this isn’t about us as democrats… or them as republicans, no,
we got what we deserve … because we are a nation of fools.
a nation that responds to hate and division and cruelty and dishonesty
we respond with a resounding YES!
i am ashamed to be an american… i am horrified at what my friends and neighbors have done (and yes, it was all of our friends and neighbors)
and i need to know why.
i look at my circle of friends. they are college educated, highly successful… decent people. I’m not sure who they voted for, even trump, but still i wonder.
they are all so caught up in their own lives, work and family that they barely have time to do anything, let alone understand politics… or nuance… or anything.
the brain only has so much space for true deep introspection, and so much space for critical thought. yes, thought.
so it appears to be an emotional thing.
“I like trump” “i don’t like clinton” “i feel good about this… or that”
but where is the fucking thought?
where is the critical thinking about what might be best
as opposed to what “feels” best?
how many people “felt” that president obama was a muslim
or a terrorist
or a foreigner
or a …???
without a lick of evidence, it mattered not.
as long as we “feel” something
that’s good enough.
where has thinking gone?
logic, reason, facts … where has piecing the evidence gone??
ignorance is bliss.
religion is the opiate of the masses
we are fucked.