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Nov 03, 2004 13:48

OK, I understand frustration and disappointment - maybe even anger - at the re-election of Bush, but I do NOT understand the seething rage that people are directing at the people who voted for him. (For the record, I did not vote for him OR Kerry. They both sucked.) I don't understand how some people can think the way they do, myself, but they ( Read more... )

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rowena524 November 4 2004, 04:33:01 UTC
I can understand that reaction. It makes me more than a little sad that so many people in this country are content to be bigotted assholes, also. On a related note, it makes me more than a little sad that so many of the people I know who are not necessarily BIGOTTED assholes refuse to vote.

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rowena524 November 4 2004, 18:05:12 UTC
Mmm, it might give you some small relief to know that it's only 51% of the 60% of the population that decided to vote that are necessarily proven to be hate-filled bigots. SO, about 30%? Only 10% of the electorate was people between 18 and 24, and those are probably the voters most likely to vote on the social issues rather than economics/foreign policy. It's unfortunate that more young people are not interested at all in politics. There should be more of them like jlc up there. For all that he can go overboard with it, at least he's passionate about the process and such ( ... )

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rowena524 November 5 2004, 05:19:21 UTC
Understandable. It's exhausting.

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