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this is a hard post for me to write, i used to post quite a bit back in the bush days and i am not sure exactly why i stopped. i was dwelling quite a bit on facebook, but am so disappointed with people either being pro T or apathetic or resigned. i know it is said that you should not hang out in an echo chamber, but right now, that is exactly what i need. I didn't sleep for a good week after the election.
i am so mad at everyone. i am mad at myself because i thought the election was a sure thing, i didn't doorbell, i didn't phone bank. i am mad at others for not coalescing around our candidate once it was settled, i am mad at some of my family for not seeing thru the racist dog whistles trump threw out, i am mad at anyone who accepts, without question, a trump admin where racism/sexism is the new normal. I know the usual answer is to let your anger turn into action, and at some point down the road, I will start going to my dem meetings (I let that go too), but right now i just want to be gentle with myself, indulge in some self care and be around like minded folks.
Thanks for letting me vent, and peace out.
Fla Dem
(23,691 posts)Aristus
(66,388 posts)It's going to be a long, hard four years.
But we've got DU. That will help...
AmandaRuth
(3,105 posts)others think we lost a battle, and i feel like we lost the war (supreme court) and I KNOW that type of thinking does not fix anything, so i am here to recharge and brainstorm on what is next
thanks for the replies, i love you all
ailsagirl
(22,897 posts)And I think she would have won the election but for the shady dealings going on with Russia/unknown others
I know that in normal times I would sound like but a number of high-ranking officials also have their suspicions.
And also remember this horror happened only last week-- we need to give ourselves time to absorb the shock. I'm sure I'm still in denial.
And don't watch the news!!!
Hang in there, AmandaRuth, and welcome back
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)You are in good company.