Much of what I see going on is the typical morning after a disappointing evening with sudden tranformations, "new" pronouncements, and generalized bargaining that goes along with licking ones wounds. As a result, I try not to overinvest in what looks like fundamental changes of heart.
The cynic in me gives this euphoric peroid a couple of weeks to a month before reality sets back in.
Remember, it was just Monday when we were all on pins and needles, worried about what could happen, worried about the polls, worried that we could lose, worried about the impact of losing, worried about where we would be moving to and if our passports were up to date. We were worried with good reason.
Come Tuesday, with victory at hand, that worry turns into euphoria. Almost like you can feel the strutting of the peacock amass in its glory at having dodged utter disaster. Relief for sure.
So were we worried for nothing? Victims of our own misgivings? Or were we reacting to something very real, almost palatable?
Is a huge electoral win a pronouncement of a country undivided when in reality, the margin of victory over all was .4% of all voters. Not exactly an overwhelming stamp of approval or is it?
I am thrilled voters went against those who still have mental processes that include things like legitimate rape. Yet, I am very mindful that the most damage to womens reproductive rights was not done on the federal level. It was done by state legislatures who enacted weird shit under the guise of protecting womens health.
It is great more states are going to allow gay marriage or at least not define marriage as between a woman and a man. If memory serves, with the exception of Iowa, the approvals would overlap as expected on the maps of the election/pre-civil war maps Linus shared. Fundamental change or following the typical course of division?
Im not sure what to think about the marijuana stuff. I dont drink or do drugs so it is of no importance to me except as a driver who has to share the road with another group of individuals with substance induced impaired judgement. As a cultural change I do see some issues tho not necessarily in a positive direction. To me, this just opens the system up to more and more dui cases clogging up the court system, more avoidable deaths, more revamping of the educational system and their just say no to drugs or whatever the current programming is, more confusion for kids about whether and/or which drugs are good for them or bad for them, more escapist coping. Just my opinion tho.
I do see much more stuff taking shape as to the states defying and challenging the federal government, and the feds challenging the states. Not sure if this is a good thing or not. Conflict does beget change eventually albeit sometimes ugly change with unpredictable and unexpected results.
Interesting times to be sure.
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