So, another election in the US have come and gone.
No one should be surprised that the election went as it did but of course we had hope, I had hope, that perhaps, it would go the other way.
Now, it did not happend
And my heart is so heavy.....I look at four years of a new downward spiral and brace myself for it's outcome.
Yes, I do not live in the US.
But it would be naive to say that an election in the worlds most powerful and influential country does not affect the rest of the world. It will affect Sweden, Norway, Denmark and the rest of Europe in many ways, from our view on human rights, to how we work against climate change to war efforts.
Personally, I fear an increase in hate, racism, LBTQ+ violence, fewer rights for women and reproduction rights and more war. So much more war. Such a smaller world.
I keep on asking myself how and why but I know why and the knowledge makes me so numb, and tired and drives me deeper into a flight or fight mode.
"People like what I have to say. They believe in it. They just don't like the word Nazi, that's all." - Storm (The Boys).
To all my friends in the US: hugs, support and I'm here to listen.
To all my friends all over the world who are PoC, LBTQ+ and women, we... just have to do this.
I keep on saying this... That is is ok to be afraid, to cry and to feel that all is lost. That feeling is ok to have. I myself was just a pile in the sofa playing BG3 and dreaming of a world where I did not have to brace myself up for being a woman of color.
But after that, from today and onwards. I will stand up, take a deep breath and continue to fight cause this is not the end.
It feels superhard right now but we need to push on and organize. For ourself and for everyone around us.
As a dear friend and rolemodel said yesterday. "Democracy is not something we "have", it is something we DO"
So let's work to uphold that, build our communities around us, organize and hold eachothers hands during the years to come.
