God Bless America. I’m extremely disappointed in the values this country and its citizens hav

God Bless America.
I’m extremely disappointed in the values this country and its citizens have chosen to embody today, for the next four years and in the pages of history. I feel betrayed, I feel fearful, and I feel a little paranoid, if I’m honest. I’ve loved this country. I’ve loved this city. And I’ve always thought that this country and all it’s glory loved me back. That it would protect me, and stand with and for me. I would have given my life for these great United States of America, and its citizens. It seems though, the feeling isn’t mutual. Where I would give my life to protect others, they would not do the same for me. There’s a certain blindness that comes with patriotism, a naive blindness. It is a disgustingly amazing and debilitating thing to see that the love and respect I hold for this Great Nation means nothing. That the land I love had a thirst so great for change that they lined up behind the embodiment of hate, fear, xenophobia, misogyny, and a bad haircut. History really does repeat itself. It is amazing to me that the greatest nation on Planet Earth felt the need to choose someone who bragged about and touted their ability to sexually and physically assault women. It is amazing to me, that the states which hold the institution of marriage so dear voted for a man who has had 2 divorces. It is amazing to me that demonizing a race or religion resonated with the citizens of this great nation. God Bless America. Never in my scariest nightmares would I have seen a man who would ban immigrants and build a wall become president. Never would I have seen an American president be elected to the highest office in the land on the platform and promise of special IDs or a database for Muslims; where have we seen that before? I’ve lost a huge piece of my identity today. I’ve lost something I held very near and dear to my heart. -W.