State of Affairs

Today I am very sad at the results of the American Presidential election. The majority of my friends and family vehemently detest Mr Bush (as do I). It’s somewhat inexplicable that Americans would welcome him back to office. A good friend of mine from the Netherlands phoned me today and we talked for a long time about this election. We were unable to explain how America could possible vote for such a bad, bad president. As an American citizen who has been living in South America for the last 2 years, I’ve felt the anguish expressed by people outside of America concerning Mr Bush’s policies. In short, he has made it difficult for Americans in America to live as well as Americans traveling or living abroad.

I am also saddened at the brutal murder of Theo van Gogh in Amsterdam by a young Muslim extremist. As my Dutch friend put it, “The murder of a creative person in Holland is a big thing.” In my short time spent in Holland, the most noteworthy discovery I made was the common characteristic of tolerance among Dutch people. It seems that Islamic fundamentalists have been testing this quality among the people of this country. I can’t help but to see the similarities in my own country as well as Holland and other places across the globe.

Overall, I’m quite disenchanted with the state of affairs around the world. I’m wondering if Nostradamus had some sort of prediction about the end of the world in the near future.

date Posted on Wednesday, 03 Nov 2004
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