Election
I'm making this journal entry now, because I've calmed down enough since I first woke up this morning.
This was my first time voting for the President of the United States, and I do feel good for at least doing my part. New Hampshire went to Kerry, something that I'm glad of, despite the fact that it wasn't enough.
As I watched the election last night, for some reason, it didn't bother me as much as when I got out of bed this morning. Maybe I just needed time for it to sink in, but as I went about my routine at work, I was getting angry every time I saw one of those Bush/Cheney stickers on a car, or a sign that had yet to be uprooted.
I suppose this was a result of fear. I do feel afraid, particularly after seeing those eleven states all enact bans against gay marriage, for what may happen to myself and my friends in the years to come. In my mind, I believe that humankind is progressive, and eventually, this persecution will end. I worry in my gut, though, about what the result will be if Bush manages to succeed in his attempt to amend the constitution.
Eh. That's all in the future, anyway. As other people have pointed out in their journals, life will go on, and honestly, it's not like things are changing. It's just four more years of the same, and I will try and make the best of it.
This was my first time voting for the President of the United States, and I do feel good for at least doing my part. New Hampshire went to Kerry, something that I'm glad of, despite the fact that it wasn't enough.
As I watched the election last night, for some reason, it didn't bother me as much as when I got out of bed this morning. Maybe I just needed time for it to sink in, but as I went about my routine at work, I was getting angry every time I saw one of those Bush/Cheney stickers on a car, or a sign that had yet to be uprooted.
I suppose this was a result of fear. I do feel afraid, particularly after seeing those eleven states all enact bans against gay marriage, for what may happen to myself and my friends in the years to come. In my mind, I believe that humankind is progressive, and eventually, this persecution will end. I worry in my gut, though, about what the result will be if Bush manages to succeed in his attempt to amend the constitution.
Eh. That's all in the future, anyway. As other people have pointed out in their journals, life will go on, and honestly, it's not like things are changing. It's just four more years of the same, and I will try and make the best of it.