J'suis dans un état proche de l'Ohio, j'ai le moral à zero

[salinea]

Four years ago, I remember laughing. With a kind of unbelief and dark irony, and because it was such a farce of an election. I didn't really care then. It was far away, and not really my concern, and the dominant culture told me that anything that shamed America was worth laughing at.

Came our own presidential election, and I stopped laughing very quickly. I only register for voting that year, when I realized that, yes, it could be important to vote only because it's a least worst solution. And I swore to myself never to laugh at American elections after that.

Then the-day-I-turned-twenty, I was shocked to hear people laugh. They could have laughed in a defensive way, in the dark humour that sometimes is the only way to deal with horror and stay sane. They weren't. They were laughing at America grieving, and cheering for those who put it down. Then quickly in the following monthes, I could see waves of hateful feelings, demeaning comments and random racism rise against my countrie, from American forums. It was puzzling, at times, offputting and aggravating. And because I so hate analysing any situation by giving only two sides, I couldn't really properly answer it.

But those are not the only reasons for the change. Since the previous elections, I have met, talked, made friends with many lovely people, American people. Smart, funny, deep, kind, wise and interesting people who slowly made me realized that it was a big countrie. Who made me care.

In a way I was surprised this morning by how much disapointed and down I was to hear the results. I hadn't realised I was holding my breath so much. Not only because it touches us all, but for all the people I know and love who live in the US.

All my sympathy to them tonight.

But, hey ! don't lose hope. We make the world everyday. Little pieces by little pieces. We fight for it. We give, we talk, we act. Not only one one day every four years, but every single moments. Because you're the one who make America worth it.

Comments

[halcyon-libra.livejournal.com]

*just wants to snuggle you* a.a<3

[etrangere.livejournal.com]

*snuggles-huggles* <3