2016 felt unfair because he lost the popular vote. This time, the popular vote aligned with the electoral results. That feels fair to me.
I can't say it was a surprise.
With this outcome, we know there won't be another insurrection. Because only one side would have done that, and they won. No one is claiming voter fraud.
I'm tired.
Over 72 million people voted for him. I and most other people in the circles around me are in the minority. I can't delude myself into thinking that all 72 million people are all idiots and that I know better than all of them.
You can't run a campaign on vibes. Brat ain't enough.
We survive. We take it day by day. We did it before, and we'll do it again.
The grocery stores are still open. The electricity is still running. The checks are still clearing. The hot water is still flowing. It is not the apocalyptic hellscape the left said it would be.
When Obama won in 2008, the community by which I was surrounded--conservative evangelical Christianity--decried the advent of socialism, the collapse of democracy, and even the ascendance of the anti-Christ. In retrospect, 2009-2016 were exceedingly politically tame.
Even if we lose democracy, we won't be killed or slaughtered. We are not in physical danger. Millions and even billions exist and survive under much more oppressive governments.
It may turn out worse for others. But I don't have the energy to think or care beyond the (minimal) impacts to me personally, because that's the only way I can maintain any sense of hope.
And I hope more than anything else that SNL does not do "Hallelujah" again.
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