Reply #48: I appreciate your sentiment 0955Forrest

[Downtown Hound]

And welcome. As to your requests, well, I'd like to join my fellow DU'ers here in the "we're all Americans" speech, but I'm afraid I can't. I'm really pissed at your party Forrest, I hold it responsible for basically destroying the America I grew up in and used to love. I hope maybe one day we can move beyond these divisions, but things have to change first.

If McCain wins, and it looks like there is strong evidence of foul play like there has been in the last two elections, I will be out in the streets, and the only way I'm probably going to leave them is in handcuffs. I've done it before and I will do it again. That's not saying I'm going to riot, I don't believe in rioting or property destruction. I do believe in civil disobedience. I will not allow the Republicans to continue their theft and destruction of this nation. Not without a fight anyway. Just letting you know, that's where I stand.

That being said, if the election looks fair, then I will respect its outcome, but I have no intention of being quiet, well-behaved, or gracious for the next four years. I truly believe that the Republican Party is killing America, and has come to symbolize everything that is negative in the human species: war, greed, racism, violence, ignorance, prejudice, and arrogance. And I will continue to oppose it just as I have been doing.

However, I do believe Obama is going to win this, and out of respect for him and the nation, I do hope we can one day put these miserable eight years behind us. I think he will prove to be a unifying force in these perilous times. But things have to change first for us to ever be truly united, and if McCain wins, then I highly doubt those changes will ever come.

Anyways, welcome to DU and I hope you enjoy your stay.