No, please.

[brigdh]

Kerry conceded. Kerry conceded.

I just... how the hell is this my country? How is this my state? I don't understand how Bush could have gotten so many votes. 9% of registered Democrats in Ohio voted for Bush? Why? I don't know what to do.

And Issue One passed, the farthest reaching ban on gay marriage in the country. I want to cry. I was so sure this wouldn't happen. I was so sure that people were better than this.

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[childofatlantis.livejournal.com]

Have you seen this (http://www.livejournal.com/users/p_zeitgeist/3890.html) comment by p_zeitgeist? I think she's got it right about why people voted for Bush.

Aside from that, all I can say is that it gave me a moment of sheer sickness when I checked the news just now, and if I could've affected the outcome in any way I would've tried. *hugs*

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

Yeah, she makes a great point. I couldn't be that eleoquent today, but she says it.

But, to put it in her terms, I can't understand why this is the story people want. It's all about 'us vs them'. There's so much hate and discrimination- not just against gays, but against people of other races, other religions, other countries. The story these people want leaves no room for me to be anything other than a dyke, or a commie, or traitor, or a heathen, and I hate it.

Do you watch the Daily Show? It's like Jon Stewart said, "This country is turning out to be like that dream I have... the one where I wake up crying."