The Fallout

Welp, it happened. I have so many questions and no one to ask. Are we really such a fearful, hate mongering country? Are people of color or the disabled or different sexual orientations or different religions really no longer welcome? Or were they never welcome and we Liberals just fooled ourselves into thinking everyone was getting on a level playing field?

But it doesn't matter what questions I have. The Electoral College has spoken and we're going to endure four years of Conservatives running everything. I have huge amounts of fear for the future; a little bit in terms of global relationships and possible nuclear threats but largely in terms of social acceptance and welcoming all people to the table.

• Marco Rogers Tweet - I will try my best to think about this regularly.
• An American Tragedy - David Remnick's take on what we've done. Extremely eloquent and worth sharing with friends to let them know exactly how downtrodden we are.
• White Won - Jamelle Bouie's late night insight on the the deeply entrenched racism behind this election. Do read.
• Idiocracy is coming true - this was originally published back in January but has been updated for today and is still a good, timely, read on the comparisons between President-Elect and President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho

My feelings of dread will hopefully pass one day but I don't want to passively allow the kind of hateful rhetoric the President-Elect promised on the campaign trail to come true. I hope that I can find a way to support the marginalized and try to make a good name for white males; we have a track record of awful behavior and I want to do everything in my personal power to not sustain that trend.