OFM thoughts
American Queer Life
The Lamentable Loss of 4 Commons: Decency, Ground, Knowledge, Sense by Rick Kitzman
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ragedies defined 2020: the COVID-19 pandemic, racial strife, a bitter election. And I lay them all at the feet of Donnie John Trump.
Four years of fingernails on a chalkboard were to have come to an end on November 3. The day was to be filled with joyful shouts and sighs of release. But with a contested outcome—and its disgusting, dangerous support by liars, cowards, and traitors (oh my!)—the screeching continued and will continue indefinitely. I’m left disheartened, worried about my country’s future, and feeling disconnected from the 74 million citizens who voted for Donnie-John. Much of Americans’ commonality seems to have been lost, assuming it was ours in the first place
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