That's exactly how I feel about it, and I still live here.
For 8 years, except for a brief month in 2001 which need not be named, I have felt shrinking pride that grew into disdain for my country. What horrible fear mongering! What obvious greed! I had lost all impulse to contribute to my community because it just seemed so pointless. After a lifetime of community volunteering, I dropped everything and kept my head down and just lived my suburban American life. My will was squashed. And now, 36 hours after the news that Obama won, I can feel the social activism bubbling back to the surface... I feel like the spell of hopelessness has been broken, the blindfold of fear has fallen off, and I can see the world again. It needs a lot of help and I feel the desire to work on it spring back, fully formed, into my will.
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For 8 years, except for a brief month in 2001 which need not be named, I have felt shrinking pride that grew into disdain for my country. What horrible fear mongering! What obvious greed! I had lost all impulse to contribute to my community because it just seemed so pointless. After a lifetime of community volunteering, I dropped everything and kept my head down and just lived my suburban American life. My will was squashed. And now, 36 hours after the news that Obama won, I can feel the social activism bubbling back to the surface... I feel like the spell of hopelessness has been broken, the blindfold of fear has fallen off, and I can see the world again. It needs a lot of help and I feel the desire to work on it spring back, fully formed, into my will.
Go Team Humans!
PS - Thanks for sharing about your mother.