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This is a letter I got from my American friend.
I’m posting this because what she is talking is really same with my thoughts.Hello !
I’ve been thinking of all my friends from other countries,
especially after the recent election — since this was an election
that affects not just Americans but the people of the whole planet.My husband and I both voted for Kerry and are immensely saddened.
I’ve been asking myself: WHY???Why did the majority of Americans vote for Bush?? They supposedly
voted for “moral values”! What does this mean, “moral values”?
Is lying a moral value? Is starting a war a moral value? Is
profiting from war a moral value? What about torture?
Imprisoning innocent people? The killing of 100,000 innocent
civilians???By re-electing Bush, the American people have essentially given
their stamp of approval for all of the above. Now Bush and his
buddies are free to do more of the same and worse. They have nothing
to lose now…I can’t imagine another 4 years with Bush in power!The majority of American people voted for Bush because of 3 factors:
ignorance (of the world, other cultures, history, workings of
politics), fear (from 9/11), and religious conservatism.
Bush and his buddies have exploited these 3 factors brilliantly.The American people did not vote based on facts and reality,
because they are ignorant and brainwashed. Such people do not
deserve to be citizens of the world’s “superpower.”When will the American people wake up??? Sooner or later,
they will have to pay the price and suffer the consequences.
But unfortunately, innocent people in other countries
(who had no vote) will also be affected — thanks
to the ignorance of a few million people.
I fear for this country and the world.