my hopes that we can all learn to live in a new america

its the day after election day, and i can honestly say i wasn't sure how i was going to feel today. all week, i've been thinking about this election and it's turnout, and its effects on not just this country, but the world.

i am truly happy, elated, at the country's decision. i sympathize with those who did not vote for and do not support obama: i sympathize because it is how i have felt for the last 8 years. feeling like you will not be represented in the way you want to be. the way you deserve to be. feeling like your voice will not be heard. that sums up how i feel under our current administration. i only hope that if you are feeling let down now, our new president will not disappoint and you can give our new leaders a chance.

because my biggest fear is that those who did not vote for obama will not give him a chance to step up to the plate.

i will admit that i grew bitter about our current leader, but not without giving all of them a chance to redeem themselves. they did not. after bush was re-elected, hell yes i was upset-this after 4 years of being disappointed. amidst cries of "he's our leader-you must follow him even if you didn't vote for him!", i grew angry. why are my sentiments considered anti-american? because i don't agree with the president? as far as i'm concerned, speaking your mind and standing up for your beliefs, and wanting to be fair and just but respectful of others way of life if it does not disrupt yours, that's the most american thing there is! so, please, keep standing up for your beliefs; let your voice be heard, but please, before you rebel and make a concrete decision about how to feel about america's next president: give barack obama and joe biden a chance. listen to what mccain said: reach across the isles and let's work together to make this country a better, more productive, tolerant place to live.

if you do not want an america that celebrates diversity, i implore you to sit down with just you and your moral compass and do some serious soul searching.

do i think obama and biden have a magic wand and will make everything better with waving of said wand? absolutely not. don't be ridiculous. i am tired of people saying that obama hypnotized the public with the promise of hope. isn't that what we as a people need? hope for a better future? hope that the rights we have now will stay intact? since when is hope such a bad thing? i was so happy to hear mccain acknowledge the fact that obama installed a sense of hope in the people, and was respectful of that.

let's just all be respectful of each other, shall we?

much love