Crying

I hope we’re not crying on Wednesday

Crying

This is the last weekend before Election Day. I hope we will not be crying. The election cycle eight years ago showed the world the good side of America. This election cycle has shown the ugly side.

How large is the populace harboring such hatred and bigotry? I hope that it is a minority.

Lately, some of the news that I read seems to indicate that a lot of people believe in conspiracy theories (Wiccan witches?). Do we have that many "stupid" people believing in the Internet news? Are they truly that uneducated?

In two more days, the world will learn what the future portends.

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