Stranger in a strange land...
(originally printed in Laconia Citizen 11/4/04)
I woke up Wednesday morning feeling like I had awakened in a different country. I thought my worst nightmare was the possibility of voter fraud. This is far worse. Who knew that so many people were jingoistic homophobes who don't read? I know that now because if anyone read the occasional paper instead of allowing their opinions to be formed by sound bites or network news, they would know what the administration gets up to, and if they weren't homophobic there wouldn't be eleven states banning gay marriage, and if they weren't jingoistic they wouldn't have rubber stamped the war. So let's bid a fond farewell to Roe Vs. Wade, affirmative action, fiscal responsibility, and our personal rights and say hello to the new draft, more war (Iran anyone?), more spending, more lost jobs, more tax breaks for corporations, and an ever growing deficit.
On behalf of my son, I would like to say; Thanks everyone! Thanks for the crushing debt I'll grow up with and have to pay for, thanks for the looming specter of a draft, thanks for the open ended war on terror (An aside from Dad: Did anyone notice that both of the U.S. cities that were actually attacked by terrorists went for Kerry? Apparently, they don't feel so safe with Mr. Bush.), and thanks for the (possibly) four new Supreme Court judges that, given the current feeling in the land, will certainly take away a woman's right to choose. Thanks America! Peace (is really) out!
Stephen McBrian
I woke up Wednesday morning feeling like I had awakened in a different country. I thought my worst nightmare was the possibility of voter fraud. This is far worse. Who knew that so many people were jingoistic homophobes who don't read? I know that now because if anyone read the occasional paper instead of allowing their opinions to be formed by sound bites or network news, they would know what the administration gets up to, and if they weren't homophobic there wouldn't be eleven states banning gay marriage, and if they weren't jingoistic they wouldn't have rubber stamped the war. So let's bid a fond farewell to Roe Vs. Wade, affirmative action, fiscal responsibility, and our personal rights and say hello to the new draft, more war (Iran anyone?), more spending, more lost jobs, more tax breaks for corporations, and an ever growing deficit.
On behalf of my son, I would like to say; Thanks everyone! Thanks for the crushing debt I'll grow up with and have to pay for, thanks for the looming specter of a draft, thanks for the open ended war on terror (An aside from Dad: Did anyone notice that both of the U.S. cities that were actually attacked by terrorists went for Kerry? Apparently, they don't feel so safe with Mr. Bush.), and thanks for the (possibly) four new Supreme Court judges that, given the current feeling in the land, will certainly take away a woman's right to choose. Thanks America! Peace (is really) out!
Stephen McBrian
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