Some people seem to think that I, and, maybe, Democrats in general, are just sore losers.
Maybe some of us are. I'm definitely in the mood to throw a tantrum (and have a little bit on Facebook). I know I feel as though we were robbed. Secretary Hillary Clinton won the popular vote. More people wanted her to be President than Donald Trump. Once again, Democrats, nay, the American People, were ignored during an election. Never mind how we've been ignored in the last few years by the Republican Congress...
But I digress.
We are not just sore losers. We are dealing with grief. And there are several stages to that.
Right now, I'm in the anger stage.
I am angry that someone who has publicly stated that women should be punished for abortions has been elected President.
I am angry that someone who supports conversion therapy to turn gay people straight has been elected Vice President.
I am angry that someone who has bragged about sexually assaulting women has been elected President.
I am angry that someone who has time and time again called for violence against those who disagree with him has been elected President.
I am angry that someone who has cheated hard working people out of fair pay has been elected President.
I am angry that someone who wants to ban Muslims (who happen to look like me sometimes) has been elected President.
I am angry that someone who wants to ban gay marriage has been elected President.
I am angry that someone who has called for discrimination against LGBTQ people has been elected Vice President.
I am angry that the freedom to love and marry who you want regardless of sex will be taken away from my children by our new leaders.
I am angry that acts of violence against People of Color, against other religions, against the LGBTQ community has no been legitimized by the President-elect.
I am angry because I live in a country that now thinks it is ok to elect a racist, misogynistic, bigoted bully to the highest offices in the land and have those be the representatives of America to the rest of the world.
And then the same people who stood in the way of President Obama's political and social agenda, who called him and his family racist slurs, who wished him death, these are the same people who now say we should give Trump and Pence a chance and bring the country together?
The double standard is strong with the Grand Old Party.
Yes, I am angry right now. This is the stage I am in today. And I will get through it. I just can't feel this way forever, right?? Tomorrow, I start looking for ways to channel that anger into positive work.
