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Never, have I ever thought I’d see the world so full of hate and ignorance as it is today. The rise of stupidity (or whatever you want to call it) is shocking, and most of the time I have no words to describe what I see and feel. It’s beyond sadness, fear, and anger. It’s abhorrent.
As we all know, history repeats itself a lot. Nazi-power has risen again and the KKK and Proud Boys have been given their power back. I never fully understood hate and racism before, and now it’s openly all around me. I share the road with people who proudly have Trump bumper stickers on their cars. I am being forced to see the world for what it is and it feels like I am starring in a horror movie. I can’t get away from this abhorrence. I don’t even have the energy to hope at this point. I feel sickened, powerless, and weak.
The first time he was President was bad enough, and the comfort with him being elected again was that, “I lived through this once, so I can do it again.” I worry, as most of us do, what will happen over the next four years and if we can start to heal after his term is done? Will the damage be too much to fix? Is the ideology of the United States of America over? I’m a realist, so I am willing to accept that the US is not a safe space anymore. It hasn’t been for some time with the rise of guns and women’s rights being taken away. I understand now that there is more hate in the world than love and acceptance. I wouldn’t have known there is so much hate without the election because I live in a bubble… I live in a bubble of ignorance, myself, but I rather like my bubble! It’s full of kind people that would never hurt other people or wish harm on others. It’s my safe space inside of an unsafe space, which is now America.
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