Day of Mourning
by Zia ~ November 3rd, 2004. Filed under: Newsy.Another four years of a president who is trying to consolidate as much power as possible, lets his religion and bank account dictate domestic and foreign policy, and seeks to suppress freedom of speech.
This is not democracy. To those who voted him in for a second term, I say this: You have chosen to believe a false, folksy rhetoric that masks an egotistical tyrant who will stop at nothing to achieve his aims.
We are no longer as a beacon on a hill. We have now clearly established ourself as a country that values personal wealth over humanity, military might over diplomacy, subjective values over democracy, and power over people.
This is a dark, dark day.