“The essence of good is a certain kind of reasoned choice; just as the essence of evil is another kind. What about externals, then? They are only the raw material for our reasoned choice, which finds its own good or evil in working with them. How will it find the good? Not by marveling at the material! For if judgements about the material are straight that makes our choices good, but if those judgements are twisted, our choices turn bad.”

So how can I see Trumps win as a good thing? I can make the choice to see the resurrection of the Democratic Party into a more progressive entity. Rejuvenate the workers toward unions. Add to that stronger on climate change, taxes for rich to balance the inequality gap, human rights, corporations less power and money out of politics. OK I’m feeling a little bit better.