As far as reality checks go, this was a big one. We could not understand how the others could live in an alternate reality bubble, how could a dangerous spoiled brat gather such a support. And it was us that were living in a bubble, like donkeys with blinders, oblivious to real reality. This is democracy, this is what we wanted. And we’d better be willing to continue to fight for it. For the others even, or especially. Just a few initial ideas percolating, like @patrickrhone says, I need to continue licking my wounds.