{"id":106,"date":"2004-11-04T09:50:28","date_gmt":"2004-11-04T16:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ahniwa.com\/blog\/?p=104"},"modified":"2004-11-04T09:50:28","modified_gmt":"2004-11-04T16:50:28","slug":"comment-dit-on-perdu-en-japonais","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ahniwa.com\/old\/2004\/11\/04\/comment-dit-on-perdu-en-japonais\/","title":{"rendered":"Comment dit-on \u201cperdu\u201d en japonais?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A man I don’t know named David sent an email out
in response to one that my friend Daniel sent.
(God, I feel like that needs a comma somewhere.)<\/em>
Daniel, like many of us, pines for the lost hope
of a new president. David replied with some
good points, but item number four is my fave:<\/p>\n

“Look on the bright side:<\/em><\/p>\n

1. Even if this is the worst case scenario, you still have it better, on many levels, including politically, than many peoples at many times in history. A lot better. <\/em><\/p>\n

2. At least it was a clean win this time, no recounts or litigation.<\/em><\/p>\n

3. At least Bush won the popular vote too, so we don’t have to worry about the electoral college system. <\/em><\/p>\n

4. If Bush hadn’t been re-elected then we might have to invest ourselves in serious political analysis. I much prefer sitting around and periodically saying that Bush is the biggest goddamn moron in history and he is going to destroy the whole world. It’s so easy, I don’t even have to get up, I could probably do it in the shower if I wanted…”<\/em><\/p>\n

People are trying to make excuses: the election was fixed,
or the Illuminati controls the process anyway,
or Republicans used scare tactics and lies.
But the fact is, we live in a conservative country.
Social progress is a fluke; for every step forward we take
two back, and then act like we’re hot shit. Part
of the reason we liberals are what we are is from an
affinity with the idea of the “outsider”.
At least for me.<\/em>
And we are: the outsiders, the radicals, the new wave.
We’re the minority, for now, with no question of miscounted
ballots or people being turned away at the polls.
Just remember, minority we may be …
but George W. will always be a damned monkey.<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

So, short of buying my tickets, I’ve got my escape
route all planned. If things go right, Montreal by
September of 2005. No joke. Here it is.<\/a>
It’s even ALA-accredited, so won’t hurt my job search
should I return to the States. The only part that
worries me is how financial aid will work as an
international student. The tuition isn’t that much,
even internationally, but still far more than I can swing
without aid, grants, or scholarships. Time to start
researching that, I suppose.<\/p>\n

I may even get to drag Theo<\/a> along with me,
and possibly Alexis as well, and who knows who else.
Seriously though, it seems like the right move
at the right time. We’ll see how things feel next year,
but right now I’m verily psyched about it.<\/p>\n

I started my day off with Chai Nog<\/a>,
which makes the world a happier place.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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