We have lost.

[EdmondDantes_]

38. Have we never made progress?

Did we not end slavery even though John Brown failed to generate enough support?

Did we not legalize same sex marriage even though the Stonewall riot didn't garner support?

Have we not changed our outlook and the prognosis of HIV in spite of the initial public revulsion?

Hope is always bloody. It's not always an immediate win. And that's okay. You just have to keep going. If you're tired and not positive, it's okay to take some time, go do something relaxing, or volunteer where you can see good now.

Just today I picked up 2 car loads of donated food to help feed my community. Does it solve all hunger? Nope, but it helps someone today. Tomorrow I'm helping coach a Special Olympics class. Are those athletes going to be challenging Simone Biles? No, but they are going to be getting exercise, being part of a community, getting a little bit better as athletes.

We aren't going to be rid either of Trump (unless he finally has that heart attack he's overdue for), or the other people who support him (and similar movements in Brazil, France, Italy, the UK, Hungary, etc) tomorrow no matter what happens. Politics is slow. The legal system is slow. It sucks that it benefits people like Trump. But Hitler and Napoleon and Mussolini all fell too. So will Trump.