Here I am sitting, trying to process the outcome of the election. How can I accept it? How can any of us accept this of the country we thought we lived in? Do I like it? No. Do I accept it? Yes. Do I worry about what is to come?
Of course. Am I angry that so many people didn’t care about our rights and what could happen to them when he takes the Oval Office? Abso-fucking-lutely.
We did everything we could to win this election, but it just wasn’t our time. Again! I now know that in my lifetime I will never see a female president. If VP Kamala Harris, who did everything in a short period of time, couldn’t win the votes of every woman in this country, then it will never happen, at least while I’m around.
Unfortunately, more women will continue to die from not having access to health care while suffering a miscarriage. And don’t think another pandemic is not on the horizon, because it is.
But there is not one person who could have stepped up so eloquently, gracefully, and intelligently as Vice President Harris did. She did the best she could.
I sit here worried about my community and what could happen. I have been told many times, again, that I should not worry, “stop catastrophizing,” and that “it will all be ok.” I just am finding that hard to believe right now.
The people who are telling me that never had to worry about their civil rights being on the ballot again and again. Jan. 20 will be Day One of a new America. I will let you know how I feel on Day 365.
So now what? We continue to keep moving on. We continue to keep looking out for each other. God knows we are all going to need to stick together. Obviously, there is work to do.
I will never agree with the MAGA cult. I can’t sit here and say I will have an open mind or pretend that I will. These are not people I am interested in “uniting” with. These are not people to “come together” with.
There is no “moving forward” for this country with people that want things to go back to the ‘50s. I will not storm the Capitol.
That is the best I can do.
The next time I see any of you, this magazine could possibly be controlled by the government. If you think it can’t happen, look at China and Russia.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
