Many awoke today feeling saddened, angry, and depressed at the realization that America elected Donald Trump president.
George Takei took to Twitter in the early hours of Wednesday morning to offer hope and advice to people struggling to accept that “the unthinkable” has really happened. Takei knows about the effects hatred and fear can have, as he and his family were put into a Japanese-American internment camp during WWII.
The unthinkable happened before, to my family in WWII. We got thru it. We held each other close. We kept our dignity and held to our ideals.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) November 9, 2016
1) I am addressing this to all who voted to defeat Donald Trump and what he represents. We may not have prevailed, but we must not despair.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) November 9, 2016
2) Many of you are, like me, in a state of shock. This does not feel like the America you love and honor. We are in unchartered waters.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) November 9, 2016
3) In times like these we must reaffirm the values we cherish and have fought for: equality, justice, the care of our planet.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) November 9, 2016
4) We must stand up defiantly to any dark or divisive acts, and look out for the most vulnerable among us. It is more important than ever.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) November 9, 2016
5) Within our hearts we know the society we wish to live in. No one can take that vision from us. We are each of us keepers of that promise.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) November 9, 2016
6) This country has seen wars and grave injustices, slavery and even civil war in its past. Yet we found our way through. We will now, too.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) November 9, 2016
7) Hold your loved ones close. Tell them that it is in times of sadness and in the toughest of days where we often find our true mettle.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) November 9, 2016
