Life and Liberty, R.I.P.
This was the first election I was able to vote in - and my guy lost.
School was very quiet today. Lots of people weren't there. Nobody was smiling.
People gathered in the lounge to watch the concession and acceptance speeches -
grown men and women, professors and students alike, openly wept...I was a stifling breath away from being one of them.
I've never even been that political - I would sooner wear a Union Jack than the stars and stripes - but I find myself utterly depressed right now.
But I've realized that I really do love this country. Because I'm not sad that my guy lost - that I'm on the losing team and will have to hear about that for the next 4 years.
No. I am genuinely sad for this country.
As a nation, we have taken a beating. We have been punched by other countries and people, but we are also senselessly beating ourselves, and we are weak.
We are too weak to take this anymore. I don't know if we can. We are bloody and bruised - our eyes are inflamed and oozing puss - we are too crippled to stand and walk...and half of the people here don't even see that...I think that's what hurts most of all:
We the people could have put a band-aid on and bandaged our wounds, but instead they chose to get back in the ring where our opponent is nobody but ourselves.
"Steel is cold as moonlight
Steel is sharper than sight
The touch of bitter winter white
Shout it out from the highest tower
shout it out in the darkest hour
Charlemagne, you lead us on to power!
War is strict as Jesus
War it's finer than spring
Service to Christ and to our King
The gates of heaven await
Thrown wide by Charles the Great
We follow him through by serving his state"
And just so you know....I love you all.
School was very quiet today. Lots of people weren't there. Nobody was smiling.
People gathered in the lounge to watch the concession and acceptance speeches -
grown men and women, professors and students alike, openly wept...I was a stifling breath away from being one of them.
I've never even been that political - I would sooner wear a Union Jack than the stars and stripes - but I find myself utterly depressed right now.
But I've realized that I really do love this country. Because I'm not sad that my guy lost - that I'm on the losing team and will have to hear about that for the next 4 years.
No. I am genuinely sad for this country.
As a nation, we have taken a beating. We have been punched by other countries and people, but we are also senselessly beating ourselves, and we are weak.
We are too weak to take this anymore. I don't know if we can. We are bloody and bruised - our eyes are inflamed and oozing puss - we are too crippled to stand and walk...and half of the people here don't even see that...I think that's what hurts most of all:
We the people could have put a band-aid on and bandaged our wounds, but instead they chose to get back in the ring where our opponent is nobody but ourselves.
"Steel is cold as moonlight
Steel is sharper than sight
The touch of bitter winter white
Shout it out from the highest tower
shout it out in the darkest hour
Charlemagne, you lead us on to power!
War is strict as Jesus
War it's finer than spring
Service to Christ and to our King
The gates of heaven await
Thrown wide by Charles the Great
We follow him through by serving his state"
And just so you know....I love you all.