I'm oddly not worried.

[Glassunion]

I think we will be ok. I don't feel like the world is ending, nor do I feel any despair. It simply is what it is. Sure it didn't go my way, but I feel more like my team lost the super bowl, or I maybe lost my job. It sucks, for sure. But everything always works itself out in the end.

Strange that I feel this way.

Perhaps because the outcome has lit a fire under all our asses? With us all, finally in the same boat together. Paddling towards the shore as one.

On edit: if however you find yourself still feeling down. Go to a Google image search, and enter "Princess Monster Truck"... you're welcome.

[NightWatcher]

1. I feel calm too

It's going to suck but we'll be ok

[Warpy]

2. I've decided that none of this shit storm will be my fault

and I'm not compelled to help any of them try to fix it.

I'm backing off and when I'm not using them to reach for more popcorn, sitting on my hands.

There's a time to act and a time to sit back and let it happen. I think this will be the latter. Once we deprive them of a well defined "enemy," they will lose no time turning on each other.

[Glassunion]

3. I know right?

It's like not being on the defense any more. Not knowing where or when the next assault is coming. Just sit back, and point out the bullshit, on an offense of my choosing, when and where I want to push someone else into a corner.

[billymike]

4. Thank you!

Reading this, my wife and I realized that we feel the same, after weeks of angst and nightmares.

[Dr. Jack]

5. Na, Trump is too dumb and lazy to become a dictator

People fear we are on our way to nazi germany. I fear we are on our way to a government that is too gunked up to do anything positive. It will be bad but more in the "america is falling behind" kind of bad and not Germany in 1936 bad

[Glassunion]

6. His intelligence has never concerned me.

It's his ego that you need to keep an eye on.

[VOX]

10. Are you a woman? Hispanic? Black? Muslim? Gay?

Senior? Veteran? Disabled? Currently covered by ACA with a pre-existing condition? Because THEY are the ones who will be absorbing the shock. And it is coming.

Welcome to DU.

[Raine]

7. I'm not worried either. I'm glad he's been sworn in so the count down

can begin. Each day that goes by is one less day to endure him!

[Kilgore]

8. Our country is waaay stronger than one president

Gettin worked up, freaking out and weeping only hurts me.

Would rather spend my time doing productive things like engaging folks and changing minds.

[nini]

9. I've been like that since about a month ago.

I have no freaking idea why.

I know things will not be pleasant but something tells me good men/women will rise up.

[VOX]

11. Oh yeah, Putin made a fine choice in Trump.

It'll be a White Christo-fascist Empire encompassing North America, Northern Europe and Russia.

In case nobody noticed, there was a recent coup d'etat. So no, I see no sunshine in this, nor do I want to be lulled and pacified.