RE: Updates on the election for those of us...
November 9, 2016 at 1:47 am
(This post was last modified: November 9, 2016 at 2:09 am by Crossless2.0.)
I just now got in front of a computer but have been listening to this ongoing fiasco on NPR while driving. I just don't know what to say. There will be a sea of ink spilled as everyone comes to terms with what appears to be a likely Trump presidency, and I will try to think hard about what it all means in the grand arc of this country's history and politics. But not tonight. I'm shocked and numb and just trying to process this for now: President Trump, Republican control of the House and Senate, and at least one SC pick of their choosing. This is going to be a seismic clusterfuck.
Jesus H. Christ. I really did give people more credit than this, never suspecting what an optimistic Pollyanna I apparently really am. I'm honestly ashamed of my fellow citizens in a way I've never felt before. We've done some really stupid and immoral shit as a nation before, but often those things could be pinned on the leadership in the country. This is one that we, as a people, have to own whether we individually voted for the man or not.
If only Mencken were alive to see this day. Perhaps he could eloquently heap the appropriate scorn on us that we fucking deserve.
Jesus H. Christ. I really did give people more credit than this, never suspecting what an optimistic Pollyanna I apparently really am. I'm honestly ashamed of my fellow citizens in a way I've never felt before. We've done some really stupid and immoral shit as a nation before, but often those things could be pinned on the leadership in the country. This is one that we, as a people, have to own whether we individually voted for the man or not.
If only Mencken were alive to see this day. Perhaps he could eloquently heap the appropriate scorn on us that we fucking deserve.
