They told me there'd be no math involved in this thing. But I see division all over the place.
Look, people, what's done is done. George W. Bush is our president for the next four years. Deal with it. That's the way a democracy works -- the majority of the people wanted him to stay, and those of us who supported Kerry lost. Look, we're basically in the same position that the Bushites would've been in had he lost. Every race has a winner and a loser. There's no second place in politics.
So I have this to say to EVERYONE:
Get over it. NOW. This kind of hatred flying around is just insane. Personally, I'm actually disgusted by some of the Kerryites' reactions, especially when the vitriol is as bitter as
this. I thought we ran on a platform of trying to stay above the fray and run an honest campaign based on fact, not the mudslinging I'm seeing now. Because we're playing just as dirty as everyone else.
And to the Republicans and their legions of supporters, get over it too. Politics is a passionate business. You can't expect us to lose and not be angry or upset about it, especially given how heated this election was. Everyone's got a right to their opinions, which is one of the things about America that's great, and everyone's got a right to express them. And yeah, I'm a victim of being de-linked by people I thought were friends despite opposing political views, but I still have a right to say and think what I want.
To the people who are threatening to leave the country, I repeat what someone said during last Friday's episode of
Real Time with Bill Maher: "True patriots won't run away because they lost. True patriots will stay and help fight for their turn next time. Take the energy you're devoting toward looking into immigration and direct it towards registering voters or raising funds or educating people for the next election." Yeah, I really have been semi-offered the chance to transfer within my company to Toronto, but I'm pretty sure I'm staying here, and the reasons why I'm considering going have very little to do with politics. Bush in power or not, I love America and being an American too much to ditch out.
Step up, people. It's time to be Americans. Our land was built as a melting pot, remember? We're not all supposed to be the same.