I dropped in on the caucus99percent community a few moments ago, and wasn't surprised to find the

same disgruntled, moribund vibe that inspired me to leave skid marks withdrawing from it. Like my evangelical relatives down South, they seem to despise everything-- Hillary and Trump, of course, because they're seen as two forms of the same demon. Bernie Sanders is viewed as a sellout, too, having devoted so much energy to supporting Hillary. They've got reasons for hating on Elizabeth Warren, too, but I'm not certain exactly what their motivations are.

I imagine that they feel rather irrelevant by now-- like Gary Johnson and Jill Stein must, after making a lot of noise but leaving no impression on the process or contribution to the discourse. It's a shame, too, because I'll bet that we could find a lot of overlap in our concerns. They chose instead to carp and criticize and mock the present system from the sidelines, as if the prospect of a Hillary Clinton presidency were equal to the carnage a President Trump would bring. They didn't suggest fixes. They didn't improve it. They didn't strengthen it. They smugly folded their arms and cited every shortcoming, but they contributed nothing.

I'm not ashamed to say that I'll likely harbor deep resentment against those folks for a very long time. I haven't forgiven John McCain for risking our future by seeking to place Sarah Palin one heartbeat from the Oval Office. I'm not sure that I can forgive those who didn't join the fight to prevent the nightmare a President Donald Trump would have inflicted upon us. Burning the house down made sense to them--the destruction, in their warped view, was worth it. Even if the poor and most vulnerable among us became more damaged in the process, they were for burning it down. Insane.

We'll be a different nation after this election. Trials like this one leave lasting impressions on the collective psyche. I still hope for the best, but this is far from over.