Blame it on sitting shiva for our country as Agent Orange (Thanks Green Tuna) has somehow been elected. In spite, or maybe because of, his racist, homophobic, xenophobic, misogyny and other less than "politically correct" attributes, he managed to get elected by people who wanted an outsider with no political expertise, no restraint (yes, they have re-opened his Twitter account) and a VP who is slightly to the right of, well, everyone. It is no wonder that some have taken to the streets to protest this foolish election. I have been clinically depressed since Tuesday night. In spite of running a positive campaign, winning all the debates, and not grabbing any pussy, Hillary managed to lose to a egotist who really only wanted to prove he could win and now doesn't have a clue as to what to do, other than to make American great again while Pence handles the political agenda. It seems to matter not that Wiki-Leaks and Russian intelligent has tainted our election, with Putin already reaching out to U.S. to establish friendlier ties.
So that said, I cannot bear to watch my beloved MSNBC, Bill Maher and SNL this week. I have on sack cloth and ashes, my mirrors covered. How, I wonder, can so many vote against their own self-interest and elect such a moron? Here is someone who won't raise the minimum wage, will use the old gem of trickle down economics (which is what put us in a recession in the first place, in addition to stupid trickle-down wars) to bolster the wealthy while the middle class continues to get squeezed. Yes, this was a knee jerk reaction to having an African American President. They want to take their country back (all the way to the 1950s it seems), before feminism, before civil rights, before the voting rights act, before marriage equality, before Roe v. Wade. Here we have the genial Mike Pence with his Religious Restoration Act which basically guarantees the right to discriminate based on one's religious bent.
I fear for out nation. It just doesn't make sense to me. How can I make sense of all of this? The Pandora's Box of racism, antisemitism, homophobia and xenophobia has been opened and will not get closed any time soon. I am waiting for the mass deportations, the Muslim ban, THE WALL. Will this shit actually happen? God only knows. And God only knows what the hell will happen in the next four years. This is like the Brexit Vote, where people didn't understand really what they voted for. All they wanted was "change". Wait until the ACA is repealed and the uninsured want their medical insurance back. The damn insurance companies who dropped out of the program because, guess what, profits were down and basically killed the program. No one should make a profit on health care. We need a single payer system, like Medicare, only that ain't gonna happen, but people are going to be clamoring for help. Who will champion the underclass? The Millennials who voted or didn't vote will suffer with more student debt. The great unwashed won a Pyrrhic victory that will be short lived.
I am saddened by all this and can't deal with the truth...that we have elected Agent Orange and he will be just a deadly for the country as the chemical bearing its name. So, those of you who voted your conscience, be careful of what you wish for...you just might get it.
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