I realized that I was selling myself a story based on a fantasy. FDR and Kennedy sold us on a dream, but the truth is that the US is and has been ruthless, racist, and a bit fascist since its inception. With the exception of Obama (and even then it's iffy), every administration since Carter has been very right-leaning and short of compassion (Clinton was basically a moderate Republican).

Looked at from that perspective, what gains we have made are something to be proud of. What stings is that some of those gains are going to roll back. Sisyphus something or other.

I've had a few days to calm down and process things and I've come to the realization that I was wrong to have calmed down

Mee too girl

You should have faith in humanity. But faith is illusory and reserved only for things that are highly unlikely to happen. So your faith was well placed, it just didn't pan out. Which is pretty standard overall.

Pretty much sums it up.

Was the election not cooked though? I wouldn’t say this was exactly that type of problem to be honest

I don't get this comic. The text is fine, but it has literally nothing to do with the characters or the coffee shop they're in

I guess the story is that the blond girl had a previous conversation with the brunette pair about freaking out about the actions of humanity, followed up by days of silence, and then a tentative message to meet up in a coffee shop somewhere to discuss, or maybe she just bumped into them unplanned (hence the laptop?)

What is even the story here?