Not sure what I can write at this exact moment, but it feels wrong to not try when that's why this blog exists. Partially I am hesitant because I do not think that I have all of the answers here, and I do not think that anyone does right now. We will just need to give some of this time to figure out exactly what to do, how we got here, and where to go now.
Which isn't to say that there are no answers whatsoever. The Democrats absolutely let their base down by swinging to the right. Standing with Israel means that Kamala had absolutely no chance of getting Michigan at all. I am more convinced than ever that there will never be a female president within my lifetime, let alone a Black, South Asian woman. I am still amazed that people were surprised by this when I could have guessed this the day she announced she was running. Hate comes in both blue and red.
There are some good things. Many states codified abortion, and the first trans Congresswoman was elected. It feels really minimal though when we are absolutely about to lose rights and progress. Personally I'm already exhausted and depressed. I was already doing the work, and I will keep doing it, but I'm so annoyed at having more stuff put on my plate. And I know my energy will come back, but it feels like so much whenever I think of the next four years and what we will have to endure. Because people absolutely will not survive this. That is a fact. And that depresses me in advance.
There are a number of things I'm really hopeful about. This time around I'm a teacher and I will be giving my students the tools to get through this. I've been thinking a lot about the art that got me through the first Trump presidency, and how we can possibly make more of it in these times. There is still good in this world, and it is absolutely worth fighting for.
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