I had this discussion with Cathy last week. What happens if Trump wins, aside from all of the bullshit about leaving the country, etc., what does it mean?
It means that people who feel as I do are liberated. The president will be a republican, the senate will be republican and the house will be republican. So I have no responsibility and no control over what will happen and what direction the country will go in. But, this country will get the leadership it deserves, and I say good riddance. Even If Hillary wins, enough people are voting for that thing that I don’t want to be part of this anymore.
I won’t have to worry about how narrow- minded bigoted people respond the the eminently able commander in chief. I won’t have to worry about the Supreme Court decisions will go, because every one will go against what I believe. Foreign policy? Bring on the nukes.
In short the country is not my country any more. And that’s liberating.
George Carlin said he didn’t vote because if he did, he would be responsible for the mess. If he didn’t, no one could point the finger at him. I’ve never missed any election from 1968, but I get his point.
I campaigned for Obama in 2008, a little less so in 2012. Lauren and I have been going to Pennsylvania for weeks to get out the vote for Hillary, so I can’t fault what we have done on a personal level.
Let’s see what happens when every promise he’s made he breaks. When the markets crash. When all of the poor souls who supported him realize that the emperor has no clothes. When all of our allies doubt his leadership and run for cover to the Chinese or his good friend Putin. I imagine a disaster in the making but frankly, I’m not responsible for it and like I said, we’ll get what we deserve.
I feel bad for anyone that has small children, because they’ll have to deal with these results long after I am gone. I feel bad for the women who were aware enough of the kind on man he is. For the women who voted for him, shame. I guess your husbands, fathers bothers and friends will let him grab your collective crotches and not think it’s a problem. For anyone out there who’s a person of color, we’re not far from from the days of hoods and white sheets and if you didn’t recognize that and didn’t vote, shame. Watch your back. If I can help I will.
When I look at the world today, I try to asses what I have control over and what I don’t. I’ll never cure Ebola, I’ll never be able to solve the overwhelming refugee problems in the world today, obviously, most of this country sees the problems it has differently than I do so I’m shit out of luck there.
What I can do on my level is take care of the people I love, devote myself to causes that I feel are important and I can change, make myself the best person I can be and work on on the things that are important to me.
If this country believes in what Trump believes, I’m not part of it and it’s not worth that fight. There are other fights that are worth it and I’ll take those on, but like I said, this isn’t my country any more and it’s not worth it to me to agonize about it in the time I have left.
So I’m free.