Just 4 Years

I'm not going to lie; I am shocked and upset right now.

After staying up until 2am, deep down knowing what the results were going to be, I cried for a while and finally was able to fall asleep. Then around 5 I woke up briefly and checked to see what I already knew. Oh yes, Donald Trump somehow got chosen to be the president of the United States.

And sure, I could go on about how he is openly racist, sexist, homophobic, not to mention the weird orange color of his face, but I won't. 

You've all heard these same arguments before, and somehow it wasn't enough to convince you. It all comes down to just voting for your party because you feel like there isn't another option, protesting our flawed system, or that single issue that you care so deeply about. Whatever is was, this happened on both sides. I GET IT.

I'd be lying if I said I was pro Hillary from the beginning. I was sad to see that Bernie didn't make the cut in the end, and I was angry at the corruptness of it all for causing it. But when I watch videos of a man who "loves charts", definitely doesn't have tiny hands, and wants to keep an entire group of people out of this country, or repeal rights that every human deserves, I find it hard to believe that people ever thought there was a choice to be made between the two candidates.

I understand that you're tired of corrupt politicians deciding your vote for you, I really do, but I also worry now about friends and family members' lives who could change for the worse (worst?) because of this election. So many of you have never had to worry about your right to marry, to make decisions about your own body, even to use the bathroom of your choice. I am extremely fortunate to have rarely (if at all) worried about such things in my life.

This is the first time I have truly been afraid of an election in this country. In 2012, I remember worrying Romney might win, but even if he did, I kind of knew things would be okay.

This is different. I'm not trying to be dramatic, especially since once again I am so much better off than a lot of people, but today has been truly awful. It makes me so sad to think of the people who will have to live in fear of their rights being taken away over the course of the next 4 years. And even if they don't have the power to take them away after all, the overwhelming support for a candidate who wishes he could is frightening enough on its own.

I really do hope things turn out okay; this could be a relatively uneventful 4 years. This could be the turning point in politics where we finally put our collective foot down. I'm all for change. Just please keep in mind the people who are currently terrified of losing their rights. Please don't stand by and watch them get taken away. I hope we can at least all agree that everyone deserves a chance to be happy, and we shouldn't let politics get in the way of that.

In conclusion, I am extremely upset today, and I will probably post a few more rage statuses to Facebook about it, but I am going to try my best to be positive going forward. Certainly a lot of things can change in 4 years; my life is so much better and more wonderful than I ever thought it could be in 2012. I just hope in 4 years we can all be feeling the same way. Change is going to start with us; don't wait for Donald Trump to call global warming a loser or whatever to start recycling. I'm sorry I literally have no idea what he'll be like as a president; I'm just going off of what I already know.

I guess what I'm saying is please don't let these 4 years be a yuuuuuuuge mistake like I'm assuming they're going to be. 

Please try to enjoy the rest of this (absolutely insane) week. I'm here for ya, and all that jazz.
Bye!

Recommended Listening: It's Quiet Uptown - Kelly Clarkson (I've never listened to Hamilton and I may not ever, but this song is AMAZING)