Elonka wrote:
] Decius wrote:
] ] Inspired by Elonka and Rattle, I'll offer my feelings on
] this
] ] evening.
]
] ] We are a deeply divided
] ] nation. Whatever the results of this election, they will be
] ] terribly bad for a large number of people who live here.
] Zogby
] ] says that most people won't accept the legitimacy of their
] ] opponent's government if their side looses. That worry isn't
]
] ] just about the outcome. Its about what happens afterward.
]

(chopped because it was long)

] As I write this, I honestly don't know who's going to win the
] Presidency this year. But whoever does, I'll still be an
] American citizen, and I'll support our country, and I'll
] criticize our country, and I'll still believe in our system of
] government because even when it sucks, it's still a hell of a
] lot better than pretty much anything else out there.
]
] And a couple years from now, there'll be another election, and
] again, I'll go to the polls, along with millions of other
] Americans, and we'll make the best decisions we can.
]
] Elonka

I'm sorry, but you won't go to another election in a few years. The only historical precedent I can think of for what happened this evening is Germany in 1933.

That may push a few buttons, and it should. If you aren't scared then you should be. Personally, I am far more afraid of what George W. Bush is going to do than anything Osama Bin Laden could ever do.

RE: Election Eve 2004