Well the election is done. The decision has been made. I am seeing alot of articles around here about what, coulda, shoulda and woulda. Speaking as a Brit I can't say i am thrilled about the decision that was reached. However, it was a decision that had to be made by the American people, and a decision they will have to live with for the next four years. So for their sakes I hope it was the right one. There is little point in looking at what could of been. The more I learn about Bush and the more I hear about him, the more I grow to distrust him, I don't think that point of view will change any time soon. I do think people need to look forward though. He is here, he isn't going anywhere, and he will be the most powerful man in the world. Like him or not, this means respect. That he will get. No doubt.
I have read alot of the articles here, and seen alot on the news about the election. The thing that is striking me the most, and the line people seem to be using the most is, ' The American people chose fear, not hope'. At first hearing this I didn't buy it. Surely the nation that is known for it's American dream, and hope could not have let fear beat them. Kerry offered change, and maybe America is not ready for change. Maybe they need to stay in the place that they are in now. They have unfinished business, and Bush is the man to take care of that. I don't think America is afraid. I think it is stronger than it has ever been. It may have one or two wounds, that it is still licking, but these wounds have only made America stronger. It has only united its people even more. It has only made them value human life that bit more. To embrace everyday, to actually live their lives. America is the land of opportunity, not the land to live in fear.
These times seem to be unsettling for everyone. We are living in times that are seeing great changes and not all for the best. Keeping Bush has shown America is not ready for some of these changes. It will be though. America is split at the moment. I hope that they can come together and get through the next four years, for the sake of everyone. I hope Bush doesn't distance himself, and America further from Europe. I hope that the Iraq situation is somehow a success, even if that means no more lives are taken. I know that won't be the case, but that is all we can do, hope. As I said at the start, I was disappointed with the election and the result it brought. When I say this, I mean it, I wish you luck America, and I hope you made the right decision, for yourself, and the rest of the world. Here is to the future. No point in looking back now.