And So It Begins...

Six more foreigners were kidnapped and a US soldier died in a roadside bomb in another day of mayhem, as Iraqis tracked the news that George W. Bush has won another term as US president.

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"I don't know anybody among my friends and family who would have voted for Bush and I fear that we will see a rise in anti-Americanism here and in Europe," said Christian Wienert, a student at the University of Potsdam.

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Swedish Prime Minister Goeran Persson predicted Bush will not revamp his policies and that the sniping between Europe and the United States would continue.

"Sweden and Europe will continue to criticize Bush the same way as earlier. But I do not believe that he will be more willing to listen to it."

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To the 58 million of you who voted for Bush...I hope you realize that everything we face over the next four years will be on your conscience. If you're lucky, we'll still be allowed to vote in four more years, but with a Republican majority in Congress, too, I won't be holding my breath.

To the 40% of eligible Americans that didn't vote: get out. Leave the fucking country. You don't deserve to be here. Maybe voting should be mandatory, with an "I don't care" option for the lazy people.

Damn.