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[rodneyscat]

So uhm, basically I'm scared shitless and I foolishly didn't expect this.

Thank you, to those LJ people who are residents of the USA and have shown me a side of the people in your country I wasn't all that aware of a couple of years ago. Fact of the matter is that because I've seen so many lovely, reasonable, intelligent, caring Americans around here, I kind of began to think you were in the majority.

I guess I was wrong.

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[merilea.livejournal.com]

We have to keep in mind, that even in middle america where Republicans win, there is still a very sizable percentage of people who voted democratic. It's easy to forget this, because it wasn't enough to win. but almost enough Americans fervently disliked Bush enough to get rid of him. This is unusual for an incumbant (though his father lost his second term). So just as it's good for non-Americans to know that all Americans aren't rightwing conservative..it's heartening to remember that not all people in the red states are red. Ohio could have gone our way. The progressives in Ohio must really be weeping. They worked very very hard.
Which is something to keep in mind--the level of progressive activism in this election was amazing. Millions of People are mobilized. The ground effort was amazing. If we can keep it together and not all disperse over our of dismay, then Bush won't have a free ride through this term.....DON'T GIVE UP!!!

I also live in a very progressive and liberal minded area where you have to look hard to find a Bush supporter. You know when you walk down the street that almost everyone is suffering the same grief today.

If Air America--the fairly new progressive talk radio (features the Al Frankin show) is in your town, check it out. Its the answer to rightwing talk radio. I don't like all of the hosts, because I don't like the way right wing hosts talk, and I don't like it on the left either. But some are great--and it is entertaining and tough..and catching on. It just came to Seattle, so I'm still evaluating--but it was nice to listen to friends on the morning after (though I won't give up my NPR!)

[rodneyscat.livejournal.com]

The ground effort was amazing. If we can keep it together and not all disperse over our of dismay, then Bush won't have a free ride through this term.....DON'T GIVE UP!!!

Hear, hear!! I understand the outcome of this election must be extremely discouraging, but it's not like all hope is lost and because Bush is president there's nothing those opposing him can do. Please, keep breathing down his neck.

[princessofg.livejournal.com]

thank you. and one interesting thing is that the Bush supporters, esp the very religious ones, still feel marginalized and left out by the pop culture. they still feel that hollywood and tv is one great immoral wasteland controlled by the Liberal Media Elite, and that their voices are not heard. They really believe in the culture wars. The Passion of the Christ was this huge big deal to them.

which is so weird, because to me, a liberal, they are so loud, now!

but it's weird. I mean, who is watching Temptation Island and Desperate Housewives? Not just liberals... America is so weird.

I listen to NPR, myself. It is an island of sanity in a sea of rage.