I was a concerned citizen, albeit a Canadian one, in 2000. At that time, at around age 25, I was somewhat interested in the election. The stakes at the time seemed relatively low. But the real psychological turmoil started in 2004.
I was passionately against the Iraq war, and it was extremely obvious to me that Bush was a madman. We needed Kerry, badly. I remember the night I read and watched the news about the bin Laden video coming out--I believe it was the Friday before election Tuesday.
I flipped. I became so angry, so incensed, so anxiety ridden. I was so pissed off at bin Laden--for tipping the election in Bush's favor.
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