I received this forward in an e-mail from a friend,it is a letter to the

world, pleading for understanding and help for the half of us who did not vote for bush and his goons. It has no author, no URL. I am pasting the entire letter here (not knowing whether it belongs here or in another forum--moderators are free to move to proper forum if needed).

PLEASE FORWARD INTERNATIONALLY

November 3, 2004

To the citizens of the world:

America is not united.

We, one half of the American people, are shocked and angered by the re-election of George W. Bush
as our president. We are immensely disappointed.
Yet our resolve remains steadfast.

This is a new day. Our half of America - we who
oppose Bush -- has woken up. We now know that we
have more in common with many other citizens of
the globe than with the other half of our country
who cast votes for Bush. We realize now that we
are unified with others across the planet in a
worldwide battle for thoughtfulness, critical
thinking, human rights, and protection of our
common planetary resources. We are clear now that
the other half of our nation supports an American
brand of fundamentalism, which preaches a gospel
of fear and hate founded on ignorance. This
gospel disregards the humanity of innocent
citizens of other nations; it marginalizes the
poor and preaches intolerance for the "different"
within our own nation.

America is not united.

This is a new day for our half of America. We
have realized that the other half of our country
is not guided by reason. The other half knew Bush
lied to us about Iraq. They knew that Bush has
burdened our economy with insurmountable debt.
They knew that Bush's party intimidated voters.
They knew that Bush is destroying our
environment. They knew that Bush might lead us
into other unprovoked and endless wars. Still
they voted for Bush. Exiting the polls, they
explained that Bush stood for "moral values,"
that he is "a man of God."

But half of America voted against him.

World citizens: know that America is not united.

Our nation was founded upon principles of reason,
not fundamentalist ideology. We have reached a
turning point. We are alienated from many of our
fellow Americans. We are citizens of the world.
Understand that we have put our souls into the
defeat of Bush - and remember us as we continue
to strive to create a better America. Our half of
America will not rest until reason and humanity
prevail.

Sincerely,

One half of the citizens of the United States

I just wish there was also a line in there about "We ask that you support us in this effort in any way you can." We're gonna need all the help we can get.

Without the help of France in 1776 we would not have succeeded in our fight against Britain, we must get our democracy back.

but the rest of the world probably won't wait for us to regain the controls. The US is about to become even more isolated. But still, its nice to remind them.

the more I think about our country it worries me deeply. last night i watch msncbs they said over half the media voted for Kerry. so we got that on our side. they said bush does things in secret and that he hates the media. they said bush will only let them ask one question at a time. multiple questions are to much for the dummy. how did this dummy get to be president? man of God, my ass.

Say to the "Mirror" and other European newspapers?

It would be stupid for them to get 400 e-mails of the same letter. Since YOU put this up, please just google intl newspapers and get the message out there. If you are not able to, I will.

Good letter.

the letter asks for it to be sent internationally... it would be a wonderful way to do just what the letter asks for! thank you ever so much!

It describes my sentiments to the letter. What's most important is that we keep our side clear of violence. We must not handle this like right-wing fruit-cakes. However, I think there are things that can be done in the public interest. For example, leaking information that is criminally being withheld by Bush cronies. We have precedent for this. It was called the Pentagon Papers.

I bet the Mirror will put it on their front page- Don't forget about Canada and Mexico.