Oh, what a beautiful picture that paints, Diane. So, in summary, the Trump lesser-of-two-evils is the better choice in order to hold up a mirror to what America has become, and from that things may change. Is that fair?
Except that it's complete hogwash. What Trump will do is legitimise people like him, and empower and embolden them to be more open about the 'qualities' they share with the President Elect. And even that is false - there are things they will never share with The Donald. The last thing Trump will ever be is a Man Of The People - never was, never will be. He was born into wealth and privilege and will no doubt die in even greater wealth and privilege. He knows NOTHING about how it is to be an 'ordinary American', struggling to get by with everyday worries and responsibilities (and no, I'm not saying Clinton does either).
I completely accept Hillary Clinton was the wrong choice to run for the Democrats, and had I the choice, the only reason I would have voted for her would have been to try to stop Trump. That should never have to be a reason, but tragically it was, for so many. However, under the iniquitous electoral college system, sadly not enough.
Okay, perhaps the nearest we might get to any sort of accord on this would be to say that although we may not agree which was the lesser (or greater) of the two evils, evils they were and neither should have found themselves anywhere near the White House door. Had almost anyone else on the planet been in either pair of shoes in this election, they would have been defeated by a landslide.
There will never be a perfect President for all the people. There are too many tough decisions to be made for that to ever happen, and prejudices are part of the human condition, sadly. But from where I'm standing, had I the power to do so, I'd scrap the whole thing, let Obama stay another term, and do it all again when things settle down and two sane, rational candidates can be found. Either that, or put 300 million names in a hat...
