have faith in you all!!!

ah, from FanFiction.net... your GetBackers stories are awesome ^__^

[thepensiveone.livejournal.com]

(AAHH, another random stranger! So sorry for cluttering your comments! But this post was just more proof that your writing skill faaaar exceeds fanfiction, so I figured I'd add my two cents.)

Even more than a week later, I can still say that the phrase 'President Bush' can make me want to scream; and as someone not quite old enough to vote, the feeling of helplessness was overwhelming. I was in America but couldn't do anything! It's surprising the number of people for Kerry making themselves heard on LJ, and even more surpising, then, that Bush won. A mandate? Yeah right, Cheney.
Anyway, I found an article by a good old Brit who can feel our pain - I thought I might share part of it.
"You have to feel sorry for the millions of Yanks in the big cities
like New York, Washington, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and San
Francisco who voted to kick Bush out. These are the sophisticated side of the electorate who recognise a gibbon when they see one.
Were I a Kerry voter, though, I'd feel deep anger, not only at them
returning Bush to power, but for allowing the outside world to lump us
all into the same category of moronic muppets."

At least someone gets it.

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Yes, it is something to know we're not alone, and there is a lot of sympathy for us in the rest of the world. I feel a bit ill whenever I see news photos of el prez, myself...

I also have to take back some of what I said above; contrary to a lot of reports, the youth turnout was very high. It wasn't enough, but we did try, and hopefully no one will be so discouraged as to never try again. And maybe next election you'll be old enough to join in?