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MAGA Indigestion

It's been a week since Donald Trump was announced as the winner of the 2024 presidential election. I've since gone through four of the five stages of grief, and am currently between depression and acceptance. The thing about it is, while I've accepted the fact Trump will be this country's next president, I can't for the life of me accept the fact so many people - people I personally know and love - voted for him. That's what I'm having trouble accepting. In 2016, I was honestly shocked by Trump's election victory over Hillary Clinton. Sure, Clinton's approval rating was never exceptionally high, but Donald Trump was viewed by many as a joke of a candidate - a reality star just striving for attention. While I thought his presidency would be a disaster (I was right), I accepted people wanting a change from the status quo - a seemingly apolitical businessman to shake up the political in Washington.  Following a lie-, drama-, and crisis-filled 4 years in...