For 18 long months, We The People have
had front row seats to a historically low base election for the highest
office in the country. A slug-fest between two of the worst suited
presidential candidates to ever run the race: Captain Deplorable
(running mostly against himself) and Teflon Hillary (running from the
law).
Though divided in our choices, at least
we were united in our disgust.
Moral ground was seceded on both
sides, leaving us covered in a stench of CrotchGrabbing-SmallHanded-EmailDeleting-WeinerTweeting-ComeyWaffling-SpiritCooking
nastiness.
Yep, it was all fun and games until one
of them got elected.
In the wee hours of the morning, the
TrumpPence sounded and the Blue Wall came a' tumblin' down. (See what I did there??)
The new
Commander in Cheetos rose from the ashes like a strange-haired phoenix.
And then the sun came up.
Half of America woke up on the wrong side of the vote... pissed off, scared and disgusted. The
other half ate their Wheaties with a spoonful of cautious victory,
validation and hope.
While not surprised by the division, I
am taken aback by the ferocity of the vitriol shooting back and forth
across party lines... proving once again that social media and
politics are seldom a good mix.
Apparently, this is what democracy looks like in
2016: the collective loss of our respect for our brothers and
sisters.
I think we all need a hug.
And maybe a long, hot shower.
Then, we need to take a deep breath and calm
the crap down.
I'm pretty sure if we look hard enough,
we can find some common ground among the shrapnel.
How about the fact that Miley Cyrus is
moving to Canada. I mean, that's a movement we can all get behind,
amiright?
Douglas Adams said it best: "Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job."
Any illusions we had about the depth of corruption in our government and their collusion with our media have been shot to smithereens.
And that's not necessarily a bad thing. All partisanship aside, the nuts were running the nuthouse, y'all.
I'm not sure how we fix it... trying to shake sense into a 227-year old bastion of bull hockey is like giving Betty White a boob job. Possibly too little, too late.
Whether we like it or not, we're all in this together.
So let us mind our matters. Let us lead with tolerance.
In a world where truth is based on opinion, let our default emotion be respect.
Remember... you are not defined by your president.
When you spew words like ignorant, bigot, racist, xenophobic, homophobic, white supremacist, warmonger... you are perpetuating the very hate you condemn in others.
The country belongs to ALL of us. EACH of us. You cannot make someone else into YOUR image of an American.
What you can do is stop posting about it and try praying about it. Pray that Jesus will go before us and make the crooked places straight. Believe that He will.
Because our destiny is secure...
And everything will be okay in the end.
