Subject: I am still in shock.
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Posted on: 2016-11-09 18:05:00 UTC

I just... I have been trying to see the positives. I have been trying to see how or why this happened. I just... I can't. This is unbelievable. This is not the America I knew. This is not the America I love. My America is a land of hope and optimism. It is a cultural meting pot, where anyone who is willing to put the work in can make a living for themselves. It is the America that allowed gay marriage within this very decade. It is the America that elected a black president. However, I see I must have been truly blinded by hope.

Does this mean America can't be this again? No. And, in many ways, she is still my home. But, I have a lot of fighting to do to bring that America back. Where freedom of religion is respected. Where we can have civil discourse and respect for differences of opinion. (And yes, hypothetical Trump supporter reading this, I do see the hypocrisy in my statement, thank you.) I have to fight to bring back the country I love.

I may have scared some of you in the Discord chat last night. I won't be killing myself over this. It's depressing. World shattering. Disillusioning. But not worth ending my life over. If anything, I now have a lot more to live for. So, I'm sorry if I scared anyone.

My final note. Trump may become the president of the United States, but he sure is not mine. And I will make sure he knows it.

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