What happens now?

I’m not one to talk politics, at all…in fact, I really don’t like politics! Everyone has their opinion on these issues that really shouldn’t be up for political discussion, i.e. equal rights. Equal rights are something that SHOULD just be a given based on being human – or so you would think, right? But, I digress….for the past four years the world (yes, the WORLD) has been held hostage by this bigoted, fish-lipped, overgrown toddler as he manipulated his way through the political arena. Oh, sure he did some great things while in office….I think. Oh, yeah, he contributed to a large library of funny meme’s! See, I told you, I really don’t like talking politics. I can, however, speak about The Orange Man’s image that he portrayed to the American people…or rather, THIS American.

The Orange Man, or we can call him TOM, had an uncanny ability to unite so many people in a tide of racist beliefs and behaviors that made anyone who wasn’t white, Anglo-Saxon, and Protestant afraid to walk the streets in any given city of a free America. He alienated countries. He fostered a strange kind of ridicule from foreigners towards American people because we willingly elected TOM. He condescendingly addressed women who choose to work outside of the home – many of whom probably voted for him. He even addressed women who chose to be mothers – yep, they probably voted for him, too. I kind of wonder what his own wife must experience on a daily basis if he is that way during media events! He lied so many times, about so many different things….bold lies! And yet, he still had his followers. I could probably go on and on writing about TOM, but I don’t want to waste anymore energy than I have to on him.

So, what happens now? We breath, we heal, we look forward to the future. We unite as a country, as a society of human beings. We, once again, find our pride in being an American and remember that the last four years was a mistake that HAD to happen. WHAT?!?! I know your mind is blown right now, my friends. Yes, the last four years HAD to happen because we needed a reminder, a wake-up call, that our way of life, our freedoms, were given to us on the backs of our ancestors. Our ancestors are a melting pot of men AND women of all races, all colors, and all different religions. Somewhere along the way we had forgotten this and proceeded to swim in a cesspool of racism and bigotry. Regardless of your political beliefs, you are human….regardless of your religion, you are human….regardless of your gender, you are HUMAN….regardless of your sexual preference, YOU ARE HUMAN.

So, what happens now? Celebrate being HUMAN and embrace the WORLD as we all mend from the threat to humanity that was TOM.