daevric

Now that I'm not caught up in the pitched battle of the election anymore, I've realized something--primarily because of Kerry's actions yesterday. Never before (since probably the Civil War) has this country been as heatedly divided as it is today. People who support Kerry loathe Bush and actually lose trust and respect for their friends who support Bush, and the same thing is true of Bush supporters. Both camps latch onto any piece of evidence, whether fact or fiction, that seems to detract from the other side. Despite the fact that this is primarily the fault of the Bush administration, it is the people who have been perpetuating the problem, myself included.

Some of you are upset that Kerry conceded yesterday. I've read and heard people say things like "Even though he wasn't going to win, he should still have fought it until the last." What would have happened if he had done that? The country would be just as (or more!) divided, people would get pissed off on both sides, and it would have been an ugly mess. Instead, he took the honorable route--instead of fighting and making an ass out of himself, his opponent, and politics in general, he politely stood back, admitted he couldn't win at this point, and tried to let people know that even if they don't like how things turn out, that's just the way life works. Now, we have to work with what we've got until we can do something about it, which won't be for another four years. Put all the animosity aside and deal with it, because the last thing we need is a country as divided as it is right now.

Kerry tried to heal those wounds. Are you?