my honest reaction

[GremlinsGarbagePile]

I understand it completely.

I had faith in my fellow citizens and now I feel as if it’s been squeezed out of me.

[KittySheep]

I didn't realize that I had been optimistic about the outcome, until it was all over. I cannot trust my fellow citizens.

[darthcreepio]

i wanna be the "the fights not over" positive action guy but its just depressing and baffling that 70+ million people think this way. my bad for expecting logic

[Achlucide]

To everyone who's life will be negatively affected by this election : just like Matt Bernstein said on insta, 70 million people voted to protect you. They may not have won, but 70 million people care about you and want to protect your rights. This will suck hard, but you're not alone. You've got 70 million people standing with you in the US alone, and so much more internationally. We're all rooting for you out there.

[jesikapinkette]

I saw a statement saying "this must be how Katniss felt when they told her she would be returning to The Hunger Games" and Im not okay after reflecting on that.

[_meadow_]

As someone with a chronic illness, I am genuinely terrified of what may happen to our healthcare system. Especially after all of the cuts he promised

[agoj]

D'Angelo...same. Grieving for an America that never wanted me. ✌🏾

[ecto-american]

My dad never votes. He always said that the elections never mattered. This year, he had requested a mail in ballot for the first time on his own. Solely to vote for Harris and purely because he had grown so concerned over my safety as a transman under a Trump presidency. He died before he could ever submit it. It kills me a little to think about all the parents like my dad that DID try to vote to protect their kids. All for it to feel like a moot point

[KingChilled]

The silence speaks 1000 words. Feel ya man

[pushing]

Republican legislature, Republican Supreme Court, Republican executive, we're cooked for generations

[r.j.penfold]

Literally I do not care what his policies are, Trump should NOT have been allowed to run while they're still trying to figure out all his crime shit he did. The fact there are people who voted for that criminal makes me want to throw up.

[Qaztar]

So this is how liberty dies.... with thunderous applause.

[ronniewhitedx]

We have a severe lack of education in more rural states. And the GOP plans on keeping it that way for this exact reason. Not surprised once the dust has settled, but goddamn what an absolute failure the Democratic party suffered this year.

[spacedino]

If we survive this, then we need to stop the electoral college, lobbyists, gerrymandering, and get rid of life long positions. If dont this cycle is just going to keep repeating. Make public servants, severe the public again. Tried of companies having more rights than people.

[piercequi]

kamala said it’s okay to feel sad by the results but that we have to keep fighting and being loving people to ourselves and others 😭 like why can’t we have a clear headed person like her as president, instead we have hatred and evil. im logging off today 😴

[slikmick-hrqd]

What's interesting is that Trump doesn't seem to have to increased his vote total from 2020. It just looks like far fewer people voted for Kamala. On one hand, maybe that means Trump has hit his ceiling for actual support but it also means that there are a lot of people who didn't care enough to show up, which is another problem.

[tobinrogers]

Can't believe I was born just in time to see everything go backward. This was my first time voting.

[MarianahsTrenchGal]

My condolences from Canada. But I'm also terrified for us, too, bc America's politics tend to bleed over somewhat.

[mylesaperez]

I'm in high school, and you know it's bad when I walked through school today and everybody, including teachers, were sobbing. It looked like a wave of depression. I'm genuinely sick.

[jazonfire]

im not even american but the sense of impending doom there is in the air wordwide right now is so haunting