The majority of non-Black Americans voted for a chaotic entertainer and failed businessman, someone who already plunged the country into economic instability during his first term, rather than vote for a Black woman.
They chose racism over common sense.
They chose exclusion over economic stability.
They chose religious nationalism over international cooperation.
They chose the preservation of “whiteness” over domestic safety.
They chose resentment over affordability.
It’s disheartening. It signals a willingness to watch the country fracture so long as a certain hierarchy remains intact.
At times it makes one wonder whether civic literacy should be a requirement before participating in something as consequential as voting. Because, at this point, I struggle to understand how anyone could have consciously voted for this man. I can understand someone who abstained, perhaps out of apathy or disillusionment, but someone who actively chose this path?
The warning signs were everywhere. The writing was plainly on the wall. 💡