WTH Is Going On? - 11/8/24

I’ve sat with it for two full days now and, like many others, I’m desperately struggling. The hopelessness I feel is so deep that I don’t even have tears. For the last 10 years, I’ve been grappling with the reality that America is not what I believed and that Americans are not who I thought they were. I’m absolutely convinced that the white-washed history I was raised on is firmly based in fantasy and fairytale. I don’t need to understand the reasons that the country of my birth has elected a fascist authoritarian and installed many more across the country. America has finally delivered the slap in the face I needed to give up the fight for something that never existed. The U.S. has now become part of the Axis of Evil, rather than the global powerhouse that protects democracy from such fascism. The optimism I wore to cloak myself during the last four year has been torn to shreds. I’ve lost faith that we can turn the tide against so many millions of people who are thoroughly entrenched in their hateful, selfish beliefs. America is NOT exceptional. We have betrayed the ideals upon which this country was founded and are no longer the land of the free, home of the brave. I don’t see the point of sticking around to try and overcome this crisis. It certainly will not happen in my limited lifetime. While I understand that Trump and his minions may not be able to enact all of the heinous promises they’ve made, I’m just too discouraged to continue living in a country where so many have fallen hook, line and sinker for the evil con and proven themselves to be completely without compassion or moral compass. The rise and fall of civilizations on earth tells the true story. The Evil Empire is winning. At this point, I fear that will be the ultimate fate of the entire entire world. 

At this point, I am inclined to take my family and live out my days someplace where sanity still prevails.