Epiphany

[ericadawn16]

Normally under such circumstances I would post Samwise's speech about all of this being a "a passing thing, this shadow". That doesn't feel right here because in many ways, we made this shadow. This feels more like in Cold Mountain when Ruby says, "Every piece of this is man's bullshit. They call this war "a cloud over the land" but they made the weather and then they stand in the rain and say "Shit, it's rainin'!"

Instead, I'm posting this from Angel:

Kate: I just couldn't... my whole life has been about being a cop. If I'm not part of the force it's like nothing I do means anything.
Angel: It doesn't.
Kate: Doesn't what?
Angel: Mean anything. In the greater scheme or the big picture, nothing we do matters. There's no grand plan, no big win.
Kate: You seem kind of chipper about that.
Angel: Well, I guess I kinda - worked it out. If there is no great glorious end to all this, if - nothing we do matters, - then all that matters is what we do. 'cause that's all there is. What we do, now, today. - I fought for so long. For redemption, for a reward - finally just to beat the other guy, but... I never got it.
Kate: And now you do?
Angel: Not all of it. All I wanna do is help. I wanna help because - I don't think people should suffer, as they do. Because, if there is no bigger meaning, then the smallest act of kindness - is the greatest thing in the world.

Comments

[thenewbuzwuzz.livejournal.com]

Good choice. Digital hugs if you want them.

[ericadawn16.livejournal.com]

Thank you and I extend the same offer to you!

[trepkos.livejournal.com]

Lovely quote.

[ragnarok-08.livejournal.com]

Lovely quote :)

[dodger-sister.livejournal.com]

But you did this?! You did this by not voting for Clinton. Look, I expected hate, bigotry, the angry Americans to vote for Trump. But I thought everyone else would be smart enough to know we needed to come together against tyranny. It's not that I was naive enough to think half of Americans didn't hate me, it's that I thought everyone else would be smart enough not throw their vote away on someone who couldn't win, so they could protect my life and the lives of all the other marginalized people out there in danger from a Trump presidency.

I guess I was maybe naive after all.

But don't act like this is some unforeseen shadow that you weren't complacent and compliant in. Like now you're willing to stand up and do what's right? You were asked to do what is right already, you declined. Angel is right, if nothing we do matters, then all that matters is what we do. And you helped put Trump in office.

[ericadawn16.livejournal.com]

The math says otherwise. In Florida, Clinton lost by 119,770 votes. Jill Stein only received 64,019 votes.

The main difference was that in my county alone over 2,000 people chose to write in a candidate who wasn't even on the ballot because they disliked the ballot candidates that much. I saw no official number but it looks like at least 732,635 voted nationally for someone they wrote on the ballot.

THAT could have made a difference.

Nationally, about 90 million eligible voters didn't vote at all.

THAT would have made a difference.

My voting for Jill Stein didn't make a difference to anyone except me...and my mom who questioned whether we should have written in Bernie but Bernie wasn't eligible and we were trying to help the Green Party get more recognition even if Jill didn't win so I'm glad we didn't write him in.

I'm sorry you are hurting. I'm sorry you are hurting so badly that you de-Friended people but I do hope you find peace and guidance in the time to come.

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

Nothing we do matters?
Well, that's depressing. :o
Hugs, Jon