Election results

The results of this past election truly upset me. Immediately after, I had to take a minute to write down how I felt. My train of thought was as follows: I am so deeply upset that my body hurts. The results of this election are truly unbelievable. How could this have happened? This is truly a surreal experience. How will our lives be altered? Has everything changed? Will things be completely different? I realize that I have taken so much for granted in my life. I realize now that I have been living in my own liberal bubble. In high school I was surrounded by students and teachers that all shared the same political views as me and I thought that the majority of people in this country were also like-minded. I realize now that that is not the case. I know that I will have to learn now to defend my rights and to fight for the rights of others. I do not understand how people can be so blind and ignorant. I just want to run away from this country and deny that I was ever apart of it but I know that I can't. I must stay and fight. But the fact that I even have to fight for my rights and the rights of others that are could be taken away is insane. Our new president has been accused of sexual assault. He talks about "grabbing women by the pussy" and doesn't believe in science. How did this happen? It seemed to me as if we have come so far as a nation and yet here we are. I am terrified. I feel as if everything is going to change for the worse. I am angry. Trump was not allowed control over his twitter account during the campaign and now he is about to have access to our nation's nuclear codes. I am so confused and I am frustrated.

Looking at what I wrote immediately after the results, I still agree with most of it, but I feel more defeated than I do angry. But I now realize that we cannot accept defeat. We have to stand up for what we believe is right. We must channel our anger into positivity. We must come together and not sit back and observe.