2024 The Year Democracy Died

11/6/2024

The Steve Bannon dream, the porthole of death, I guess, that gnawing fear that Trump would win, well, he did. I hoped that the anxiety I felt about 2025 was just pushback against Kamala Harris, but sadly, it will be the worst-case scenario: Trump. Despite all the dark visions, I had convinced myself that I was just feeling further into the future.

This is the problem of hope and desire. It can cloud your vision. I spent a lot of time looking at charts and meditating, trying to see what I needed to see. The reality of a final Trump presidency was too scary and overwhelming to cope with. I duped myself, and I let my desire cloud my intuition. For that, I am deeply sorry. I lied to myself and, hence, to you. But frankly, I don’t think I could have done anything else.