So...that happened

I couldn't watch it. It hurt too much.



But I'm seeing some articles about what he said.  I'm not surprised by the lack of hope in his speech.

Carnage?

I don't know this America he speaks of, and as a nurse, I've helped the very poor and the very ill. There's no carnage. There's a huge wealth inequality that's causing the majority to struggle to live. I don't think it's carnage as much as greed that put everyone in this spot.

I think people tend to romanticize the past. I think they forget certain key facts that make their life possible today.

Body language says a lot, too. The man held up a clenched fist. Fists are usually a sign for anger, for violence. That doesn't bode well either.

Do you know that radical Islam actually celebrates him b/c his rhetoric is so divisive?

"Me First" mentality. No helping your fellow man. No kindness or empathy. He demanded loyalty after years of disrespecting so many people.

There's so much fear and anger right now. For a person like me, one who struggles with social anxiety, I have tried to adjust. I no longer get my own gas because I'm afraid of being alone at night and being attacked. I don't really go out to places anymore. If I need something, I'll order it online. Other than work, I haven't really been going out much lately. I got a concealed weapons permit (but I still refuse to carry the gun) and also a taser. I want to take some Krav Maga classes, and I've googled how to defend myself from people trying to hurt me.

I just can't believe the ...I can't even say stupidity, it's like beyond that...like gullibility? no...the fantasy that some people believe about this man. He will not work for you, don't you get it? He works for himself.

Ugh. Just wait. You'll see. Then you'll hear the WHOLE world say, "I told you so."

Paul and I differ in our politics. He is hopeful about this new president. I still haven't accepted him as mine.