I hear a lot of people saying “I wish the election was over, I can’t take it anymore”. I too wish that Hillary had already won the election officially, but when I probe, that’s not what these people usually mean. Instead they mean that they don’t like to be confronted with the reality that the GOP is a white nationalist party that nominated an ignorant, xenophobic sex abuser, and that the voters of the country are so out of it that at least 40% of them will vote for this lunatic.
Now, I understand wanting to hide from reality. I hide from it as much as possible myself! It’s always been hard for me to tell the difference between denial and what used to be known as hope.
But too much denial is a bad thing. People shouldn’t wish to go back to believing that the GOP is run by well-meaning daddies who just happen to have a different point of view than we do. Because it’s not. But after Hillary wins, most people will go back to believing it anyway. That’s the most dangerous thing of all.