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Originally Posted by Sharon den Adel  It's taken this long for Americans to finally figure out that things aren't going so well in their country?
I could have told you that when Bush was elected. Again. |
Sharon, maybe you can understand my frustration... I tried to tell my countrymen that before Bush was elected the FIRST time.
The problem is, Sharon, that most Americans just don't care about much beyond themselves and just getting through today. Bush promised everyone a tax rebate check if he was elected, and that fooled just enough people.
This article, from a satirical newspaper called The Onion, ran just before the 2004 election.
Yee-Haw! My Vote Cancels Out Y'all's! | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
It's so sharply written that it actually depressed me... because it typified the attitude of FAR too many Americans at the time. And still does.
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