It’s been a week to digest the election results and… they’re not really sitting any better for me than they were a week ago when they were fresh.
As others have noted, folks in my demographic (older, white, cis-het male) are least-threatened by the incoming administration. It’s true. Least, of course, does not mean we get a pass entirely, though. I expect that the next four years (at a minimum) will be an utter shitshow of varying awfulness for just about everybody—including most of the folks who voted Trump and the GOP into power for whatever reason.
I’ll leave it to folks smarter than I to read the tea leaves to figure out the reasons people chose another four years of Trump with even fewer guardrails. It may or may not be a love of misogyny, white supremacy, and fascism… but they ignored those things or decided they weren’t deal-breakers.
All of this to say, I’m finding it difficult to get up in the morning, drink my coffee and get in the right frame of mind to do my job. Trying to focus on things that used to seem really important and rewarding is proving very hard. I know I’m not alone on that front. Again, I recognize that in the grand scheme of things that I’m a lot better off than many people, perhaps even most. Still, knowing it and feeling it are entirely different things.
No real point to this post other than to try to flush some of those feelings and get back to work, focus on what can be done. Reach out if you are also having a tough time and need an ear.