Well, it’s looking like a Bush victory. I just hear him now, “The people have spoken”. That’s right they have. But what exactly is it that they’re saying? Well, here’s what I’m hearing…
49% – I hate Bush and everything that he stands for.
48% – I am afraid.
2% – Huh?
1% – Don’t raise my taxes.
Good job America. The process is obviously working just as our founding fathers intended.
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Am I missing something, or are these flipped? Anyway, option B:
51% – I am afraid of the new option and actually the current one really is working well enough.
48% – I’m blind.
2% – I just want to be different and make a statement.
1% – My options suck, I’m sick of government.
My actual point, as in any issue on the table between these 2, you can spin it either way.
Here’s an off the cuff thought:
If everyone voted the same, I think that could be potentially be equally as bad. We are all individuals that have different desires, needs, opinions, cultures, earnings, backgrounds, goals, etc. We are creative as a whole because of it. I think our variety is part of why we are so great. So wouldn’t it be a bad sign if we actually all agreed?
Imagine building a company with people that all had the same ideas, etc. Our best decisions come out of opposite opinions, bringing both to the table, talking through it, respecting the opinions of the other side when you disagree, and working through it.
I have a lot of friends that can’t even hear opinions that don’t match their’s; heaven forbid there is someone that disagrees with me and has a thought out point. That’s sad and leads me to the bigger issue. I think the largely split vote isn’t a big deal at all. The bigger concern is learning how to work together to maintain a great nation for years to come.
Don’t you see. I agree with everything you’ve said here. As a matter of fact, I could use everything you’ve said as my arguments as well.
I agree that we should all vote differently. That’s what keeps things fair and even. That’s what keeps society generally in the middle. The problem (in my eyes) is that we currently have someone that’s trying to pull society off in a very scary direction. Agree with me or not on that point, see that with both houses of congress and the president all in the same party… and a radical branch in the presidency… not only do we loose the “checks and balances” that make our country great, but we do it at the time when those checks and balances are needed most. 49% of this nation did not vote for Bush. I make no claim to represent 1/2 of this country, but I now see a government with a blank check and that is accountable to no one… and that scares me… a lot.
We all have different desires, needs, opinions, cultures, earnings, backgrounds, etc… yet I (and many of the people that I choose to associate with) now feel that we have lost not only an election (those come and go), but a little bit of the core of what makes it great to be an American. We see our desires, needs, opinions, cultures, earnings and backgrounds being taken from us slowly and we’re not happy about it.
And the bit about bringing both to the table… I do hope you’re not expecting Bush and Co to “bring both to the table”. If you are… well… I’m sorry, but I doubt we’ll be seeing any “working it through” over the next 4 years.
What we will be seeing is a president who will bankrupt this country by pushing and pulling us deeper and deeper into the quicksand. Trust me, you’ll be seeing a whooooole lotta lights burning in DC this time around… and whose gonna pay that electric bill?
“We all have different desires, needs, opinions, cultures, earnings, backgrounds, etc…We see our desires, needs, opinions, cultures, earnings and backgrounds being taken from us slowly and we’re not happy about it.”
Sounds like you recognize we are different and perhaps want both sides to play nice together, as long as a someone leading us agrees with your views. Unfortunately, if Kerry had one, you’d have just as many unhappy conservatives saying what you are saying now. The point is that will always be those who agree with your precise statements above, no matter who is elected. And harboring that thought process (no matter which half and which view) isn’t how we ever come together.
Regarding Bush bringing us together…I don’t have a lot of faith in that happening. I told you my thoughts on him before and won’t reiterate here. But then again, I didn’t have that faith in Kerry either. What I do believe is that it actually doesn’t really require a title of “President” to make this happen. Influence it yourself. Get your friends to influence it. This country is full of everyday people that are “leaders” who can influence those around them. If both sides took steps to actually hear each other, then that would truly be a great step towards coming together.
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