Don’t despair, Harris voters. The Democrats might finally give some thought to actually becoming a labor party. I understand why folks are frustrated with the government. They just ran into the arms of the worse candidate. It happens.
French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre was probably being provocative when he maintained that Paris was freest under Nazi occupation. However, I take his point. And those who voted with the welfare of others in mind, you will weather this curious chapter in our country’s history. I promise. Take solace that you are free. The occupant of the White House does not define you or the country.
The people who voted thinking of themselves instead, of their bigotry, and who proceeded with their willful ignorance might one day face their decision making. The documentaries alone that will eventually assess this disgrace will be devastating.
America and its democracy will prevail. Yes, he will do damage: at the Southern border, regarding global warming, to the working class, and I suspect my health insurance is not long for this world. But, we will suffer and endure these slings and arrows of our outrageous fortune.
A friend of mine asked me after the elections, “Are you afraid of things getting bad enough where they might begin rounding up any vocal critics?” And I very quickly replied—perhaps to my own surprise—“I’d be proud to die in prison.” To die morally clear and intellectually free as a political prisoner? That’s an honorable way to go.
But, until such a time, there is much to do. And one of those things is to walk with a spring in your step. Because the vulnerable need us at our best.
