....but I AM petrified of his redneck, hillbilly, coon-ass, gun-toting, racist, misogynistic, klan supporting followers.
Tuesday night I showed up to the Secular Hub in Denver expecting an awesome yet short party. We were about to witness the first female president and I for one was excited! I had my 'I Voted' sticker on. I was baking cookies (I'm a feminist but a fat one). I was surrounded by my secular friends. I had my leopard print snuggie.
I was ready.
By 10 pm I had a disaster on my hands at the Hub. People were falling apart. I had at least two criers, one pacing the floor, one sitting against the wall gazing from the big screen on the wall to his phone showing another live-stream of the results. He was muttering something about Pennsylvania. We were getting angrier and more and more shocked.
So, here we are. One day down into president-elect Trump. Riots have been happening. I'm not proud of my fellow liberals for resorting to that. Destruction of private property is never OK.
Trump ran a campaign of 'not being a politician'. He is crude, disgusting, a complete pervert, and, as we have seen, a poor businessman. He made money, of course. He's a billionaire. But, he has so much because he was given a HUGE head start by his father and he has had the rare opportunity to stick his tiny hands into as many money-making things as possible. He won some, lost way more.
But, here's what I think everyone is missing. Trump can't do all he has promised to do. He simply can't. The presidency isn't a dictatorship. He can't just demand that the country goes his way. He isn't allowed to make up new regulations and laws willy-nilly. It's a country, not a corporation.
What I am concerned about is how much this is going to divide our nation on the ground level. People don't feel safe and that's because Trump's main supporters are the under-educated, lower-class, white population.
We're going to have another situation like Britain did after Brexit. People will be harassed in the streets. We are already seeing reports of violence against people of color, property damage, hurtful graffiti, etc. I'm truly scared for the safety of my rights as a woman, as a secular person, and for my relationship with a black man. I'm scared for the safety of my friends of color, my LGBTQ friends, and my other secular and female friends.
I'm also afraid of who will be elected to the Supreme Court. I'm literally watching this country regress; not because of some orange, tiny-handed goof ball. But because of what he represents.
I heard someone say that this is backlash from all the PC culture from the past several years. Sure, OK. I agree that there are sometimes when the PC police can be a little stifling. But, you really have to think. There are some instances where we need to be reminded that some jokes just aren't funny. We need to remember that dressing up like a Native American for Halloween is rude and disrespectful.
And the people who are tired of being shushed about these things really need to just come out and say that they don't care about unifying the country. They understand that they are intentionally being in support of rape, racism, violence, and are anti-American. They think that their race, status, and culture is superior and others can go fuck themselves. They need to look me in the eye and tell me that people like me don't matter.
Then maybe, just maybe, I'll at the very least respect them for being honest.
"God Bless the USA"? God-less USA!
