We all saw the red covering the electoral map with the blue making a last final fight. The feeling I got as a saw state after state turn red. I was so scared. We all saw the hopes and dreams of millions either realized or destroyed. Whomever you voted for this election, the country has spoken and for the next four years, the winner will be the leader of the world's most powerful nation.
Morning arrived. President Obama said that the sun will still rise, regardless who wins. It was overcast. I saw the victory speech that the winner gave, along with people that gathered downstairs at the dorm's lobby. Heads were shaking, people were crying, people were using the office phone to call their relatives, many were praying. The dust was barely starting to settle. The stock market fell to numbers that haven't been seen since the aftermath of September. 11. A candidate who has been such a bully, insulted his opponents, demonized minorities, had won the election. Today, I woke up scared and shocked about the direction that this country will go. The progress that has been made the past eight years are, I'm sorry to say, be on the guillotine. Today has been called 11/9, a day that America and the world stood in shock.
School today was filled with people in shock, coming to terms about the events of the past night. I saw Hillary Clinton give her concession speech and I just thought what went wrong. How can a qualified, experienced candidate lose to someone who has never held public office and who plays on peoples' fear. I mean what did we do to deserve this? I am beyond pissed.
The protests and riots that have erupted across the United States shows how unpopular the winner is. People from both political parties could be marching on those streets, expressing their dissatisfaction and distrust on what is to come. Many are just thinking what's next for this country.
I for one, am one of them.
Tonight, as the first day of the president-elect comes to a close, we are living a new reality. People are marching in major cities, expressing their disbelif that an orange piece of fucking shit won the world's most powerfullest office. Hate mongering, xenophobia, racial hatred, and nativism reared its hideous face today. Millions of people here and around the world are are left with more questions than answers. It simply left everyone speechless.
But we must not lose hope. As Star Wars puts it, there is still hope. We might lose battles, but the war can still be won.
But as my phone's auto correct puts it, duck this ducking election!
#StillWithHer
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