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the problem - and this I don't know for sure - is that Bush's supporters
are such self-righteous, frenzied bastards fighting for what I see as an
attempt to recreate everyone in their own image that they totally
wash away the Gore supporters, who (among the ones that I know personally,
which is a small, small percentage to be sure), if he were to win, would
simply breathe a sigh of relief that we held back those moralistic hyenas
for another four years. I don't really understand it - both candidates
seem under par - but somehow I think Bush's supporters were doing more
than simply turning a blind eye; somehow, they believe in this
man. What a neat parlor trick! I said I wasn't going to talk about
this. Oh well. So, last night, back when it was early enough that I
thought Gore might sweep, I made the proclamations to my
housemates: "If Gore wins, I go to Grad school next fall; if Bush wins,
I travel for as long as I can outside this country." The problem with
this, is that Bush is such a doofus, he might actually make it
dangerous to be an American travelling overseas during his reign
in office. I don't know what the solution is. I hear Vancouver is nice,
not too cold. Maybe I can find a Creative Writing MFA in Great Britain or
Canada that I'd like to complete? I could try to fall in love and marry
someone from another country and apply for dual citizenship. I wish I
could afford to buy an island and start my own country or something. I
don't like the way the world is going. Naw, what I really should do is
write about it. Use all my infamous "worst-case-scenarios" and turn out a
bunch of stories a la "Handmaid's Tale" until I get a collection together
or maybe a novel, and sell it. Surely, in just a few years, those sorts
of stories will have a morbid popularity in light of (then) current
politics.
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Again, I'm going to refer you to Columbine's
reaction to the possible outcome of this fucking "election". I could add
some sputterings of my own, but she does such a chilling job of
articulating the fear and horror. I will say that I watched last night,
with only an hour out to watch the new Buffy. When I called David -
David, who hates politics so much I forget he keeps one eye turned towards
it - David was watching the returns too. I was logging on, looking
state
by state, and eventually, praying to some god I haven't believed in in 10
years to please, god, make Florida Gore's baby this time around. Exercise log:
Really long walk with David, down the hill, all the way around Lake
Merritt, and back up the hill. Felt good.
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