Social Democrats offer a message of hope - Conservatives offer fear

The US Democrat convention is underway in Boston and it has been a breath of fresh air for the political campaign. That is after the typical campaign of utter negativity and constant muck-racking by the Republicans which is of course the speciality of the right. The right can never offer hope or goodwill, only fear, slander and outright negativity. The right have nothing else to go on. They do not attempt to inspire the human heart, they try to scare people into voting for them. The war on terrorism has taken this to new levels, with US President George W Bush attempting to distract the country from his woeful leadership by being in a constant state of war. This could be straight out of George Orwell's science fiction classic novel 1984. An endless war against an unknown enemy, a compliant media with mainly pro-government propaganda, accusations of treachary for anyone who questions the war or our leaders' motivations, an increasing loss of civil rights giving power over to the state and leaders regularly lying to the people. It does sound like a science-fiction story, but this situation is all too real for the year 2004.

And here at last with the Democrats convention we have a message of hope, inspiration and a positive agenda. Speeches have been made which cut through the fog of fear and negative hate. Vice Presidential candidate Senator John Edwards' message was that the people are tired of the endless negativity of the Republicans, and that 'it doesn't have to be that way'. Presidential candidate John Kerry's message was that George W Bush has botched the war on terror and the economy, but that 'hope is on the way'.

Here is a man who has vision, who can offer America and the world hope, and most importantly has the intellect and experience to run the country and the war on terror. A man who will not thumb his nose at international law and world opinion, and who will restore America's reputation as a force for good.

November can't come soon enough.