Heartbreaking
My morning after dismay comes not from the fact that we stand on different sides of the issues. That is, to use a Joseph Campbell word, “expectable.”
Some of my closest friends and family voted for Trump and I both respect their rights and understand their reasons. I accept that more than half the country has priorities and perspectives different from mine.
But this is about character. This is about trading away conscience and compassion for a dangerous and ugly unknown. A grown man who publicly ridicules and mimics someone with a disability reveals a deep character flaw that I couldn’t and wouldn’t overlook. A public figure on a political platform who incites bigotry, hatred, and violence further exposes the depth of that moral failure. This election result is not disappointing but heartbreaking.
Lisa Shaw,
Tamarac
This story was originally published November 10, 2016 at 9:47 PM with the headline "Heartbreaking."