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Larry King's show last night was really thought provoking. There were reps from each party and everything was calm and thoughtful. They discussed the fact that this country is more divided than it's ever been, save for during the Civil War, and that it will be a very long process to ever become united. They also discussed how deeply saddened the Kerry supporters were that he is gone and how they are actually grieving, unlike anything in recent history. The general concensus, even among the Republican reps there, was that the Republicans are going to have to move toward the middle if the country is going to be unified.
This board was full of attacks from both sides during the campaign. To say that only bush-haters were attacking is unfair. There were numerous posts about Democrats being liars, vast generalizations made about each party by people form the opposing parties. It was constant, it was insulting and it was cruel on the part of some of the posters.
A 51% to 48% victory isn't a landslide, it's a narrow victory and it shows just how divided this country is. Even in most "blue" or "red" states, those races were close, which means, state by state, people are divided.
We were pretty divided in 2000 also, but, less than a year after the election, 9/11 happened and really unified the country again. Hopefully we can find a way to be unified without a tragedy like that again.
I think we should be concerned that people are so worried about the state of our country that some may feel they have to leave.
Dee
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