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Shane Hunter's avatar

I lost the whole night of sleep scheming and planning, entirely unsure which eggs I should put in which baskets. Trying to make the best new plan for an unpredictable new age. I got an email from the president of my university that seven students were arrested for trapping and beating a gay man, who has multiple broken bones. And despite this somehow, my students have all shown up to their lessons today. They’ve proven to me that they are practicing diligently and that my work with them helps them grow. It’s not enough. The love I feel as a college professor is in conflict with my sense of safety. You’re not the only person caught up in a new confusion. We’ve worked hard to create a path, and suddenly we’ve lost it.

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Sarah's avatar

Very well said. I’m happy to see your hopes and belief in America’s future. I wish I had the same feeling. Just as Germany will forever be branded with the Holocaust, I feel America will always be the country that elected a dysfunctional person like Trump

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