The Time Has Come

It is now 11:00 and by all accounts, it seems that President George W. Bush has all but won a second term. Ohio looks like it will go to him and without some sort of serious court challenges (which I seriously doubt will happen) John Kerry has lost the election. There seems to be little hope that we as a nation have been able to turn away from the right wing politics of this administration and instead the early polls seem to show that between governorships, the congress and the presidency, we have gone even further to the right.

The leaders who advocate the privatization of everything from social security to education are winning. It looks like 11 more states will pass legislation that will prevent same sex marriage, most go even further to prevent any type of civil union. I hate to be pessimistic but I really do see dark times ahead for America.

When my grandparents came to our country they fled political oppression and communism looking to come to America to find freedom and hope. The American dream was something that millions have fled oppression in pursuit of and something that has been kept alive by the hopes and dreams of children in our nation. Now, the dream is beginning to fade. With record voter turn out, it seems that the true heartbeat of America is conservative.

I don’t want to go on forever because whatever I write tonight will be mostly emotional however I will say this. I will give every chance I get for the next for years to try and make a difference. I will try my best to turn the country back around and try to reverse what will be years of right wing influence. However if in four years the attitude and political temperature of my country has not changed, it may be time for me to leave.

I will write more about this issue in the upcoming days, and perhaps I will change my mind. We’ll see.