I want to preface my post with this: There's been plenty of times that I've done harm to others that was unwarranted. Perhaps I said something ignorant, or did or didn't do something that made them feel slighted or unwelcomed. In many of these cases, the people involved did nothing to deserve such action. When I've become aware of the harm, either through my own rationalization or someone telling me, I've apologized and vowed to do better.
I cried in the shower today. What was supposed to be a quick affair turned into half an hour of me just trying to work out my feelings. I'm angry that I've been made to live in an administration that delights in the abject suffering of others, and that we barely defeated it. I'm sad for all the people who were sacrificed as victims to this ideology. I'm happy that, in the end, America said that the amount of misery is not okay, and now the world is celebrating and dancing in the streets.
I feel beat up and emotionally whiplashed, like I legit have PTSD and I'm having flashbacks. And I can barely take time to leave this shit alone because not only do I have to moderate this place, but because I've got special elections to deal with in two months. All of this coming up- the fact that I haven't breathed in four years....
It's not the fault of BLM.
It's not the fault of Antifa.
It's not the fault of LGBTQA+ people.
It's not the fault of Central and South American immigrants.
It's not the fault of leftists.
It's not the fault of the media.
It's the fucking fault of the Trump administration and its supporters. It's the fault of Nazis. It's the fault of silent Republicans who saw what was happening and did nothing.
To say we need to come together assumes that the people who aren't at fault- the victims of the last four years- are equally culpable as the people who were responsible for every. single. slight of this godforsaken administration.
If you sincerely believe this, fuck off.
You want healing? So do I. Trump supporters need to acknowledge what they did, what they supported, apologize, and vow to change- to NEVER vote for this fascist shit ever again. They need to be the fucking adults in the room. Only then can we move on.