Thank You America
Dear Americans,
As an Australian living in Singapore, who had the pleasure
of living in your fine country for two and a half fantastic years, I just wanted
to say thank you for voting Obama back in. I woke up a bloody mess this morning
at the possibility that Romney might get in – truth be told, it frightened the
shit out of me! Now I know many of you probably can’t see why the rest of us
care, but many of us do, we really really do.
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The change in laws for women’s reproductive rights proposed
throughout the Republican's campaign was top of my list. You see if your country makes this
decision, other countries will follow – it gives religious extremists around
the world the upper hand. All I could see was poor women dying of backyard
abortions, or children born unwanted into destitution, and so the social problems
in your country go on and on – because it is not the rich who suffer under these
laws. Heck they just fly to another country to sort their “problem” out.
I believe
a woman’s body is her own, and no politician has the right to take away her
access to what she needs to live her life as she sees fit. It seems the voice
of America’s women was heard today, with 70 per cent of single women voting in
favour of Obama because of the threat to reproductive rights. Nice one girls –
good to know your vote counts huh?
Although I must say, as a country that claims its’ politics as
independent of the Church, a shit load of the arguments during this campaign
were God-based! And I’m not even going anywhere near the absolute bollocks I
heard on rape and the “gift” of a child from rape – who are these people? What
planet are they from exactly?
There were many other aspects that worried me, but the major
point for me is that under Obama I feel we can move forward from a humanity
perspective. Under Romney, I saw no humanity – and I’m talking on a global
scale here. If the Republicans were in office this last four years, I
absolutely believe we would already be at war with Iran – and I say we, because
my country – Australia – consistently follows America into war. That’s another
reason why I really care. I know Obama isn’t an angel and please Barrack, can
you sort out that drone activity in Pakistan? It’s not good, not good at all -
but at least he gives diplomacy a chance. No fiery war rhetoric like George W –
ugh that man still makes me feel sick. How exactly did he get in for two terms?
Anyway, I could say so much, but I only want to say thank
you. I am feeling very happy, because I care and I want to live in a better
world. I feel it’s possible under Obama and I wouldn’t feel this way if the
Republicans won today. Let’s hope both parties now focus on working together
for the next four years to sort your country out – because let’s face it, the rest
of the world needs that to happen as well. It’s quite a
responsibility being the world’s most powerful country, no?
Yours, without the bollocksAndrea
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