This is what you voted for. Unless you didn’t. And every possible sentiment
that statement can imply.
The thing that’s probably hurt the most about this whole … thing; with
Britain as well as Trump; is that it’s painfully reminded me how many selfish,
ignorant, idiotic people there are in the world. And that everyone probably
knows one or two of them. The internet hasn’t helped this, I wouldn’t say.
Without the internet, we can kind of pretend negativity isn’t a part of people’s
identity. But the more you read on the internet, you just go … oh. Right.
To the people who voted for him: So Donald Trump is president! Fact! And you
know what we think about facts ... And experts, and the media, and Muslims, and
Mexicans, and women! Heaven forbid they be given the same opportunities as
straight white men (who EVERYONE knows are superior beings). But no. We don’t
think that way and we aren’t sexist, or racist, or whatever. That’s just the
Liberal Media That Is Lying. How will that affect the future? Who cares about
that because we’re in power. Because, despite mumbling about a rigged system and
dirty politics, that’s all that really matters in the end. This is the man for
whom you have voted. He’s delivered, or looks like he will, on almost everything
he campaigned for (in the extreme ways he campaigned for it). Don’t be surprised
by the fact that the world hates you and thinks you an ignorant idiot that
couldn’t see it. In fact, I would go so far as to say the opinions of the world
swing more towards ‘knew exactly how racist what he was saying was then decided
to ignore and vote for him anyway’. You will not get sympathy. In however long,
when the dust settles, people will probably ask how nothing was done. Or why
nothing was done. The ‘I was just following orders’ approach doesn’t work. The
rest of the world hasn’t forgiven Germany for World War 2. They have, however,
forgotten how it happened. If you need a refresher, then analyse your current
behaviour. Your ignorance of Trump and its consequences disgusts me.
To the people who didn’t vote for him: Relax, and take time off. Please. This
presidency will have enough victims as it is. Don’t add to that list, it’s not
worth it (if possible. If that’s not possible for whatever reason then please
ignore this advice). Then fight for … specific things. Trying to fight for
everything is impossible, but it will drive you insane. There isn’t that much
else, really. What with him being almost-proven to be in bed with Putin (Russian
prostitutes urinate on him (Trump), in a tape that Putin has – circumstantial
evidence; but is this … worth … note? Or the election hacking that rigged the
very election Trump claimed was rigged from the very beginning and proved him
right? Worth note? Or his
rich-white-men-but-we’ll-still-destroy-the-establishment Cabinet. Worth note?
Fuck. Let’s just breathe. For a bit. I don’t know … Maybe there will be positive
change, I hope there will be. As opposed to using the correct currency and
getting no change whatsoever.
To the Man Himself: This job will be hard, and engineering specific details
then whining like a four year old with a stubbed toe on Twitter when things
don’t go right for you will not earn you favour (hasn’t; low poll numbers but
they’ve been wrong before, so eh). Tweeting about companies that don’t do what
you want or journalists that say negative things about you is dangerous for the
global economy. There is a reason people were cautious of your Presidential bid.
I mean, more than the reasons you’ve dismissed. If you can buckle up (or down,
that word choice doesn’t seem to matter too much) and focus on trying to do
things you say, rather than firing random insults in random directions, then
maybe; just maybe, you’ll get through it. Hopefully, you’ll be able to achieve
something in four years. Should be. My advice, though, is; “Know when you re
beaten, if you are beaten.” In a motion, an election, a Bill, an Executive
Order, Military action … anything. Just don’t keep fighting for something beyond
the point where time you’ve put in > outcome you get. But either way, buckle up
for the next four years. Eight if you play the game well (12 and 16 perhaps, if
you smash the board).
Sidenote: There’s reasonably good analysis (for which I will omit sources
because fuck people who want sources for information now, right?) that behaviour
used by TrumpaDumpa supporters is emotionally abusive. With the sneering and
mocking (of people, normal people, regular people, your families even) that make
you scum. Like actual piece-of-shit humans that I wouldn’t mind seeing the back
of. Not the front, don’t want to actually look at you. Just think about what
you’re saying online and why you’re saying it, because as it currently stands
this is the type of ‘person’ I think you are. Being, or saying you are
Right-Wing is not a good enough excuse. I’m not especially left-leaning. You’re
just being fuckheads that need to get your heads out of your asses.