Dems in Tears

Hillary supporters believe in a diverse America; one where religion or skin color or sexual orientation or place of birth aren’t liabilities or deficiencies or moral defects. Her campaign was one of inclusion and connection and interdependency. It was about building bridges and breaking ceilings. It was about going high.

  John Pavlovitz

That first part, I believe. I believe that the ordinary citizen who is a registered Democrat and (or) voted for Hillary believes in a diverse America deserving of equal rights.

That second part is simply not believable.

Hillary's campaign was about one thing: putting Hillary in the White House. Otherwise, Podesta's and Tanden's emails would have been nothing to be ashamed of. Otherwise, she wouldn't have played fast and loose with Wall Street support and her public vs. private statements. Nor would her campaign have accepted the unethical ministrations of Donna Brazile and Debbie Wasserman-Schultz. Nor would they and she have dissed both Bernie Sanders' supporters and Donald Trump's base.

Inclusion? Building bridges? Going high? My ass.

Donald Trump [...] ran a campaign of fear and exclusion and isolation—and that’s the vision of the world those who voted for him have endorsed.

Indeed. He and many of his supporters are not in denial about their disdain for "others".

Every horrible thing Donald Trump ever said about women or Muslims or people of color has now been validated.

Every profanity-laced press conference and every call to bully protestors and every ignorant diatribe has been endorsed.

Every piece of anti-LGBTQ legislation Mike Pence has championed has been signed-off on.

Half of our country has declared these things acceptable, noble, American.

This is the disconnect and the source of our grief today.

It isn’t a political defeat that we’re lamenting, it’s a defeat for Humanity.

Guess what? It was all there on November 7, too. And would still be there today if Hillary Clinton were the president-elect. Some of us have been grieving for Humanity all our lives.

We’re angry because our candidate’s losing means this country will be less safe, less kind, and less available to a huge segment of its population, and that’s just the truth.

Not quite. It's not because of your candidate's losing. It's because of the other candidate's winning. And he only sped up the process. He didn't create it.  It's been going on a very long time.

And it is not only that these things have been ratified by our nation that grieve us; all this hatred, fear, racism, bigotry, and intolerance—it’s knowing that these things have been amen-ed by our neighbors, our families, our friends, those we work with and worship alongside. That is the most horrific thing of all. We now know how close this is.

Well, then, that's a good thing. It's always good when something opens your eyes.

The Scriptures say that weeping endures for a night but joy comes in the morning. We can’t see that dawn coming any time soon.

And this is why we grieve.

And the 12-step programs say the first step to recovery is to recognize and admit your reality. So, at long last, you're on your way.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.