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I have some thoughts about why America has reacted the way it has to Reagan's death, which might make us all look at this Reagan fascination in another light.
America is not mourning the passing of Ronald Reagan, they are mourning the passing of America. Reagan, as George H.W. Bush said believed in optimism. He has become a symbol of "the good ol' days" even though, many of us know the good ol' days weren't so good, but that is what he represented. Yesterday, when the current President Bush said, "We know, as always said, that America's best days are ahead of us. But with Ronald Reagan's passing, some very fine days are behind us. And that is worth our tears," I did tear up -not for Ronald Reagan, but for America - my country who has been mortally wounded by this President.
I wonder how many others' thoughts went to the situation in Iraq? How many other Americans like me suddenly had images of the Iraqi torture pictures flash through their minds and thought, "What has happened to my country?" How many other people listening or viewing wondered what can we possibly do to regain our reputation and our dignity? How many others suddenly felt friendless, as America finds herself today?
I cried during that funeral service yesterday, and not a single tear was for Ronald Reagan. It was for my country. How fitting that the President would be the one to deliver the eulogy. Thankfully, unlike Ronald Reagan, America has not been laid to rest. She is still alive - if on life support. There is still hope to regain her strength and return healthier to be a part of the global community that so desperately needs her cooperation. It's not too late, perhaps our mourning will be the wakeup call we need to say enough to the poison of the Bush administration and the neo-conservative cancer that has run rampant for too long.
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