Well, I was wrong. Very sadly wrong. It turns out that Americans prefer a criminal as their president. A felon, convicted on 34 counts, twice impeached, four times indicted, and a sexual predator to boot. It turns out that this is who we are.
After election day, I simply turned off the news. I will not watch it. I cannot bear to continually see and hear this man's name for the next 4 years. I cannot bear the constant reminder of America's moral turpitude. Instead, I will take a break from America and all things American and hope, albeit dimly and as absent-mindedly as possible, for some sort of miraculous redemption in the future.
I leave the subject for now with the words of George Conway, which express my own feelings rather succinctly:
"My own hope and belief about what would transpire last night was sadly and profoundly wrong—like many, I have the emotional and intellectual flaw, if that’s what it is, of assuming that people are wiser and more decent than they actually turn out to be. I feel chastened—distraught—about my apparently naive view of human nature."
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I also have turned off the news. Why torture myself for 4 years. There is nothing I can do about it. I totally agree with George Conway.
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