Today I am ashamed to be an American.
The myth of America, "The Shining City On A Hill" was all a lie.
The truth is that we're basically a racist and misogynistic country.
The search for who is the blame for Kamala losing the election will begin now.
No, it's not Merrick Garland's fault she lost.
No, it's not her fault if she choose Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro as her running mate thus gaining the support of Pennsylvania's crucial Electoral College votes.
And there are many other reasons people will be looking to blame Kamala's loss.
You can't blame Kamala because she ran an almost flawless campaign.
The fault is our Electoral College system which again, the candidate with the most votes does not win the election.
But the bigger fault is that undercurrent of racism and even more so misogyny that exist in this country.
I do believe now (and to be truthful always suspected) that there was no way this country would ever elect a woman as president. So instead this country elects Trump, a convicted felon who couldn't get a job at most businesses.
So how am I going to handle the next four years?
Easy.
First thing I cancel my DIRECT-TV account. I'm not going to spend the next four years of my life listening to all things Trump. In a few days I'll be eighty-three years old. I prefer to live whatever time I have left in relative peace. I don't need the daily stress of Trump's latest outrage. I was thinking of cancelling my DIRECT-TV account anyway. It' way too expensive ($152.34) this past month for what I get out of it. I only watch MSNBC and CNN. It's mostly commercials anyway. I won't miss the Humana and Shriner's Hospital commercials.
Secondly I'm lowering my profile. Again, to lessen the stress in my life.
I won't be posting to my Facebook account. I've already made enough of a fool out of myself the past month posting my anti Trump rants. My Facebook friends will be glad of that I'm sure. Give them a break.
I just got off the phone with a friend who is similarly disappointed as I am. He asked me "Are you moving to Canada now?" Truthfully I would love to but Canada is way too expensive to live in. But when I am in Canada, I don't feel the oppression that I feel here living the states. Another reason I wouldn't move to Canada is that I love my home here in southern coastal Delaware. This home that Bill and I shared for almost twenty years is full of wonderful, heart warming memories. Also my home contains many items from my life. Those items give me comfort. My home is comfortable. I can afford to live here. Here I stay.
This year I have suffered two great losses. Bill dying in February and now the country I thought we were has died yesterday by electing Trump president.
I'm an old man. I don't have that many years to go. I have profound sympathy for those who are younger than I am who now have to endure another four years of chaos and uncertainty that will surely result when Trump takes office January 20, 2025.
Today I am ashamed to be an American.
Note: I have since discovered Trump also won the popular vote. For that I have no explanation other than the majority of the voters preferred Trump over Harris. I'll just have to live with that fact. There is nothing else to be done.
Oh, by the way I tried to cancel my DIRECTV account and they gave me a huge discount. At least I got SOMETHING good out of this debacle. I still won't watch as much TV (if any) for the time being. I've had enough of Trump, thank you.