First, thrilled the orange stain is gone; extremely happy that not just the White House is under Dem control, but the Senate as well, now. That is beyond amazing (thank you so much Stacy Abrams for helping to save “Democracy” … at least for now.)
In that later regards, having a consititution based upon and heavily written for Slavery and with almost half the electorate being so racist that even that stain upon our national fabric was worth voting for, I seriously doubt our “democracy” really did prevail. Rather, it staggered onward with its racist and hateful parts fully functioning and dooming our republic unless and until racical chages are made – i.e. we actually make our country a democracy where coprporations aren’t given control of our government and voting becomes not just a right but a required civic duty for all on proper national holidays (both to allow people offf from work to vote and celibrate a true democrarcy.)
On January 20, history was made with the 2021 Presidential Inauguration.
Joe Biden became the oldest president. Dr Jill Biden became the first First Lady who is expected to continue with a paid job during her role. Kamala Harris became the first woman, Black woman and Asian-American to become Vice President. Doug Emhoff became the first Second Gentleman. And, 22-year-old Amanda Gorman became the youngest person to deliver the inauguration poem.
With all these firsts, combined with the turbulent state of US politics in recent months, even
weeks, it was a hopeful day. A happy day.
And where there is happiness, there are memes.