An Apology to my friends abroad......

[Guest guest]

This is a bit of an off topic rant but I feel I have to do it.....

 

It would be difficult to fully communicate my disappointment in a

simple email. On the other hand, slipping out into the hall and

drowning myself in the mop bucket would mean that someone else would

have to feed my dogs.

 

Kerry has not yet conceded defeat, but I have. Even if someone finds

that crate full of votes for Kerry bobbing down the Cuyahoga River,

the

American people have spoken, and they have sent the world a message:

"We're barely bright enough to chew our own food."

 

Incompetence, incoherence, inarticulateness, pettiness and random

savagery apparently do not deter the majority of Americans. The thing

that really, REALLY matters to Americans? Homos. And foreigners.

Both must be stopped at any cost.

 

Americans voted overwhelmingly in favor of bigotry, amending state

constitutions around the country to prevent same-sex couples from

having any rights beyond the right to live on the margins of society.

We clearly have far more to fear from The International Homosexual

Conspiracy than we do from North Korea and the collapse of the

American health care system.

 

Apparently, we are truly a nation of slackjawed yokels, awed only by

grotesque displays of wealth and violence, reverent only of the

bossman

and beholden not even to our children, since we seem content to

mortgage their future in favor of a $300 tax refund that we have

traded

for decent jobs, healthcare, and a just society.

 

We make pious noises about worshipping a Just and Merciful God, while

doling out destruction and horror upon the innocent, pausing only to

pat ourselves on the back for waging a "just" war to rid the world of

tyrants that audaciously aspire to exist after they lose their utility

to us in endless low-level conflicts to control the world's oil

supply.

 

We seem to have become cheap, venal, vulgar and petty while we

apparently don't have the ability to reason our way out of the dilemma

of taking care of the sick, watching out for the elderly, and teaching

our children not to be credulous, callow dupes.

 

To my friends from the UK, France and anyone to whom they choose to

forward this, I feel that I owe you an apology. It is as if I have

brought an orangutan to high tea... While he flings shit at you and

tries to snatch pastries from your plate, I am left wondering how I

might make it up to you.

 

The world's richest and most powerful nation seems to have lost its

moral compass. We have lost interest in leading by example in favor

of

taking by force. I would like to say that I believe that one day in

the future America might regain its senses. Unfortunately, I am not

terribly optimistic. The best I can offer you is to remind you that

Nixon also won a second term.

 

Your friend,

Sunelectric101

[Guest guest]

Before your election, there many Americans who said that if

Bush won, they would move to Canada. Now, we will see how

many will actually move. Canada took in many tens of

thousands of draft resisters during the Vietnam War era, so we

welcome those people of character who wish to live here.

 

But, if those people are living here, they are not able to mount an

effective resistance to Republican group think much less change

that mind set. It would be better for them to put aside their

comfort and change the U.S. mistakes from the inside.

 

All is not peaches and cream up here, but at least we have some

friends and respect in the world. The U.S. faces another 4 years

without the support of other countries for its both its foreign and

domestic policies. Its debt for the Iraq war and the war against

Bin Laden threaten it. Its trade imbalance threatens it. Its

environmental (air, water, desertification) degradation threatens

it. Bush seems to be the type of guy who will increase those

problems not solve them. You have my sympathy. But it is the

Kali Yuga afterall.

 

For information on Canadian immigration go to:

 

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/

 

 

Omprem

 

 

 

, "sunelectric101"

<ouranian@l...> wrote:

>

> This is a bit of an off topic rant but I feel I have to do it.....

>

> It would be difficult to fully communicate my disappointment in

a

> simple email. On the other hand, slipping out into the hall and

> drowning myself in the mop bucket would mean that someone

else would

> have to feed my dogs.

>

> Kerry has not yet conceded defeat, but I have. Even if someone

finds

> that crate full of votes for Kerry bobbing down the Cuyahoga

River,

> the

> American people have spoken, and they have sent the world a

message:

> "We're barely bright enough to chew our own food."

>

> Incompetence, incoherence, inarticulateness, pettiness and

random

> savagery apparently do not deter the majority of Americans.

The thing

> that really, REALLY matters to Americans? Homos. And

foreigners.

> Both must be stopped at any cost.

>

> Americans voted overwhelmingly in favor of bigotry, amending

state

> constitutions around the country to prevent same-sex couples

from

> having any rights beyond the right to live on the margins of

society.

> We clearly have far more to fear from The International

Homosexual

> Conspiracy than we do from North Korea and the collapse

of the

> American health care system.

>

> Apparently, we are truly a nation of slackjawed yokels, awed

only by

> grotesque displays of wealth and violence, reverent only of the

> bossman

> and beholden not even to our children, since we seem content

to

> mortgage their future in favor of a $300 tax refund that we have

> traded

> for decent jobs, healthcare, and a just society.

>

> We make pious noises about worshipping a Just and Merciful

God, while

> doling out destruction and horror upon the innocent, pausing

only to

> pat ourselves on the back for waging a "just" war to rid the

world of

> tyrants that audaciously aspire to exist after they lose their utility

> to us in endless low-level conflicts to control the world's oil

> supply.

>

> We seem to have become cheap, venal, vulgar and petty while

we

> apparently don't have the ability to reason our way out of the

dilemma

> of taking care of the sick, watching out for the elderly, and

teaching

> our children not to be credulous, callow dupes.

>

> To my friends from the UK, France and anyone to whom they

choose to

> forward this, I feel that I owe you an apology. It is as if I have

> brought an orangutan to high tea... While he flings shit at you

and

> tries to snatch pastries from your plate, I am left wondering

how I

> might make it up to you.

>

> The world's richest and most powerful nation seems to have

lost its

> moral compass. We have lost interest in leading by example

in favor

> of

> taking by force. I would like to say that I believe that one day in

> the future America might regain its senses. Unfortunately, I am

not

> terribly optimistic. The best I can offer you is to remind you that

> Nixon also won a second term.

>

> Your friend,

> Sunelectric101

[Guest guest]

Thanks OmPrem:

 

Actually I received this in a mass-mailing this morning from a friend

in Detroit:

 

Take Off to the Great White North!

 

In light of the recent election results:

 

We invite you to get to know Canada. Explore the richness and

diversity of our regions. And find out why Canada is the perfect

alternative for conscientious, forward-thinking Americans.

 

If you like what you see, we welcome you to join us. We've provided

some useful information on this site to help you immigrate to Canada,

get work in Canada, do business in Canada and find a home in Canada.

 

Ranked by the United Nations as the best country in the world to live

for eight consecutive years, Canada deserves serious consideration as

a place to settle down, raise a family, pursue a career or start a

business.

 

http://www.canadianalternative.com/

 

*** But, if those people are living here, they are not able to mount

an effective resistance to Republican group think much less change

that mind set. It would be better for them to put aside their comfort

and change the U.S. mistakes from the inside. ***

 

Too right, my friend. In every loss there are valuable lessons to be

learned; in every defeat lie the seeds of future victory.

 

BTW, I am sorry also for the off-topic stuff. To quote Martin L. Gore,

"Though things like this make me sick, in a case like this I'll get

away with it." ;-)

 

DB

[Guest guest]

It hits all of my concerns today as I watch the election

pass. I was counting votes at the Board of Elections last

night in Cincinnati, Ohio just because I wanted to do what I

could to present another Florida... There wasn't anything

more to be done with all the hate and anger that exist oddly

under God with liberty and justice for all under their

perspective... 911 came and changed the country. We have

become what we hate.

 

eric

 

 

> The world's richest and most powerful nation seems to have lost its

> moral compass. We have lost interest in leading by example in favor

> of

> taking by force. I would like to say that I believe that one day in

> the future America might regain its senses. Unfortunately, I am not

> terribly optimistic. The best I can offer you is to remind you that

> Nixon also won a second term.

>

> Your friend,

> Sunelectric101

[Guest guest]

Yes, you Americans have my sympathy...it is hard to

believe that the evil Bush made it back in,...just

like Ontarians here re-elected the idiot that turned

our province into a hellhole of poverty..The decline

he caused haunts us to this day! Americans will long

rue the day they re-elected him, I can practically

guarantee it.

Lilith M.

--- sunelectric101 <ouranian wrote:

>

> This is a bit of an off topic rant but I feel I have

> to do it.....

>

> It would be difficult to fully communicate my

> disappointment in a

> simple email. On the other hand, slipping out into

> the hall and

> drowning myself in the mop bucket would mean that

> someone else would

> have to feed my dogs.

>

> Kerry has not yet conceded defeat, but I have. Even

> if someone finds

> that crate full of votes for Kerry bobbing down the

> Cuyahoga River,

> the

> American people have spoken, and they have sent the

> world a message:

> "We're barely bright enough to chew our own food."

>

> Incompetence, incoherence, inarticulateness,

> pettiness and random

> savagery apparently do not deter the majority of

> Americans. The thing

> that really, REALLY matters to Americans? Homos.

> And foreigners.

> Both must be stopped at any cost.

>

> Americans voted overwhelmingly in favor of bigotry,

> amending state

> constitutions around the country to prevent same-sex

> couples from

> having any rights beyond the right to live on the

> margins of society.

> We clearly have far more to fear from The

> International Homosexual

> Conspiracy than we do from North Korea and the

> collapse of the

> American health care system.

>

> Apparently, we are truly a nation of slackjawed

> yokels, awed only by

> grotesque displays of wealth and violence, reverent

> only of the

> bossman

> and beholden not even to our children, since we seem

> content to

> mortgage their future in favor of a $300 tax refund

> that we have

> traded

> for decent jobs, healthcare, and a just society.

>

> We make pious noises about worshipping a Just and

> Merciful God, while

> doling out destruction and horror upon the innocent,

> pausing only to

> pat ourselves on the back for waging a "just" war to

> rid the world of

> tyrants that audaciously aspire to exist after they

> lose their utility

> to us in endless low-level conflicts to control the

> world's oil

> supply.

>

> We seem to have become cheap, venal, vulgar and

> petty while we

> apparently don't have the ability to reason our way

> out of the dilemma

> of taking care of the sick, watching out for the

> elderly, and teaching

> our children not to be credulous, callow dupes.

>

> To my friends from the UK, France and anyone to whom

> they choose to

> forward this, I feel that I owe you an apology. It

> is as if I have

> brought an orangutan to high tea... While he flings

> shit at you and

> tries to snatch pastries from your plate, I am left

> wondering how I

> might make it up to you.

>

> The world's richest and most powerful nation seems

> to have lost its

> moral compass. We have lost interest in leading by

> example in favor

> of

> taking by force. I would like to say that I believe

> that one day in

> the future America might regain its senses.

> Unfortunately, I am not

> terribly optimistic. The best I can offer you is to

> remind you that

> Nixon also won a second term.

>

> Your friend,

> Sunelectric101

>

>

>

>

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I respond to your comments as an immigrant citizen of the United

States. I was born in India many years ago but have lived in the USA

now 25 years. I love both my homeland and my adoptive country very

much. I cast my ballot very proudly yesterday, and was mindful of the

many people in many countries who cannot vote at all. I cast my vote

for Senator Kerry to replace Mr. Bush as president.

The American people are not evil, nor is its government.

Americans are a warm, generous and loving people. They have always

treated me with kindness these past 25 years, and I am grateful to

them for welcoming me into their home.

The problem is that Americans are not very well educated about

the rest of the world. Most do not know, for example, that "India"

and "Indonesia" and not two names for the same country. Very few can

name the President of Russia or tell on which continent Bangladesh is

located. They have faith in their leaders and believe that their

leaders tell them the truth, for they know no better.

George Bush is not evil either. He has made many mistakes that

have taken a high price on the USA as well as on the rest of the

world. He, like many Americans, does not know much about the world

outside the United States. For some reason, he came to think that

Iraq was responsible for the 911 attacks, and acted on this belief

without double-checking to make certain that it was true. Thus he is

guilty of gross negligence but not evil.

If the USA were now an evil fascist nation the way that many

people now say, there would have been no election at all yesterday.

Instead, Mr. Bush came only a few thousand votes away from losing the

presidency to Mr. Kerry.

I pray that the Great Mother may bring wisdom and love to the

heart of Mr. Bush, that he may learn from the mistakes of the past 4

years and not repeat them. I pray that he may repair the damage that

his mistakes have caused, and lead the United States and the world

into an era of peace.

Jai Ma!

 

Sister Usha

[Guest guest]

As a registered Republican, I feel that I also owe the world an apology.

The Republican Party that I registered for is not the Republican Party that

you see.

 

I also concur with what sunelectic101 has to say about the matter. People

here, apparently, are too worried about going to Hell (hence the theocrats)

and getting attacked...so they flock behind Bush. I guess I should not be

surprised - "Fear is the mindkiller." --Frank Herbert.

 

*sighs* I would say more, but I would be repeating what was just mentioned

here. Granted, I did not like any of the candidates, but at least Kerry

would not scoff at the whole entire world...or threaten my personal

freedoms...

 

Blessings from a very sad student,

>"sunelectric101" <ouranian

>

>

> An Apology to my friends abroad......

>Wed, 03 Nov 2004 20:07:36 -0000

>

>

>This is a bit of an off topic rant but I feel I have to do it.....

>

>It would be difficult to fully communicate my disappointment in a

>simple email. On the other hand, slipping out into the hall and

>drowning myself in the mop bucket would mean that someone else would

>have to feed my dogs.

>

>Kerry has not yet conceded defeat, but I have. Even if someone finds

>that crate full of votes for Kerry bobbing down the Cuyahoga River,

>the

>American people have spoken, and they have sent the world a message:

>"We're barely bright enough to chew our own food."

>

>Incompetence, incoherence, inarticulateness, pettiness and random

>savagery apparently do not deter the majority of Americans. The thing

>that really, REALLY matters to Americans? Homos. And foreigners.

>Both must be stopped at any cost.

>

>Americans voted overwhelmingly in favor of bigotry, amending state

>constitutions around the country to prevent same-sex couples from

>having any rights beyond the right to live on the margins of society.

>We clearly have far more to fear from The International Homosexual

>Conspiracy than we do from North Korea and the collapse of the

>American health care system.

>

>Apparently, we are truly a nation of slackjawed yokels, awed only by

>grotesque displays of wealth and violence, reverent only of the

>bossman

>and beholden not even to our children, since we seem content to

>mortgage their future in favor of a $300 tax refund that we have

>traded

>for decent jobs, healthcare, and a just society.

>

>We make pious noises about worshipping a Just and Merciful God, while

>doling out destruction and horror upon the innocent, pausing only to

>pat ourselves on the back for waging a "just" war to rid the world of

>tyrants that audaciously aspire to exist after they lose their utility

>to us in endless low-level conflicts to control the world's oil

>supply.

>

>We seem to have become cheap, venal, vulgar and petty while we

>apparently don't have the ability to reason our way out of the dilemma

>of taking care of the sick, watching out for the elderly, and teaching

>our children not to be credulous, callow dupes.

>

>To my friends from the UK, France and anyone to whom they choose to

>forward this, I feel that I owe you an apology. It is as if I have

>brought an orangutan to high tea... While he flings shit at you and

>tries to snatch pastries from your plate, I am left wondering how I

>might make it up to you.

>

>The world's richest and most powerful nation seems to have lost its

>moral compass. We have lost interest in leading by example in favor

>of

>taking by force. I would like to say that I believe that one day in

>the future America might regain its senses. Unfortunately, I am not

>terribly optimistic. The best I can offer you is to remind you that

>Nixon also won a second term.

>

>Your friend,

>Sunelectric101

>

>

>

 

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[Guest guest]

that was really nice sister usha devi, why cant we all think like you !!!

let us make this world a better place to live !!!!!

JAI MA !!!!!!!!!!

 

steve