Flannel Covidtime Diaries: Inauguration Day
A New Day. A New Administration. A New Outfit.
#Covidtime Log Day: 01202021
I've started and stopped writing this entry a few times. Yesterday, I wasn't very motivated to be inspirational, but today is the Inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. I feel it's important to remember this day and how it makes me feel and how I've felt about the last four years. It's been a coo-coo for coco puffs, bonkers shitshow of a dumpster fire administration and that's a nice way to describe it. I've always respected the office of the President, but #45 just put a huge stain on that position. He was the epitome of what is wrong with this country. The entitlement and white male mediocrity on display for four years was a slap in the face of Black, Indigenous, and communities of color. His policies tried to turn this country back 70 years and at every turn made lives of people like me more difficult and frightening. Its been a really messed up four years. Just saying.
You can say what you want about the economy or your taxes however Obama inherited a recession and left office with a strong economy. Just like anything The Donald does he didn't do anything to make our lives better, he upheld the status quo and made lives of billionaires better. If you feel that you've benefitted from that it's most likely because we've continued to pay low wage workers the same while CEOs, and stock holders make more. There's nothing wrong with progressive polices, they have brought this country to where we are today. Weekends, social security, and integrated schools.
Having the first woman Vice President, who is both Black and Indian is huge. It tells women and girls everywhere that you can aspire for one of the highest offices in the land and achieve it. Especially for Black and brown girls everywhere. That is a big fricken' deal.
Sometimes I get tired of fighting for the integrity of this country. As President Biden says, "Saving the soul of this nation." We all aspire to be great, and we can be great. We just have to allow ourselves to realize that our words and actions matter. Mistakes have consequences. Words of hate and inciting violence has consequences. We are a free people, but we are not free from being held responsible for hurt and harm of others.
If we truly want to become this unified nation we want to become. We need to first demand bravery and hope from ourselves!
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