Trump Won. What Lost?

I love America.  I love democracy.  I firmly believe in the notion that the citizens of this nation speak at the polls and the majority rules.  But I also recognize that belief is based on the assumption of an educated electorate.  Trump won the election, and in doing so made clear to us not only who lost the election, but what lost in the election.  So this morning as I reel in shock and pain, these things are obvious to me:

• Inexperience won over experience and expertise and knowledge.

• Bigotry and prejudice won over civil liberties.

• Fear won over reason.

•  “Right” think and “right” belief won over pluralism, openness and support of diverse beliefs and thoughts.

•  Anger won over understanding.

•  Reprisal won over forgiveness.

•  Dictatorial thinking won over democratic thinking.

•  Isolationism won over global thinking.

•  Past won over possible futures.

•  The US government as our enemy won over the US government as protector of its citizens.

•  Chauvinism won over liberation.

•  False economic assumptions won over reality.

•  Support for the few won over support for the many.

•  False campaign claims won over the truth.

•  Retreat won over progress.

•  Ignorance won over enlightenment.

•  Closed doors and hearts and minds won over open doors and hearts and minds.

The Trump Presidency begins in January with Republican control of both houses of congress.  For the next two years the full responsibility for the progress or failure of our nation, our economy, our standing in the world, and the status of the poorest among us lies at their feet.  We will learn, as we have so many times in the past, that such philosophy when implemented benefits the rich, hurts the poor, triggers global conflict, and accelerates immoral market tendencies over decency and human liberties.  I hope we are OK in two years and have a chance to fix the problems that are coming.  But that will be up to the voters.  Again.