As I write this, I am disappointed and depressed. I console myself with the knowledge and assurance that I did what I could to make a difference in this election. I am invigorated to be active in the process - today, not just every four years. So the issues with which I strongly disagree with our President-elect (and half our country) will be a priority for me. I assure you I will not be passive. And I ask those who share my disappointment to join me in not complaining or despairing but in rising up and taking action on issues that matter most. Over the next four years, let's be in the game!
On a secondary note, aside from the deep political divide that I have with our President-elect (and half our country), I cannot help but be elated for the black community. My interest in this campaign was peaked when someone who resembled me (a conservative woman, who has been treated as an idiot and marginalized by those who disagree with her conservative opinions) was in the running. I empathize with that feeling of excitement. I attended Howard University School of Law, a historically black univeristy, and felt the sting of racism as I was judged solely on the color of my skin time and again. However, I have never been a slave and am not a minority, and I do not know what that world is like. I do know that I come from a family who, by and large, feels superior to blacks (which is not the word they would use). I know what it is like to hear the discrimination from that side. Judging others as inferior because they are not white. Fortunately, I did not get that gene. I see the joy in the faces of color in the crowd and cry to know that they have a black president! I rejoice with them in that! What an unimaginable thing.
So, take heart and know that God instituted this government and he has a part for you to play in it in your daily life. Ask Him what it is.
On a secondary note, aside from the deep political divide that I have with our President-elect (and half our country), I cannot help but be elated for the black community. My interest in this campaign was peaked when someone who resembled me (a conservative woman, who has been treated as an idiot and marginalized by those who disagree with her conservative opinions) was in the running. I empathize with that feeling of excitement. I attended Howard University School of Law, a historically black univeristy, and felt the sting of racism as I was judged solely on the color of my skin time and again. However, I have never been a slave and am not a minority, and I do not know what that world is like. I do know that I come from a family who, by and large, feels superior to blacks (which is not the word they would use). I know what it is like to hear the discrimination from that side. Judging others as inferior because they are not white. Fortunately, I did not get that gene. I see the joy in the faces of color in the crowd and cry to know that they have a black president! I rejoice with them in that! What an unimaginable thing.
So, take heart and know that God instituted this government and he has a part for you to play in it in your daily life. Ask Him what it is.
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