Serenity Now, Serenity Now
Wisdom George.
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I am not a religious man, although I have been brought up in the church, and there is a few lines of a prayer that resonates with me still – God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. I am not going to enter into a tirade about how I hate Bush and republicans, because it simply isn’t true. I would be a happier man if the Democrats one – but this is one of those times when I have the Wisdom to know the difference, hopefully others that are ideologically opposed to Bush share the wisdom, and realise Bush bashing for another 4 years will not achieve anything.
Thousands of miles away, in the city offices of Melbourne, the only water cooler conversation going on this week is the US elections,and what 4 more years of Bush means to us. Actually, there are other conversations – what people are wearing to the Spring Racing Carnival and the abundance of beautiful woman at said carnival, but that’s another story. It’s been hotly contested as to why the outcome of this election is so important to the state of world affairs, and why should us as Australians care at all? It’s a time of uncertainty for everyone here, as the name Bush is synonymous with war and Terrorism, as much so as the name Bin Laden.
It’s not time for the left half of America or the world to work out what went wrong – or why such an openly detested man won the most important democratic election I have seen in my short life. That statement in itself is reasoning enough. The Democrats lost this election because of a blind hatred towards Bush and the Republicans. Kerry and the Democrats couldn’t seem to focus on what needed to be done, only the fact that whatever Bush was doing was wrong. Suggesting policy is wrong is all well and good, alas, it does not accommodate for a lack of direction and conviction moving forward – in spite of the millions spent on campaigns by the likes of Soros and names like Springsteen, Bush and the Republicans were able to appeal directly to the voting public of America.
Bush and the Democrats both have a lot in common now – they must work together to eliminate the hate. The Democrats must surely realise what lost them the election, and Bush must not rest on his laurels – he has to work hard to unite the United States of America, or before too long, North America will be 3 separate nations – America, Canada, and Canada Junior. Standing from the outside looking in, and I am sure the point holds even more truth for my American friends; we must look forward to the day when you will be known as Americans, Democrats and Republicans alike both respected and admired for holding and maintaining a position of leadership amongst the global community.
George, I am placing a lot of blind faith and trust in you and your party to earn that respect – sure, you don’t owe it to me, and you don’t owe it to the French, and you certainly don’t owe anything to the Palestinians, but you owe it to the Citizens of the USA, and if you can do anything to increase their security and standing in world opinion, I implore you to do so – It will get harder before it gets any easier, so may God/Allah/The 10 Gurus bestow upon you the serenity to accept, the courage to change, and the wisdom to know the difference.
Thousands of miles away, in the city offices of Melbourne, the only water cooler conversation going on this week is the US elections,and what 4 more years of Bush means to us. Actually, there are other conversations – what people are wearing to the Spring Racing Carnival and the abundance of beautiful woman at said carnival, but that’s another story. It’s been hotly contested as to why the outcome of this election is so important to the state of world affairs, and why should us as Australians care at all? It’s a time of uncertainty for everyone here, as the name Bush is synonymous with war and Terrorism, as much so as the name Bin Laden.
It’s not time for the left half of America or the world to work out what went wrong – or why such an openly detested man won the most important democratic election I have seen in my short life. That statement in itself is reasoning enough. The Democrats lost this election because of a blind hatred towards Bush and the Republicans. Kerry and the Democrats couldn’t seem to focus on what needed to be done, only the fact that whatever Bush was doing was wrong. Suggesting policy is wrong is all well and good, alas, it does not accommodate for a lack of direction and conviction moving forward – in spite of the millions spent on campaigns by the likes of Soros and names like Springsteen, Bush and the Republicans were able to appeal directly to the voting public of America.
Bush and the Democrats both have a lot in common now – they must work together to eliminate the hate. The Democrats must surely realise what lost them the election, and Bush must not rest on his laurels – he has to work hard to unite the United States of America, or before too long, North America will be 3 separate nations – America, Canada, and Canada Junior. Standing from the outside looking in, and I am sure the point holds even more truth for my American friends; we must look forward to the day when you will be known as Americans, Democrats and Republicans alike both respected and admired for holding and maintaining a position of leadership amongst the global community.
George, I am placing a lot of blind faith and trust in you and your party to earn that respect – sure, you don’t owe it to me, and you don’t owe it to the French, and you certainly don’t owe anything to the Palestinians, but you owe it to the Citizens of the USA, and if you can do anything to increase their security and standing in world opinion, I implore you to do so – It will get harder before it gets any easier, so may God/Allah/The 10 Gurus bestow upon you the serenity to accept, the courage to change, and the wisdom to know the difference.
