What to Say...?
We woke up at 04:30 this morning to tune into election results as they swept towards the American west coast, and, while we were definitely sad, we weren't surprised. One of Nic's first statements was "Well, at least he won't have to resort to violence to steal it." This has been my biggest train of thought all along - there was likely going to be violence either way. Violence if he came out behind, violence if he came out ahead. Violence not just from the Right, also from the Left. No one was going to fix the broken systems and culture that make up the United States either, so the idea of Harris winning and things being okay wasn't one I subscribed to (just like when Biden won and everyone else seemed to feel relieved). Nic and I went for a long walk just before Wisconsin was called to process our thoughts and feelings together. I want to record these thoughts for myself, but also to share with you - random reader - in case you want to process this m...