Yesterday, we cast blame—on Trump, on his enablers, on the media, on the voters. And yes, we even pointed a little at ourselves.
But today, we move forward. Today is about accepting our own role in all of this.
Yes—you are to blame. Yes—you probably could have stopped it. And yes, I can hear the whining already: “But I tried! I told my friends Trump was a bad choice!”
I did that too. I told anyone who would listen. I watched The Daily Show. I watched Jon Stewart and Jimmy Kimmel. I laughed. We all laughed.
But laughter made it safe. Laughter made it seem like it wasn’t really serious. They poked fun at Biden too, right? They always poke fun at everyone. So we dismissed the threat. We smirked, shrugged, and said, “Yeah, that was funny.”
But did we really believe what we were seeing?
This is what I call Step Two: Acceptance. Truly, deeply accept the role you played—because doing nothing is still a choice. It still plays a part.
If we don’t accept that, then nothing changes. The Administration won’t change. You won’t change.
And if you don’t change, then the beat goes on.
After acceptance comes a harder question: What now? How do you deal with the anger? The despair? The guilt?
Yes—guilt.
For me, the first emotion was anger. I was pissed off—at myself and everyone I knew who thought Trump walked on water. So I turned to satire.
Look through the 300+ cartoons here. You’ll see it— the early rage, the raw emotion, and how it slowly evolved. The work became more thoughtful, less mean. It became a way to make people think instead of just yelling.
That’s growth. That’s acceptance in motion.
If this resonates with you, go back to my earliest Daily Thought posts. Start from the bottom and read forward. It’s a journey—from blame to purpose.
And soon, I’ll share what comes next. What we can do to win this battle. What we must do to save the grandkids— because they’re watching, and they are depending on us.
