# Is my life worth anything anymore? (Venting of emotions from Election Day)

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**Created:** [November 6, 2024, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-life-worth-anything-anymore-venting-of-emotions-from-election-day/1009764 "2024-11-06T06:43:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-life-worth-anything-anymore-venting-of-emotions-from-election-day/1009764/11 "2024-11-06T12:54:56Z")

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> [@Dinsdale](#):
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> > [@Jasmine](#):
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> > It’s time to face the fact that we are what we have always been, a nation founded on racism, sexsim, slavery, exploitation, and white supremacy.
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> You and I frequently disagree, but on this we agree.

As William Faulkner said, “The past is never dead. It’s not even past."

This election has shown us that.

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