State of *gestures at everything* below:
It’s like really fucking bad.
It’s worse than when he won in 2016 because that was a “well the electoral college got him on that one!” And this….like he’s solidly won the popular vote. After everything. After EVERYthing. And I think that’s the worst part.
Hope and I…have a very weird relationship. And I’ve talked about that before. We don’t see each other a lot and when we do there isn’t a lot of trust in it.
I am trying very hard to hang onto hope during this, bc there is nothing else at this point that we have.
But he’s got the courts now. He’s got Congress now. He’s got proof that people will follow him despite all the shit he’s done. He can shoot a man on 5th avenue and face no consequences.
And I’m…I got no words. I have to believe we’ll get thru it again. I have to. Because drowning in it isn’t gonna help much of anyone. And we owe it to ourselves and the people in our communities that are endangered to persist and show up for them.
But fuck man. It’s really fucking bad.
I know it’s not much. But if it helps I love you. Stay off twitter and tiktok. I am wishing you comfort. And…that’s all we can do is comfort each other.