Originally posted by Emperordmb
I, despite how depressing today has been, have managed to keep my love for humanity, and it is probably because of that love that today has been so depressing. For the next four years, me and my loved ones are stuck with a man I am embarrassed, ashamed, and humiliated to call my president. Other countries will laugh at us, and I'm not sure what I can possibly say to refute that because my words will be drowned out by the actions of the buffoon we've elected. I've always known I would miss Obama in the coming months regardless of who got elected, but only today did the full weight of the fact that we've spent the past year deciding who to elect between Hillary and Trump weigh down on me, and it was truly saddening and disturbing.The world will keep turning, and I'll continue to have faith in myself and my loved ones moving forwards, because God knows I can't trust the political system. To my fellow Americans, we're all in this together, I love you, and I wish you all the luck in getting through this.
Well, it's the next morning, and I still feel hurt, afraid, confused, and ashamed, but I'm happy to report I still have that love for myself and the rest of humanity.
Yesterday was so disturbing and depressing, I was legitimately worried it was going to send me spiraling back into the cycle of self-loathing, arrogance, and hurting myself and other people. I guess the understanding I have can't be erased with hardship, which I guess is a good thing to learn.