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San Francisco in No Mood for Tolerance After Bush Win
These people just don't know what to do...The summer of love has given way to the autumn of fear in San Francisco, a liberal stronghold where residents bitterly disappointed by the Bush victory are in no mood to reach out and mend divisions. Their new motto: "Tolerance: On OUR Terms." Rather, they are waving "United States of Canada" maps, redrawn to show Canada extending down to include California, New England and the other so-called "blue states" that voted decisively for Massachusetts Democratic Sen. John Kerry in the U.S. presidential race. Some are canceling plans to travel to neighboring "red states," where Bush drew most of his support. They are asking serious questions about the future of American democracy. And the usual post-election bravado about moving out of the country when a favored candidate loses is sounding different this year. It sounds a lot more serious. So what's stopping them? The airport's right over there. Flight's leaving hourly. Trains, planes, automobiles. Canada's not going anywhere. "I'm going in on Monday and getting a new passport," said an electronics technician and volunteer at the Green Festival environmental conference who requested anonymity. "I'm not leaving yet, but I'm getting prepared," he said. "I can imagine that this country is going to get a lot worse before it gets better." He's getting prepared. Probably requested anonymity so Karl Rove's Thought Police don't round him up and take him to one of "The Camps". Posted by: tu3031 2004-11-08 |
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