Daylight savings time ended this past weekend and the sun sets now before 5 pm AST. But that is not the only reason why I feel the darkness making inroads into my psyche. Yesterday (November 5th, 2024), our neighbours to the south re-elected Donald Trump as President. My friend at Knitatude summed up my emotions perfectly with this picture.
While VP Kamala Harris won a respectable 47.5% of the votes, running on a platform of hope and with an emphasis on women’s rights, she only won in 38 (possibly 40) percent of the states. This is shown so clearly on the electoral map below (courtesy of The Associated Press).
The huge swath of red across the US is undeniable. What I simply cannot begin to fathom is how people who supposedly believe in democracy, who recite the Pledge of Allegiance, can vote for a convicted felon, a sexual predator, someone who has no respect for the law, the media, science or women in general – as demonstrated when he said “…whether the women like it or not, I’m going to protect them.”
The Pledge of Allegiance reads: “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” Trump’s entire campaign was centered on divisiveness and retribution for any and all who oppose him. Liberty and justice for all? Only if you agree with him.
This is a man who admires Putin and Kim Jong Un. This is a man who still has not conceded that he lost the 2020 election and who encouraged an insurrection. This is a man who suggested that injecting bleach into our systems was potentially a viable means of battling Covid 19. This is a man who publicly mocked a New York Times reporter with a disability. This is a man who frequently cannot string a coherent thought together but who insists that it’s all a result of the weave. In his words: “But the weave is very, very important. Very few weavers around. But it’s a big strain on your — you know, it’s a big — it’s a lot of work. It’s a lot of work.” The weave involves injecting stories, be they true or false, into your narrative – stories like Haitian immigrants eating dogs and cats in Springfield, Ohio.
The Pledge of Allegiance reads: “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” Trump’s entire campaign was centered on divisiveness and retribution for any and all who oppose him. Liberty and justice for all? Only if you agree with him.
This is a man who admires Putin and Kim Jong Un. This is a man who still has not conceded that he lost the 2020 election and who encouraged an insurrection. This is a man who suggested that injecting bleach into our systems was potentially a viable means of battling Covid 19. This is a man who publicly mocked a New York Times reporter with a disability. This is a man who frequently cannot string a coherent thought together but who insists that it’s all a result of the weave. In his words: “But the weave is very, very important. Very few weavers around. But it’s a big strain on your — you know, it’s a big — it’s a lot of work. It’s a lot of work.” The weave involves injecting stories, be they true or false, into your narrative – stories like Haitian immigrants eating dogs and cats in Springfield, Ohio.
I am frightened, truly frightened. The seeming acceptance of Trump’s hatred and vitriolic behaviour is beyond belief and beyond my understanding. For my US neighbours who are part of the 47.5% who voted for Kamala Harris, I feel your pain. For my fellow Canadians – take heed. There is a very strong far-right movement right here in Canada. Please let’s not follow the same dark path.
And now, time to get back to woolly warmth and knitting to soothe my shattered soul.
And now, time to get back to woolly warmth and knitting to soothe my shattered soul.
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