I'm already at the acceptance phase this morning. Sadly this is just what America is now. The Divided States of MAGAville. The country we once knew and loved is gone, likely for good. As Canadians, we're just gonna have to figure out how to safely navigate this whole thing going forward. Fascism can still be defeated as long as we don't allow it to take root.
And yes, I realize that Alberta is already well on its way to becoming a full-blown MAGA province. But I still have some faith that they can be saved, and that Nenshi can hopefully pull them back from the brink.
Last night was also a big lesson in the importance of investing in quality education and health care. Watching women's rights being stripped away is an incredibly scary thing, and it could easily happen here. When you have an uneducated populace who are easily duped by a con man (twice!), This is what you get. And it's f***ing depressing.
I feel terrible for my friends and family down south who all voted for Harris and the Dems right across the board. Going into last night they were all pretty confident that she was gonna win, so I can only imagine the shock when the results came in. A good friend of mine in Colorado texted me last night and said "I truly don't recognize this country anymore, and it scares the s*** out of me."
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