We The People ...

This post will be my last on this topic in my blog.

  I totally get it if you are fed up or hold a different point of view ... and want to skip this post.  But this is my space and I am getting this all of my chest.  

As I mentioned previously, my impressions of Trump in 2016 were poor.  He was not even a remotely qualified candidate and probably a crook.  Since then nothing has changed my mind.  In fact, he has earned further disqualifying titles: convicted rapist, felon, habitual liar, and insurrectionist.  But here is the thing ... there are lots of bad people in this world.  Some are behind bars and some are not.  But only one of the "bad people" was running for President.  Surely that travesty, should have been corrected in the Primary Elections by the Republican Party or at a minimum be corrected by “the people” in the National Election.  We “the people” should have corrected this.

We didn’t.  

This election was a sweep for Trump - both in the popular vote and in the Electoral College. There can be no doubt that more than half of the voters wanted a convicted rapist, felon, habitual liar and insurrectionist as President. And in true democratic fashion that is who they chose for our President for a second time.

I know that he has many proven and suspected “crimes” to his name.  But the crime I cannot get past - the one I witnessed on TV in total disbelief, the one that was investigated publicly exposing even more terrible things that were not known at the time  ... that crime of insurrection against our country, our constitution, exposed in real-time for all to witness on TV ... that crime of insurrection should have landed him in jail already.  Nope.  He gets a second shot at changing or dismantling our democracy.

I have anger.  So much anger.  And it is not aimed at him anymore.  He was TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY honest in what he was saying and doing - and what he plans to do.

My anger is aimed at our population.  Did you know that in some exit polls people were asking things similar to“When did Biden leave the race?”  "Where did Biden go?”  “Who is Harris?”  If they didn’t even know who was on the ticket, it is unlikely they followed any of the ongoing drama surrounding Trump.  So little effort they put into their responsibility as citizens!  Ignorance on a grand scale.  While it is easy to blow it off and say - 'well, they will be sorry,' or maybe 'you get what you deserve' - this electoral result impacts us all.

Here is an example of the most recent impact:  The Stock Market went up yesterday by over 1500 points.  It was an astronomical rise. The Stock Market likes Donald Trump.  It happened in 2016 as well.  That sure is good for my husband and I - and for anyone whose investments are tied up in the stock market!!  Yea me!!  But what about all those folks who are just getting by - does that rise in the stock market help them?  I bet not.  And I bet very little of what Trump does will positively impact all those people who are struggling to put food on the table or pay their rent.  

And then there is all the international stuff!  I won’t even begin to touch on his love of our enemies, dictators, strong men, etc.  I am sure there is much dismay among our international friends.  They may have forgiven us for his first 4 years, but another 4 years may be too much for them.  It is too much for me.

So I am angry at us ... “We The People.”  And “We The People” will get what we voted for.  Of course, it might not look like the democracy that we love after another 4 years.  But, oh well!