not too much to say
Nov. 3rd, 2004 10:01 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
aftertherocketsI cannot and will not support George Bush. I am not optimistic for the future.
That said, if this is how half of America feels, I'm wondering if this is really the place I want to be. My views do not reflect the views of half of Americans. And I don't want to live somewhere that hate and fear and intolerance and outright lies are taught as the norm.
I just, I'm upset with myself, too. I let myself get my hopes up, which is something I try not to do ever, and even if by some act of God things end up going our way, I'm still entirely disappointed with the American people.
I try and respect other people's viewpoints, but for the most part, everyone I've met who voted for GW, and this includes a good portion of my family, did nothing but spout the political rhetoric that he spouted during the campaign. They didn't know the real issues and they didn't bother to look them up and then make a case for themselves. I want people to be informed and actually want to care about who's in charge of their lives.
I don't know. I'm still kind of at a loss. Not terribly angry yet, mostly just numb.
I have to go to class.
ETA: I didn't go to class. But I leave my computer for 20 minutes to take a shower and he fucking concedes???? Grrraarrgh.
That said, if this is how half of America feels, I'm wondering if this is really the place I want to be. My views do not reflect the views of half of Americans. And I don't want to live somewhere that hate and fear and intolerance and outright lies are taught as the norm.
I just, I'm upset with myself, too. I let myself get my hopes up, which is something I try not to do ever, and even if by some act of God things end up going our way, I'm still entirely disappointed with the American people.
I try and respect other people's viewpoints, but for the most part, everyone I've met who voted for GW, and this includes a good portion of my family, did nothing but spout the political rhetoric that he spouted during the campaign. They didn't know the real issues and they didn't bother to look them up and then make a case for themselves. I want people to be informed and actually want to care about who's in charge of their lives.
I don't know. I'm still kind of at a loss. Not terribly angry yet, mostly just numb.
I have to go to class.
ETA: I didn't go to class. But I leave my computer for 20 minutes to take a shower and he fucking concedes???? Grrraarrgh.
