today is truly one remarkable day
Tuesday, 4 November 2008
here it is! november 4th, 2008. super tuesday.
if you have voted already, props to you! if you are currently standing in line, props to you! if you are casting your vote as i post this right now, props to you! if you are going to your local polling place during your lunch time, this afternoon, this evening, after work, props to you! please be sure to check what time your polling place closes, and please remember that if you are standing in line when the polls close, you can still cast your vote.
please also remember this.
this election not only affects you for the next 4 years (or in some cases, semi-permanently as propositions and measures will change your life that way) but also your neighbors. not just your american neighbors, but your neighbors around the world.
whether we like it or not, america is super power when it comes to international politics, affecting A LOT OF people around the world, and it affects when whether it is about the war, food shortage and starvation, employment, national security, economy, imports/exports, genocide, forests dying, animals dying, global warming, nature, resources, list goes on and on.
please also remember that all things are inter-related, and no small issues are too small to ignore. decisions regarding corn farmers in midwest and what to do about the corn might seem like a domestic issue, but it can also affect 1) global warming, 2) natural resources, 3) taxation on our soil and nature, 4) where our meat comes from and what it contains, and even 5) whether that family in egypt can afford tonight’s dinner today. it really does affect that much.
so please think through and cast your vote for someone who will be good for the United States of America and be good for this planet Earth and all things on this earth.
and be proud that you have the right to vote and be a part of decision making which will mean so much to all of us around the world.
america, today is truly one remarkable day, and today is inexplicably one of the most important days in our lives that we will remember for so long. today IS one historic day.
i am so happy to see this day.