but, expressing myself through this medium is a way to vent, and help direct the negativity out instead of bottling it up.
I woke up after only a couple hours of sleep Tuesday night. It was about 12:45. After going to bed disappointed in the results I was seeing, I held out hope to possibly waking up to something better in the morning. Waking up at 12:45 to see us barreling towards the outcome I didn’t want made the possibility of going back to sleep a difficult task. To be honest, while engaging in political discussions/situations in the past, I’ve never been as engaged as I have been this year. This time around things were much more intense for me to idly watch from an observer POV.
It should be abundantly clear by now in your reading that I did not vote for Trump. I do not agree with the blatant lies. I do not agree with the racism, the misogyny, the xenophobia, the homophobia. None of it. With the election now being done, It’s unnerving to see how many in this country are okay with all of the above. Unnerving to see that so many are okay with:
A man convicted of fraud running our country.
A man who was found liable of sexual assault being held in such high regard.
A man convicted of 34 felonies while others with a felony may not even be able to vote depending on where they live.
A former president who was impeached twice and incited an insurrection while trying to overthrow the electoral process.
A former president who took classified documents and mishandled them, posing a threat to our national security.
Someone that has praised dictators from around the world, wished his general’s treated him like Hitler’s did, and has spewed so much hatred and continuously lied every time he opens his mouth.
I’ve seen family, friends, peers who have ignored the atrocious remarks, lies, and actions in support of this man. All while giving the common responses, “well that’s not what he meant.” Or people justifying his agenda by saying, “well 4 years ago you could afford eggs and gas.” Let me know when the cost of eggs and gas comes down enough to justify why my daughter will have less rights moving forward. Let me know when the things promised will justify my wife not having control over what she does with her body. Why my friends who are part of the LGBTQ community should be okay with continued and increased discrimination against their rights because Trump is going to “fix the economy.”
I’ve seen countless people who ignore the Project 2025 plan that will strip away so much from our government, from us. This Project 2025 plan, which he has denied having anything to do with the entire time, but now that the election is over there are Republicans coming out and confirming it is indeed the plan.
When the Department of Education is shut down our schools and kids will suffer.
When NOAA is shut down, you will feel the effects when you no longer have warnings about tornadoes, hurricanes, and other severe weather.
When RFK Jr replaces entire departments of the FDA’s and many other aspects of the public’s health, we will see the government adopt his skepticism of vaccines and other pharmaceutical needs.
As already demonstrated throughout the campaign trail this year, there will be steps backwards in terms of clean energy and our country’s efforts to move towards a more sustainable future. Nope, we will move right back into the direction of polluting more and causing more harm to our planet. But please tell me more about 80 degrees in November being normal.
TO me, this has shown that many men do not care about their wives, their daughters, their mothers…all the women in their lives. This has shown a surprisingly large portion of women who are somehow blind (or maybe just don’t care) to not being respected and held at the same level as men in this country.
Parents who support this man and his actions are showing their children that bullying, lying, name calling, not being empathetic towards others, blaming others, and never taking responsibility is okay.
There is so much more at stake here than the price of groceries and other goods. Part of me hopes the whole tariffs on goods coming from China is just a sequel to Trump’s “we will build the wall and make Mexico pay for it.” This is another point I’ve seen thrown out so much. Hopefully it was just a hollow talking point and nothing will actually come of it because that is not how tariffs work. We the consumer will certainly feel the impact of that, and not in a beneficial way like many have been led to believe. Tariffs are paid by those who receive the imported goods. So, the company that is going to turn around and sell it. Which means the price has to increase to justify that additional cost to them.
Four more years of the same hatred and division that came with his first term. This time though the potential for so much more at stake. There is the likelihood that he will be able to appoint two new members to SCOTUS. This would give the MAGA Republican agenda two more members who would be around making these same decisions for MANY years. So again, I go back to my 7-year-old daughter. How does any of this justify the uphill battle she and the other females and minorities in our country will have to endure?
I had an interesting question posed to me earlier today by a peer who I greatly respect. She asked me if I ever think about the future where my daughter says, “Dad, tell me about going through this event, or that situation.” So, on down the road when your daughters, your nieces, granddaughters ask you about this point in time. You will be able to look at them and say…
“Don’t worry my wonderful child. You may not be able to say what you can do with your own body. You may not have the same rights, opportunities, or privileges as others. But at least we could afford to drive our car to the store and buy some damn eggs.”
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