I'm very angry

[backtoblue]

I'm so angry today. I'm angry that as a woman I do not enjoy equal rights and control over my own body.

I'm angry that children are being separated (kidnapped) from their families and warehoused in subhuman "camps".

I'm angry that our elections are not secure and the ones who have the authority to change that...refuse.

I'm angry that humans continue to strip out earth of resources, giving no regard to our planets viability, nor to he plants and animals that also live here.

I'm angry that the richest people make the rules. Usually so they can make even more money. And alot of times at the direct expense to the poor, middle class, and our planet.

I'm angry that MF45 ad the GOPee are destroying our democracy. And that they are seemingly getting away with it...

I'm angry that I have all GOPee representatives who do not fight for my rights and security. They fight only for their wallets and their friend's wallets.

I'm angry that my son cannot get an education without being threatened by school shootings. And nothing is being done to help protect my child.

I'm angry that my POC brothers and sisters are dying at the hands of the police sworn to protect them.

I'm angry at the nazi flag flying in my county and the nazi march in my town.

I'm tired. There's so much to fight that I'm stuck in my activism. My vote has always been my voice...but even that basic right is under attack.

An old saying goes "If I care about anything, I'll have to care about everything and go stark raving mad"

Yes, DU. Im so very angry. Im even angry at the many atrocities that i didn't have time to add..

[in2herbs]

1. I hear you and feel your pain and frustration as well.

[backtoblue]

4. It's really hard to choose which to focus on

I wonder if this was the GOPee plan all along. Screw up so many things to divide our attention.

I've personally fought against workplace assault and inequality in pay. It took three years of my life to bring my former employer to justice for my assault. It was a long and hard fight.

I just don't know what I need to spend my near non existent energy on.

[DemocracyMouse]

38. It's a gooper plan, but also a dumbfuck normal America's refusal to talk about politics - which

would force them to READ.

[dalton99a]

2. Now's the time for good people to act.

And good people must act.

[backtoblue]

5. We need some new activists to help us

The same people fighting for justice all the time is flat out physically and emotionally draining. I think we're a a place of overload and that could be a factor as to why we haven't yet hit the streets en masse.

[BigmanPigman]

37. Sept 21st is the next nationwide protest/march.

WE THE PEOPLE march is in over 50 cities and there are still 3 weeks to go for new marches to get organized and for protesters to make plans to take the time to travel, take off work, etc. Check out the link for a protest near you. It is also posted under Activist Headquarters Forum.

https://wethepeoplemarch.org/solidarity-marches/

https://wethepeoplemarch.org/dc-march/

"Mission:
We the People are marching to be seen and heard. We are marching to remind our elect-
ed officials that they work for us. We are marching because the current regime is a threat
to our democracy and values. We are marching to demand action. Silence and inaction
are complicity."

RESIST! Persist! Peace.

[in2herbs]

24. Good people want to act but it can't be done alone and the political message to these good people

is to not rock the boat too much. This is a fear-based mentality and this warrior is tired of it!

[Freedomofspeech]

3. Well said...

My feelings exactly😢

[backtoblue]

6. We are in for the fight of our lives

The responsibility of it all is just overwhelming me today.

Time for a rest, reset, and then laser-focused plans.

[Freedomofspeech]

22. I cannot sleep...

Suffering from anxiety all of the time. Why is Congress still on vacation and where the hell is Nancy Pelosi? No more checks and balances....this is all beyond horrifying.

[handmade34]

7. the anger is wearing on me

and society as a whole... we must keep up the fight

[nolabear]

8. I think we have to unify against them and stop fighting one another.

I’m not asking anyone to give up their beliefs or stop having goals, but we on the left go at one another out of an understandable but dangerous terror from a lifetime of abuse. And the right takes advantage of the anger, the exhaustion, and the fear to put us against one another.

We need to talk and not take things out on one another. We need to respect our differences and work together without tearing one another down for not being perfect.

I truly think we are stronger together, in all ways.

[nocoincidences]

9. I just don't have the energy

or resilience to fight at the level I did in my twenties and thirties.

In my head I am whining that I shouldn't have to do this now, there should be others who can take my place, but it seems like there just aren't enough, if I don't stay in the fight.

I'm closer to 72 than 71 now. I need a break!! I need to see more people in power with the guts to do what's right. When is the cavalry going to arrive??

[xxqqqzme]

18. I'm on that page as well

I'll be 72 in January. I feel like I've been doing this since 1965. I'm exhausted, worn out. My demonstrating days maxed out during W days. President Obama's tenure wasn't enough to regroup and recover. I welcomed the Indivisible and Huddle groups who turned Orange County Blue. They worked their butts off and it reaped the rewards. But there were many years spent in the wilderness for some dedicated activists.

[nocoincidences]

20. In the sixties and seventies I used to swear

that I would die on the barricades.

Now it is more likely I will die from tripping over one.

[Sophia_Of_PlanetX]

10. I can't help but to feel like our country is still extremely backwards.

I think it’s sad that we (America) can’t even agree with the simple notion that we as women should be able to control our own bodies and make our own medical decisions.

I think it’s sad that we can’t agree that your job should not fire you because you are gay, lesbian, bi, non-binary, or trans.

I think it’s sad that we as Americans think that having more melanin because of genetics means that you’re suddenly a different / inferior form of a person. This is scientific illiteracy!

Most of all, however, I do not understand how a major portion of the country believes that the first and foremost job of the President should be to “trigger the libs” by any means necessary, even if it hurts the country. If Obama went to press conferences and foreign countries, and called Americans traitors and enemies, and constantly ranted about Republicans rather than doing his job, I would have supported his impeachment in a second. I cannot believe America has decided that this behavior is acceptable!

America would not recognize itself in the mirror anymore.

[DIVINEprividence]

11. A lot of people are angry about Trump

Angry people vote

[Scarsdale]

36. He has lots of help

from the do-nothing gop. Moscow Mitch has too much power, and it has to be curbed.

[TryLogic]

12. Send this to your GOP representatives, except for the last three lines.

Then, can you go for a day or a weekend someplace in nature, someplace with flowers and trees, or someplace with animals? These are tough times, and we must try to care for ourselves.

[defacto7]

13. I totally understand. These are fighting days and sometimes

I feel like I'm punching dead air, but I'm not. We're not. Fight on.

[calimary]

19. And we HAVE TO do that. We have no options. We HAVE TO keep fighting.

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Whenever I start feeling overwhelmed and just want to say “SCREW it”, I force myself to remember one thing:

That is PRECISELY what the bad guys want. They WANT us discouraged and despondent, giving into our fears and dreads, and maybe the result of all their “thoughts ‘n’ prayers”: that many of us will just throw up our hands, say “the hell with it ALL,” and give up. And stay home on Election Day. So they can step up, show up, and run the table (having cleared the field, as it were).

THAT’S the bottom line. And THAT’S why I WON’T give up and stay home - thus handing the bad guys yet another in a continuing series of un-earned runs, freebies, and giveaway games. ‘Cause that’s what they want and dearly hope for. Well, sorry/NOT sorry! I AIN’T PLAYIN’!

[defacto7]

29. Hear, hear! We have to. We must. No matter how it seems.

We must get our eyes off the illusions, the mirage and keep on point!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

35. THAT is what keeps me keeping on

[BlancheSplanchnik]

14. Me too. n/t

[Vinca]

15. I'm totally with you. It's helpful to take a day "away" every so often.

Turn off all communications with the outside world and chill in the garden or read a book or take a hike or bake cookies or anything you enjoy that will put you in another space for a little while. (I should be taking my own advice. I'm furious today after reading that mumps is spreading through the detainee prisons.)

[BadgerMom]

16. I'm right there with you.

It’s so tiring and so deeply sad to feel this way every hour of every day. If I’m not overly optimistic imagining a return to something close to normalcy after a Democratic victory in 2020, I hope for two things. First, I hope we all get a chance to rest and heal. Second, I hope all of this is undone.

[real Cannabis calm]

17. K&R

[Danascot]

21. I agree with you 100% on every point

The awful truth is that your list could be a lot longer.

[smirkymonkey]

23. +1000

I feel angry about exactly the same things and more. You should send this as a LTTE to a major newspaper or even your local paper. I think you will find that there are a lot of people who feel exactly the same way.

[karin_sj]

25. backtoblue, I couldn't agree more

You said it all and I feel exactly as you do. All of these atrocities being done on a daily basis without a thought or a care by the f***ing rebuke party and the Trump worshippers. And every day, we hear about another national park or protected space that is destined to be plundered and destroyed by the rich friends of republicans so they can make more and more money. I'm still dumbstruck by the power that is wielded and used to the fullest by this administration. And the worst thing is that nothing seems to be able to be done about it. And some of these things will NEVER get back to normal again, even after this horrible reign of terror is over.

Every day, I check DU when I get up, hoping against hope that SOMETHING, ANYTHING has happened that will put an end to the orange menace's reign and the all the crimes, treason, and other horrors that have happened, and continue to happen on a daily basis, will come to and end. But every day, there is just more of the same.

[SWBTATTReg]

26. I stand with you! Take care of yourself and it's good to see you!! Reggie NT

[backtoblue]

28. .

[lunatica]

27. Me too.

Boy howdie! Me too!

And it’s not a screaming angry either. It’s a silent determined angry that doesn’t go away.

[backtoblue]

30. Exactly

It's not revenge...it's an absolution

[Blue Owl]

31. Like the saying goes...

"If you're not angry, you're not paying attention..."

I am personally furious over what the GOP-enabled Trump has done to this country.

And I don't believe he was even legitimately elected in the first place, he has shown that he is in this for strictly personal business reasons, and could care less abut the overall well-being of the country, its citizens, and our overall place in the global community.

IMPEACH NOW!

[triron]

39. My feelings and thoughts as well (plus several more).

Like this: https://www.businessinsider.com/spies-react-trump-g7-summit-russian-asset-2019-8

and nada from MSNBC.

[Karadeniz]

32. Do what you can...channel those angers...can you make yard signs for your lawn and others?

E.g. Nazi flags
Make me
ANGRY

Your post has lots of ideas for short, pithy signs! Thanks for posting!

[ihaveaquestion]

33. I've been angry for so long I was taking anti-depressants,

But they scrambled my mind too much. I'm looking into a cannabis PTSD solution. Seems promising so far.

[pwb]

34. Well at least your not scared?

Thats good.

[McKim]

40. I Now Have a Serious Stress Related Ilness

I now have a serious stress related illness. My husband refuses to leave the US. I am still fighting and will always. I am reminded of the losers of the Spanish Civil War. What will happen to us if we lose?

[myohmy2]

41. +1

...

[Ferrets are Cool]

42. Supporting your anger.

[Firestorm49]

43. Right there with you, Backtoblue!