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on another political board, a person from "across the pond" asked how we could put up with Bush...this is his question and my response:
Originally posted by dodo_nutter:
I live across the pond and over here almost no-one can understand why you put up having your country run by an obviously stupid and corrupt man (and his administration who are corrupt but defiantly not stupid)
There was a huge uproar over here when the no WMD news came about and i think the fact that Tony Blair went to war when the majority of the population didn't want to will mean he will have a tough time Keeping his party in power at the next election.
Bush has invaded Afghanistan and Iraq and kicked out their leaders and installed what are effectively puppet rulers and funnily enough that black substance oil keeps getting mentioned. Isn't it obvious that half (if not much more) of the reason that those countries were "liberated" was for said black stuff?
Not that i can complain too much as Blair does a very good impression of a female dog owned by Bush.
Just wondered if anyone could enlighten me?
the last election was close, which should let you know that of those who bothered to vote, over half of them OPPOSED Bush as president, and we are even more certain of that after four years. I think its easy to see the strident jingoists and war mongering americans and think they represent ALL americans but they do not.
You also have to realize that even those who voted for Bush voted for a platform that evaporated once he was in office. Bush campaigned on not being a nation-builder (euphemism for being an isolationist globally), but as we see, the opposite goal is being attempted.
As for us "putting up with" Bush, the only recourse we have is to vote him out, which many of us intend to do in November. Or, we could impeach him, but with congress in his party, that's unlikely, even if deserved.
My apologies to those of you outside america...I do not support this president nor his policies. I find them foolhardy and dangerous and I think they have contributed to increased threats of terrorism rather than decreased.
You'll find a majority of posters on boards like this will be the shrill "with us or against us" or those who label anyone disagreeing with Bush policy as "saddam sympathizers", etc.
But they do not reflect accurately the makeup of citizens in general in this country. There is a general impression that many who voted Bush in 2000 are outraged by the actions of his administration, and will be voting differently.
What you should pay attention to is how draconian are the restrainst the Bush administration puts on the truth (military caskets being one example), stonewalling and attempting to disrupt the 9/11 commission....that sort of thing...requiring attendees to their "rallies" to sign loyalty oaths. Softball questions to Bush or Cheney. Public attacks of whistleblowers, outing of CIA agents...etc.....and you should conclude that they have something to hide or something they wish to control.
Kerry, on the other hand, is drawing tens of thousands of people at his rallies around the country...photos show virtual seas of crowds extending as far as the eye can see.
But Bush rallies can be contained in small, controlled, television audience size rooms, where the questions are approved ahead of time, etc.
Americans can be misled, and some willling allow themselves to be, But I believe the american spirit is going to overcome the present administration as a moral imperative.
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