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Okay, I’ve been talking to a lot of people lately that are feeling very anxious. Anxious about real problems, or just anxious in general. It’s almost like it’s some sort of contagion of anxiety, and mild depression. Everywhere I go; people are worried about their jobs, or lack of them. Everyone is worried that if Bush is reelected that a draft will be put in, and it will not exempt only children, because there aren’t enough households without them. Women will be included, but the thing that really has most people worried is the age being raised, so that early thirties, and you’re still not safe. How many of us could leave our businesses for a year or more, at 33 or 35, and have a business to come back to.
On the other side of the coin, are the people terrified that if Kerry, or any democrats is elected president, that terrorist will swoop down and kill us all.
We all seem to be panicking about things on the extreme. Surely there is middle ground for all of us somewhere to meet on.
We all seem so scared. Scared about our jobs, or losing them. Scared about health care or how are we going to pay for our kids doctor’s visits. There are an amazing number of people in our country that are two income households, but they can barely afford food and paying bills.
Here’s an idea. Those of us doing well, find some good causes to support. Those of us in a position of power, help people. An old idea, but still a good one.
I feel like I’m drowning in the misery of everyone I talk to. So much fear, and uncertainty. I’ll make you all a deal. Let’s pretend to be brave. Let’s pretend we aren’t scared. Let’s act as if we know how to fix all this, and move forward. Let’s be brave together, no matter what our ideology is, let us join our metaphorical hands, and move forward together. Let’s all take a deep, cleansing breath, and believe that it will get better. Believe and act as if, sometimes that’s how it all begins to get better.
Let’s not be divided by silly stuff. Let us unite over what we all care about. Enough food on the table, enough money to pay bills, medical care for everyone, and feeling that our government is not our enemy no matter who is in office. Republican, or democrats, or Green party, or Independent, we are all Americans, and most of us have the same goals, the same desires, the same needs. United we stand, divided we fall. Don’t let the emotional manipulation of a few issues cloud the issues that most of us actually agree on.