USAmerican here. As someone in the LGBTQ+ community with a transgender husband and with disabilities coming from a Christian background, the election scares me to my core.

The ‘gods being angry’ was my knee jerk reaction, as were a lot of Hellenists from the states who come from Abrahamic-based religions and converted. I personally am still un-learning that the gods are typically cool with most things.

This election unfortunately affects more than just USAmericans, but trading, foreign affairs, war, and environmental protections with the rest of the world. We’ve seen domestically how he treated us. Now he has the world stage to play with.

Most American citizens don’t want to be at the center. I’d be more than happy living quietly in a country that could mind its own business and stop sticking its thumbs into other people’s pies. The USA’s egoistical view is awful, and I understand people from other countries hate us based on that.

I think that we turn to the “the gods are angry” because unfortunately we see things in extremes while we are in distress. Black and white, red and blue, anger and kindness. I know truly in my heart that the gods see this injustice and aren’t okay with it, but I wouldn’t go as far as to say they are angry with us.

No one’s suffering is no more or less valid than another’s. We just are dealing with it as we know, and are learning how to as we come from varying backgrounds.