By Maria Garcia
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You want me to get over it please tell me how.
How do I get over knowing little kids are being threatened and others kids are taught to hate?
How do I get over knowing the “all men are created equal” and Dr. King’s dream were lost in the politics of hate?
How do I get over knowing that the new Supreme Court will harm our country for the next 40 years?
How do I get over knowing the decisions they make will hurt my nieces and nephew long after I am gone and can’t protect them?
How do I get over knowing that people I cared about made a decision to support an evil and hateful human being?
How do I get over my very naïve and foolish dream that we would raise children that are not racist and by the year 2000 racism would not exist?
How do I get over knowing that my gay friends and family members, decent good Americans, will live in fear because you say their love is wrong but the hate you support is right?
How do I get over the fear I see in people’s eyes knowing they are not safe in this country?
How do I get over seeing the elder fear that their Medicare benefits may be lost?
How do I get over knowing that people thought it was ok not to vote because they didn’t like either candidate and take no responsibility for the hate they helped create?
How do I get over the knowing that there are people that speak for God but do not follow his most basic teachings?
How do I get over you saying your God is better than my God or my neighbor’s God?
How do I get over my dream in Bobby Kennedy’s words “I see things that never were and say why not”?
How do I get over people wanting to build a wall on a southern border and not one word about the northern border?
How do I get over knowing that we have not overcome?
How do I get over the anger and pain in my heart ?
How do I get over biracial/bicultural families being condemned?
How do I get over you thinking I should go back to Mexico when eight generations later I know I was here before you?
How do I get over reading that kids are going to school to hear chants of build that wall?
How do I get over having a President that made fun of those with special needs after working with kids with special needs?
How do I get over knowing that a vendor in Little Italy endures shouts of go back to Mexico?
How do I get over knowing that people preferred a racist over a woman for President?
How do I get over a man that said he wanted to be the president for “all American” but has failed to speak against the hate we are seeing?
How do I get over knowing that when you voted you cared more about your business than our Country?
How do I get over César Chávez’ words si se puede when I can’t put my pain aside to make the impossible possible?
How do I make you understand that you are responsible for the hate we see today?
How do I get over it? I don’t. I just keep fighting, caring hoping and praying that this will make us unite and fight for our country.
Maria E. Garcia
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Thank you for saying what all caring people want to say. Sharing on FB! And I will continue to work for justice alongside you!
Thank you Nadine Scott I hope those of us that care so much about the future will unite and hold each other up. I welcome you help and will help you in any way I can
Thanks for sharing, Nadine. And thank you, Maria Garcia for being such a caring activist.
Crocker Price We are all in this together and we need to support each other. This week going to the March on Sunday, the ACLU activity Tuesday, booking a flight to the Women’s March and writing this has helped me move forward. Thank you for your comment.
I join Nadine & Crocker in thanking you for expressing the anguish so many of us feel. We will, we must, stand and fight against all the wrongs you have named.
Bill Fischer, Thank you. May be by standing together we will feel like we are having an abrazo(hug) and can face the next four years.
I ask myself that question over and over and instead of calming down its begins to swell all over again esp with his appointments that appears to be looking more like an oligarchy form government with all his kids being considered for the top level of natural security clearance w Steve Bannon leading the charge. It’s a horrible mess And look at how they complained about Hillary emails. Now imagine all those young kids with all that information! Do you think it won’t leak out? Just wait and see. So yes….your questions echoes loud and clear and I too ask those questions.
Irama, All I can is we must all stick together. The appointments are sickening, frightening and another reason to fight. I want to thank you for taking the time to leave a comment it gives me energy. We can hope that he ends up in jail and Pence get caught up with his own emails.
Thank u Maria. It’s easy to follow up on a great thinkers’ thoughts. You led the charge…I just followed. Thank you for expressing what so many of us feel and are disgusted by. And no! The Chicano movement is not dead, it’s been in school getting an education and its bigger than ever becuz it’s part of a bigger movement….one voice.. one race.. the human race! El Pueblo unido, jamas sera vencido!¡No nos moveran!
Thank you Irma. Lets just keep on con nuestra lucha
Thanks Maria I am proud to have been fighting with you the last 50 years and can tell the children that justice will prevail but the struggle continues and it is formidable …….Thanks for being YOU
Roger, Lets not tell people we have been fighting for 50 years. I appreciate your friendship, your support and that you still keep fight. Love you and Norma.
Thank you, Maria. Yes, we must press forward together. ¡La Lucha continua!
Dennis you are so right. La Lucha continua. With those of us who care about humanity pushing and fighting
Maria; I am glad you used that pain to push you forward there is still so much we can do.
I know that neither of us will give up. Thank you for your comment and your friendship
Thank you Maria for speaking for all people that feel the result of the election has covered the nation with a dark desperation. I have seldom felt this hopeless and depressed in my 71 years of life. But it is comforting knowing others share my pain.
John Baker, Thank your for your comment. The comfort I have found from people sharing and commenting on this article has eased my pain. knowing there are so many of us sharing the pain and the determination to achieve social justice has helped more than I can say
Maria I am so proud of you and the progress you have made from being an IA at Logan Elementary where we met, to attaining your administrative credential and becoming a principal. You are spot on in your observations and I too am worried for all of us as people of color, we have the most to lose from this evil administration and all of the racist appointments
currently being made.
Zee, how wonderful to hear from you. I must tell you this election has been such a painful experience. When I was an IA at Logan I honestly thought we would see a better world at our age now. Thanks to Trump and all his supporter we have gone backwards. Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment and for your help.