Eight years ago, on a night very like this one, Robin and I watched as a con man was elected President.
Over the next four years, I watched as he tore down safety nets, endangered women, minorites, and gays, banned Muslims (but only those from countries that didn't do business with him), appointed corrupt liars to the courts, profited from his own Secret Service protection, and generally shit all over my country.
Robin died less than three years later. She didn't get to see him handed his ass in the next election, and I knew in my heart that I would not live to see repaired all the damage he had done.
Tonight, even though so many people from his previous administration warned the country what he would do, his cult still has enough followers to hand him the keys to the nation, again. This time, I must face the possibility that I may outlive my country.
Ironically, my state clearly supported Democratic values. Legalization of marijuana. Requirement of sick leave. Repealing public funds going to private schools. Well, there is that abortion issue, but apart from that, we did clearly support the Blue values - and still voted for the orange shitgibbon. Clearly, Cornhuskers kinda hate women.
And then there is the successful PR campaign against liberals which has been ongoing since the Nixon impeachment.
And of course, you can't reason with a cult of personality.
Eight years ago, I posted an upside-down flag. Today, I fly the flag at half-mast. RIP America.
See y'all in the concentration camps.