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    Wednesday, November 03, 2004

    Overheard: I've been listening to a lot of commentary this evening from talking heads and radio pundits that's consisted mostly of fears that the Republicans will act as if they have a "mandate" - which always translates into - "Lookout! The religious right are going to take over!" I remember the pundits saying the same things back when Ronald Reagan was re-elected. I remember because I believed them, and I feared it. I was among those who thought Ronald Reagan's re-election was the worst thing that could possibly ever happen to our country and the world.

    But obviously, the religious right didn't take over. We still have abortion. We still have a separation of church and state. And you can make a pretty good argument that Ronald Reagan's re-election was actually good for the world, what with the collapse of communism and all.

    I overheard a conversation in the doctor's lounge at the hospital today that underscored this. One doctor was telling another about the years he lived in northern Germany, during the late seventies and early eighties. He said the world sensed how weak Jimmy Carter was, and that the northern Germans he knew were "quaking in their boots," for fear that the Soviet Union would pounce and cross the border. They were relieved when Reagan was elected. They felt secure again, even though they called him a "cowboy."

    So, for those of you who are nervous about another four years of Bush. Relax. The "religious right" isn't any more likely to take over than twenty years ago. The world will survive, and it just might turn out a little bit better. And those pundits? Shouldn't they have just a small shred of humility given how wrong they were back then?
     

    posted by Sydney on 11/03/2004 06:58:00 PM 0 comments

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