Well it's two days after the election and yesterday I had a really hard time trying to pinpoint why I don't think I've ever felt more heartbroken and hopeless as I do now
there have been a lot of times in my life when I've been disappointed when I've been depressed when I've been angry but I have never felt these things to the depth that I felt yesterday
but I gave it some thought and I think I figured it out the reason I'm so heartbroken destroyed and absolutely disgusted with the results of this election is that it invalidates everything I have ever been taught about how I should live my life and everything I've tried to teach my kids
so it's an absolute betrayal to realize at 57 years of age that when it comes really down to it over half of this country really doesn't value the notions of being kind being generous loving your neighbor being accepting having empathy showing understanding being truthful being ethical in business being sensible and levelheaded not being a bully not being selfish
because I've been taught these things my entire life it's really easy for me to see that Donald Trump is a vile and despicable human being he exhibits everything that I have been taught to set my sights against in order to be a good functioning member of society
but now over half our country supports this person and believes that he's the one who's going to make America great well
hey here's a secret someone who has worked so hard at sowing discord is never going to do anything to unite us that's his big lie because he doesn't benefit from Americans coming together he and all the Tucker Carlsons and Alex Jones' out there they profit from the rage that they're able to manufacture
so don't tell me it's okay if we disagree as if this is akin to our individual preferences for wine or toilet paper this is not a simple disagreement
this is you telling me that the values I've held my entire life have no meaning or place in the real world
this is you telling me that I should be shrewd deceptive cruel and intolerant
this is you telling me that the type of person you really admire and look up to is a rich entitled narcissistic criminally convicted pussy grabber
and if you're one of those guys out there that likes Trump because well he says what's on his mind he tells it like he sees it he doesn't have a filter yeah uh you know sometimes you need a filter there was a time not that long ago when being an asshole wasn't cool if you were a shitty person and you just kept a lot of that to yourself and society was all the better for it
but now it's all let's make America great again and what I'd like to know is what specific time in American history are you talking about what year exactly because for a lot of folks this right now this current time in American history is the greatest and you know that
and for some reason you don't like it it's like this crazy idea that giving certain rights to someone else somehow takes some of yours away or are you just pissed that you're not special anymore and so you can feel special again you'll be more than happy to drag us all back 70 years when our black brothers and sisters had to drink from separate water fountains or back when if you were non straight you had to stay in the closet personally I'd like to go back to a time when assholes had to stay in the closet
and don't tell me oh don't be stupid you're getting it all wrong it's really about none of that it's really about the economy as if that excuses the behavior you're willing to overlook all the other fascist rhetoric because all that's doing is showing your wives and your daughters and minorities and lgbtq and other marginalized groups that you're completely willing to throw them under the bus as long as as you can save 5 cents a gallon on gasoline
did your stock portfolio get a bump yesterday well good for you maybe you can sit offshore on your new boat and watch this country burn to the ground
the reality is that as a country we had the opportunity to take the high road to stand for something higher than our basest instincts to stand for equality and fairness to stand for the overall good of everyone one but over half of y'all kept us from taking it and the whole world was watching and you know who else was watching your non-white friends your non- straight friends your wives your kids your daughters so to anyone who actually does claim to value those higher ideals
you know the ones I mentioned earlier the ones we were taught as kids in Sunday School yeah Christians remember Sunday School if you claim to hold any of those same values but are at the very same time enamored with Trump and perfectly pleased for the outcome of the election me and millions like me deserve an explanation