The Death of Hope

 I feel as if there's been a death. Because really, there has been. My hope and faith in this country has died.

I can't eat, I haven't gotten dressed and it's the middle of the afternoon. I can barely move. Anything positive is far from my mind as I sit paralyzed in disbelief, and fear. This shadow of a human my country has apparently elected, is dark source of evil and division. He claims he has the answers and he'll fix the world. Yet his character is as obviously flawed as an airplane that can't fly. So very dark because he appeals to angry white men, Stepford Wives, White Supremacists , and the list goes on. 

I feel emotionally and physically drained knowing what is about to happen. And it's not good. As a matter of fact, it's very, very bad!

I've always used the mantra, "move towards love". Not anymore. Love didn't save this country of diversity and former freedom. If it exists, it's hiding; cowering behind hate, and the endless money that fueled trump’s campaign. It's such a dark, depressing day that's only going to storm down hate and intolerance. 

 If you're white, with money and family support to prop you up....you'll stay in your little bubble. But whatever goes wrong in your mind, you'll blameshift. Guaranteed! That's my prediction. 

The walls that have been built are not just on our borders. They are standing high and strong between friends, family and acquaintances. They'll never come down unless there's a miracle.  And I'm not sure I believe in miracles anymore. I wish I did.

Election Day 2024

 This is a difficult blog to write. I'm tired of it all, to be honest. I feel like a threadbare piece of clothing; all my emotions numbed by division, contention and arguing.  And the arguing is like watching two middle school kids having it out on the playground. 

Let me clarify though, I don't include Harris herself in the metaphorical schoolyard fights  She has responded wisely to all of Donald's silly rhetoric about her personally. But I definitely see trump ranting on and on, not about policy or intentions,  but about calling names and saying how horrible our country is without him.  Some that are backing Harris, they too, are in on the childish sparring of name calling, blame shifting and all out meanness.  But the sad fact is, I side with them. I don't promote their passionate hate, but I understand! Trump’s cronies just mimick him and his insults, with name-calling, and blaming whoever they think is against him.  They're ruthless as they spew their own brand of unreasonable hate!

Then there are the people who support trump based on his anti-abortion stance. Most of these people are religious and believe God is passionately against "the shedding of innocent blood". However these very same people have no logical explanation as to why God, (in the book of Exodus 11:5, 6, the 10th plague) killed the firstborn sons of all Egyptians. I'd say that was massive bloodshed!

Regarding those who are against abortion, I personally don't know one individual  who financially supports a single mother who has chosen not to abort. It blows me away. AND, these same people are against any kind of tax, or what they call handouts and socialism, to help the poor. The saddest aspect of all is that it's almost impossible to have an open-minded, open heart discussion about any of this. 

The division is set in stone. It's all so very exhausting and I don't think it will end anytime soon, even after the 2024 presidential winner is announced. 

As the title states, it's election day; Harris or trump. I'm ashamed to even type his name, because it just doesn't belong. He's crude, seemingly uneducated based on his vocabulary, but he appeals to a huge uneducated population.  

Harris, on the other hand is highly educated with grace and poise. I would be proud to have her as president.

The whole world is watching! In the pit of my stomach is a sick feeling. Contention does that to me. Yes, I'm anxious. But the thing that gave me hope was watching an interview Katie Couric had with Allan Lichtman, an historian who has predicted the last nine out of ten presidential elections correctly.  His predictions are based in what he calls the thirteen keys. Nothing is perfect, nothing set in stone. There are exceptions to every rule. 

But we'll soon see.