Mixed emotions... [View all]
My eldest nephew just graduated from high school today. I had to work and was unable to attend the ceremony, but later was able to watch the video on YouTube. I am such a sap that I immediately burst into tears at the beginning strains of "Pomp and Circumstance" and did so again when my nephew, tall and handsome in his cap and gown, accepted his diploma.
Despite the pride and happiness I felt watching him and his classmates achieve this milestone, I also felt despair. In a few months, these kids' seemingly bright future may be no more. They will be voting for the first and maybe last time. How many of them have parents and other relatives who are staunch Republicans like my nephew's parents? How many come from MAGA and white religious nationalism families?
My heart is broken. How can so many seemingly kind, smart and sane people continue to support a rapist and convicted felon??? 💔
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