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A few observations:
Last night while watching Bush basically win it (around 3 or 4 AM) one of my roommates (not one of the two I got to vote Lib) came out of his room and made a comment about it being rigged.
Today, in my school cafeteria, I overheard some student who looks like a stereotypical socialistic anarchist make a comment to a person he was speaking to that "Bush stole another election."
As I was eating lunch in the cafeteria, almost every TV was turned to Bush's acceptance speech. Some disgruntled guy, maybe about 45-50 or so, walks by, notices what's on, and then turns the TV off. A public TV in the cafeteria. It was clear that it was because he was so disgusted at hearing Bush speak. Perhaps he too thought the election was stolen?
In the center of the student center was a table with these socialist anarchist looking people (I say that too because I've seen them spread certain types of materials around campus) set up with lots of hand-made posters chiding Bush on various issues and Iraq with the use of very angry language. Along the front of the table was a giant piece of cardboard for people to write on it and express their outrage. Written were phrases like "Bush is gonna pay for this" and "Fuck you Bush."
As I walked back to my place I passed up some guy speaking with another person who said that he couldn't even fathom how outraged and disappointed he was.
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Maybe it's because I'm in Chicago, I dunno. John Kerry and President Bush both agree that America needs to be brought back together - that wounds need to be healed. But do people want their wounds to be healed? Do they want to compromise? Do they want to let go of their comforting anger? I don't see it.
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