What's the mood like in America today?

[BooScout]

I moved to the UK last year and aside from family & friends, the news and here at DU, I have no way of knowing what the mood is like in America regarding Bush and where the GOP has taken America. It seems like I was angry for so long in the States about Bush's attempts to destroy everything America stood for....and I was even angrier that so many Americans had let him do so. Where do those Bush supporters stand today? How do they respond to the ever increasing evidence that Bush has screwed up everything? Are they still defiant....or have they seen the light and wonder how truely stupid they were to vote for him and enable him in the first place? I would love to sit down with my old Boss who was such a Bush fan and ask him what in the hell he was thinking about when he threw his support behind such a complete bastard.

What's it really like over in the States now? Give me a feeling for what I'll be facing when I make a visit home.

[upi402]

1. People in my hood are less friendly, keep to themselves, divided

coldly into right/left camps.

At work, Republicans are less domineering and gloating. Still brainwashed, however.

It may be me. I HATE Republicans and their enablers.
If they steal another election I'm leaving the former America.
And I'm patriotic.

[Up2Late]

2. I heard today that a new poll said approval of Congress is 16%...

...personally, I'm not sure if I'm more angry or ashamed of my country.

So far, there's no rioting in the streets, like in the late 1960's, but it's heading in that direction.

[Alamom]

3. Conservatives and those who still support the administration &

GOP.....more like "Brain Dead" and blaming everyone except those who are responsible for the mess we're in.

Many who realize they made the wrong choice are trying to justify their support of the GOP by repeating over and over.....all politicians are bad, or criminal and voting the other way would not have made any difference. Very common to hear: "They're all the same. It doesn't make any difference which side you vote for."



The attitude of Democrats, converts and others who know now, have known or had an idea of how bad "things" could get varies, but similar in many ways.
Hopeful, but worried.
Stressed, angry and sad that so many have been killed just so our leaders could have their so-called-war.
Stressed, anrgy and sad applies to much of the last 6 years.
(war, the economy, new laws, lies, corruption.... so much has changed)
A very real dread and fear of how far these people will go, knowing our personal "Freedoms" are at risk.
Some doubtful that we can ever recover, but many believe we can.

It's a mixture of attitudes, hopes and fears on both sides.

The GOP and Conservatives are afraid of what we might do..... :shrug:

We are trying to live in what they HAVE done.

We must have change.





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[blue cat]

4. The republicans

gloat less, and nobody brings up politics at work at all anymore since there are a few women who have loved ones fighting over there. It's like there isn't a war going on.

[izzie]

5. I do not get out much but hear a few things. Most do this--

shakes their heads and say 'that Bush' is odd. We only have 4 in Congress and they are half and half. I do not think that the Far Right is happy with Snowe. People on both sides seem to like her in the State.

[Brazenly Liberal]

6. I'm in a red county in a blue state and there's a big change

Most of the people around here who were so vocal in their support of Bush have just..............shut up.

They've gone dead quiet. When you bring up politics, they just look uncomfortable and change the subject.

The only Republicans who are willing to discuss it are people who were tepid Bush supporters to begin with and a number of them are talking about voting Dem this time around.

I don't know if this is a snapshot of all red rural counties, though. Ours has always been a split ticket county - Republicans take the vote for national offices and lots of Democrats are elected for local office. That seems to be because people are not particularly well-informed -- or interested in being well-informed -- on political issues. So in national elections, they vote on autopilot for the same party their family has voted since the civil war and they vote for people they personally know and like for local offices.

[CanonRay]

7. I think we're pretty divided.

I spend time with Democrats almost exclusively. It's very hard for me to be civil, let alone nice, to someone who I know supports this idiot and his repressive government. The hard core supporters are just willfully blind, and I swear if he suspended elections and delcared martial law, there are 20% who would follow him blindly, and another 20% who would just pretend it didn't happen.

The people who I spend time with universally despise not only all the current leadership, but most Republicans as well. We are also very fearful for our country. Guess that sums it up. Stay in England, wish I could get there.

[Preening Fop]

8. US Residents are Heavily Drugged with Prescription Pills....!

:crazy:

Standing At Attention in Front of the Television,
Awaiting further orders....!

[Hutchewon]

9. Most of the 'pugs I know are fear-bots. They are

motivated by fear of their own deaths and hatred for all people who are not just like them. It is a very sad,desperate existence for them.

[nancyr]

10. I'd leave if I could.

This is no longer my country.

[mike19]

11. cowboys and guns

I think this video on YouTube sums up some of the feeling now, less angry and more frustrated and sad about the whole thing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFmhOUJJgkc

[newyawker99]

12. Hi mike19!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[mike19]

13. thanks!

:D