Tens of thousands of Evangelicals marched in support of Donald Trump in
Washington DC today. It seemed appropriate to drag out a favorite Terry
Pratchett quote to offset my anxiety over this election and what it means for
us as a nation.
I do not want to live in a nation that is ruled by evangelicals who believe Trump is God’s chosen candidate. He is not a decent or honest person. Why would any God choose an indecent, cruel, and dishonest man to lead us? I will scream if I see, one more time, the words "You don't have to love a candidate to vote for him" in my Facebook feed. It is not about love, it is about respect.
While I do not want to take the Evangelicals seriously, I don't think we are supposed to bury our head in the sand.
It is exceedingly difficult for me to believe the ideas shared during today's
march. "Don't Mess with Our Kids: an anti-LGBTQ activist group claims that
library books, public school teachers, and pop culture are tricking children
into changing genders. One woman told a reporter she is concerned her ten-month-old
grandson will grow up in a nation where he's pressured to identify as a girl. I
can't even think how our public-school teachers have somehow become the
culprits. Educators are already overworked, saddled with the responsibility of
teaching children how to survive a school shooting, and in the event of an
active shooter situation trying to keep children alive.
We cannot ban automatic or semi-automatic guns or enact legislation to
keep guns out of the hands of certain people. Now we have people vilifying
teachers for a non-existent problem? WTF.
I have to go meditate to lower my blood pressure.
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