Life should be sweet. Today is calm and that is sweet enough.
No rioting, no civil war. The ugly threats of visions of violence vanish as a mirage will, in the snap of a finger or startled by the sound of ballots being counted for democracy.
Not over but kinda. We have lived through a lot and some things should never be forgotten. The most recent is the dissemination of bad, incorrect information about crime in an attempt to push voters to republicans. Prior to that, the SCOTUS decision to curtail women’s rights, which is likely a major reason for the great democratic turnout. Oh! Big turnout in young demographics who are taking up the mantle of participation earlier than other generations.
The Republican party turned Party of MAGA, a Trump Cult creation, headed by and whipped up by Ol’ “lock her up” himself is now … what? They have a lot of decisions to make. The hope the GOP would just scare and wow everyone into lining up and snapping to MAGA attention has never taught anything American school, anywhere after 1980. Deluded fantasies that have begun to really hurt people like the medical fantasies of Covid past. Gunz more gunz. Worst, the Pizzagate styled garbage that put the very real and very loved partner of Nancy Pelosi in the hospital with a cracked skull. It’s all fun and games till someone gets hurt. Games over.
Reports through Jim Acosta and Maggie Haberman indicate a 45 that doesn’t like being 86ed and has thrown a bit of Heinz57, again, presumably. Making that up about ketchup but “he” as we have come to know “him” isn’t happy. Feeling is mutual pal. We could have skipped the whole thing but. But. The American spirit may be strengthened by the whole exercise. There is so much more to do but as Joe Biden says, “There’s nothing we cannot accomplish, if we do it together.” We are far better poised now than even a day ago, because through free and fair elections the people have spoken. We have sensed each other by a glance and we are normal again, I believe. Normal enough to right this ship of democracy.
We have so much yet to accomplish to clear the playing field of wrong doers. There seems less reason to fear the rise of militia groups or individuals who would abject to sing Donald Trump in handcuffs for any number of the crimes he committed quite openly. The wolf has cried “civil war” too many times.
People have spoken through ballots for wormen’s rights, for democracy, for fairness in voting and a better future for the planet. People have spoken against the name calling, the marginalization of minorities, pure racism and against the US seeking alignment with dictators and oligarchs. Perhaps not forcefully enough, but forceful enough to change the course as was set by a seething push similar to the insurrection through the doors of the Capitol on January 6, 2022. The tourniquet has been tied. Votes are still being counted.
“He” will talk about running and claim to announce, later. Lawyers think it may delay once again his arrest. Like “lock her up” and “infrastructure week”, every promise is a delay. Every delay is a carrot to those in the spell.
Turing a page, life should be sweet, and it will be. Great job! We voted on it.