NationStates Jolt Archive


Broad, sun-lit uplands. - we are liberated.

New Granada
10-11-2006, 10:23
Having grown up and become politically conscious under the bush administration - I am 21 now - the events of the last few days have come as a sort of 'Allied liberation.'

I think that the way the Europeans felt when the Germans were driven out, and, as Churchill put it, "the life of the world may move forward into broad, sun lit uplands," is apparent to me now.

I believed that the republicans would win again, either by fraud or the stupid degeneracy of the American people, whom I very much underestimated.

The 2004 election was profoundly demoralizing, it made it appear as though the fault lay not with bush &co, but with America itself.

Being older now than I was then, and seeing that our democracy is not dead, I am blissful. These last few days have been some of my most joyful. The enemy is overthrown, we are liberated.

The life of the world can now move forward into broad, sun lit uplands, the war is over, the occupation ended, good has triumphed over evil, the future is bright.

On a side note, I feel a bit sorry for bush now, the boy-king has been humbled, his fantasy world of arrogance and nonsense has been shattered, and he is a pathetic figure because he has been neutered.

Seeing him kowtow to Nancy Pelosi is like seeing a child disciplined by his mother. It is the right thing, but at the same time, one has to think, "poor kid."



/posting under the influence
Lunatic Goofballs
10-11-2006, 10:25
There's nothing quite like diving into warm summer mud. :)
Kanabia
10-11-2006, 10:29
Heh. I admire your naive optimism.
Risottia
10-11-2006, 10:39
Being older now than I was then, and seeing that our democracy is not dead, I am filled with a sense of bliss. These last few days have been some of the most joyful of my life. The enemy is overthrown, we are liberated.


Beware that if the US election system doesn't change somehow, there will ALWAYS be some Bush lurking in the shadows and scheming to seize power... Switching to proportional representation could be a good idea.
Delator
10-11-2006, 11:32
Switching to proportional representation could be a good idea.

As much as I agree...it'll never happen. We'd have to amend the constitution, and I can think of several hundred Democratic and Republican congressmen who like their jobs just they way they are...secure, at least from 3rd party interference.