It is so, so painful to think of how different the world would be

[pnwmom]

if we were watching Hillary Clinton's first week in office.

[madaboutharry]

1. I know, it hurts so much.

She would be so dignified, even in the face of those mouth breathing asshole republicans in congress.

[Phoenix61]

2. I know

I try not to think about that. It's just too damn depressing. I'm hopeful that all of this insane right-wing crap that is sweeping the world is the last desperate attempt by the patriarchy to maintain control. The reason they are so extreme is they are scared and they are pulling out all the stops. Women all over the world, in some of the most repressive areas, have been fighting back. They think they can silence us but they are wrong. The tide has already turned and they will be swept away.

[sarcasmo]

3. More calm, that's for certain.

[Rex]

4. Deja Vu

Feeling 2000 all over again.

[pnwmom]

5. This is so much worse than 2000. It's like nothing in my lifetime,

including Watergate. This is exponentially worse.

[Rex]

16. It is surreal.

Agree 100%.

[LisaL]

6. It's 2000 on steroids.

The best steroids.

[Rex]

17. Bringing up some old anxieties.

Creating some new nightmares.

[LisaM]

7. It breaks my heart.

I would be walking on air and instead I am having nightmares and petrified for my gay and immigrant friends.

[Merlot]

8. And it isn't just gays and immigrants

Eventully everone will be at risk due to climate change and income inequality.

[LisaM]

9. Of course not.

I know that but I have friends who are scared today and now.

[betsuni]

10. The alternate universe. Kind of an alternative fact.

Where the worst things would be people whining about Hillary's taking away their guns or whining about the status quo. I did not appreciate that these were the good old days.

[mvd]

11. I still can't relax very well knowing we have a total idiot..

..in the White House. Even Bush had a semblance of an administration, as evil as it was. At least if I have to go to my doctor for anxiety, she also hates Trump. And she is a Republican who hates him. I do not think I could have a general practitioner who likes Trump.

[Glamrock]

12. Well

Look at it this way. Had she won the electoral college, we would be hearing about impeachment hearings by now. There would be more bullshit investigations and obstruction. More importantly, there would be a never ending chorus calling her a liar and a crook thereby turning even more of the politically ignorant electorate against the Democratic party. There's no hiding from this disaster for the GOP. 2018 midterms may be a bloodbath for them.

(Trying to find silver lining? Gotta take the long view.)

[LisaL]

13. Even if republicans went after her (which there is no doubt they would have), we would have gotten

Kaine as president.

[Glamrock]

14. True that true that

My point being we need to win hearts and minds to affect the changes we want to see. The GOP is going to own every failure they make with this divisive cuss at the wheel.

[pnwmom]

15. We need to stop voter suppression and somehow counteract the electoral college --

perhaps with the popular vote compact -- in order to affect the changes we want.

We DID win hearts and minds and that wasn't enough.

[brer cat]

19. *This*

Voter suppression efforts will be given steroids now.

[workinclasszero]

18. I know

My God America, what have you done?