"If ____ wins, I'm leaving the country."
November 03, 2008
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We've all heard that before on election day.
Maybe you've said it....
... but will it get us anywhere? Will it help?
My encouragement, I suppose, is to vote if you are eligible, and be as civilized as possible on this election day. Disagreement is fine, but we won't get very far if we cannot progress.
If you are very close with me, you know who I'm voting for, but I'm not here to try to persuade you to vote for my candidate, and I'm not against anyone who gets the vote out for a candidate if it is done with respect.
If anything, I'm asking myself what on earth I could be doing better to help this country, this world.
I could be doing a lot more, but I create most/all of the day/night. I certainly wish I had it in me to spend less time on CNN.com trying to thrift through the media, and spend more time helping people. Is there such a thing as an election day resolution?
Go Vote... and please, vote in peace.
Thank you.
Jade said:
i concur. 
Catreena. said:
I wish I could vote but how? :P I am not in US. :P Think before you vote. xD 
Krystal Gustafson said:
Ben, will you really leave this country for something besides touring? :) please don't . 
Ben Romans said:
^^^
I'm afraid you misunderstood. The point of this blog is to be active not apathetic. In other words, I've heard that phrase many times, but I don't think that will help us. Civil action in peaceful manner just might.
Elle Chen said:
lol once I saw the space in the title, the name McCain just appeared in my mind and I laughed. Don't worry, Ben. You're definitely not going to leave the country cos Obama will win it! Unless people weren't telling their true opinions in poll...
Elle, an outsider from Taiwan 
Emma Chirapongse said:
although there may be one particular candidate i'm rooting for, it comes down to the fact that no matter who wins, we all have a lot of work to do. 
YinMay Yap said:
my 2 cents - true democracy comes with peace. while i was watching the election results coverage on CNN earlier today, I shed tears although I'm not an American citizen, but because things like this are capable of happening in the States whereas over here anyone who dare speaks up against the government in power, which is in another word, exercising democracy, will be thrown into jail or something of that effect. so, even though I might not support a lot of policy or ideals of the States in the past, I do applaud the nation for this election. 
