The Terrified Within

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2024-11-06 18:00:15

Well its the day after the US Election and I’m more than a little shocked. Sure I learned the primary lesson of 2016 which was to “never count Trump out”, but despite that I went into the election last night thinking that a lot of the early indicators favored Harris. Obviously in the sobering light of mid-morning in which Trump has rightfully declared victory and thus far nearly every declared swing state seemed to go his way, this was tom-foolery.

Trump in recent weeks has taken it upon himself to refer to his political opposition as “the enemy within”. Well as part of his opposition, statements like that have terrified me and a lot of the people I know. As a straight white male who can at least blend in with MAGA if I so choose to, on the surface I have way less to worry about than so many others. However I’m still terrified. I’m an atheist. I’m a progressive socialist. I represent and embody many of the things MAGA claims to overtly hate.

As a true believer in a more egalitarian society, I’m beyond disappointed. I personally believe that the re-election of Trump represents a major step back. However I would be remiss to not mention that this is going to be way worse than that. Republicans have reclaimed control of the Senate. This is not a shocking result, but will serve to bolster Trump’s ability to pass whatever legislation he wants.