thank you Garrison. I have listened to your radio broadcast for years. I love your wit, poetry, music and love of people. Your words really soothed my tired brain and broken heart. I am a 75 yr. old Grandmother and I never every thought this could happen in our country. Hears my rant...Goodbye for awhile…… you have my email if you want t…
thank you Garrison. I have listened to your radio broadcast for years. I love your wit, poetry, music and love of people. Your words really soothed my tired brain and broken heart. I am a 75 yr. old Grandmother and I never every thought this could happen in our country. Hears my rant...Goodbye for awhile…… you have my email if you want to message me. I am just too upset and sad to be social on fb right now. It’s over. It’s beyond comprehension how the majority of this country could still vote for Trump.the second time. KNOWING that he is a Felon, a rapist, a liar, a racist, a bully and cheap con-man who hides behind the Bible but does not live by it, a woman hater, an immigrant hater…. The list is so long. Knowing all of this, still the great majority of good decent Americans voted for him, some for the second time. I think this fact bothers me even more than the fact that the Democrats lost their chance to bring the country back together again. We are in a dystopian society now. Anything could happen. There are no checks and balances anymore. There is no adult to supervise this monstrous child-man. I truly fear for our country and for the world. Women will be subjugated. There will be no free press. Ukraine will be abandoned. Russia will have their way. Israel will continue the slaughter that has been going on much much too long. Maybe this is our punishment for allowing the horror in Gaza to continue? I don’t know anymore. I am not overly religious but I do believe in God. I am wondering if this really is God’s testing America? Could God be saying, “I gave you a second chance, you saw who he was, he told you what he was going to do. You can abandon this dark evil man. This is your chance for redemption” And we failed. At least I can tell my grandchildren that our family did not vote for this monster. I don’t know how I can explain the fact that now we will lose opportunities to fix climate change because this idiot does not support or believe in it. He only believes in supporting big companies. How can I tell them that we are not a nation who helps those in need anymore? What can I say when, they see mean spirited white supremacist thugs marching through the streets again chanting “America first, “You Will Not Replace Us”. What do I say to my granddaughter who can not get the proper care for a medical emergency, due to complications from a pregnancy? How do I shield their young ears from vile racist comments and filthy sexual innuendo toward women? How do I defend our system of justice when a convicted rapist is now the President of the United States? I am leaving social media for awhile because I am truly afraid of what I will say about how I really feel and Trump will send his brownshirts to my home and arrest me. God help us now.
Well.... most of the Supreme Court Justices are "practicing Catholic's" and the paved the way for Trump 2.0. Religion is WHY we are here in a new white-nationalist, Christian Fascism. And some medieval mental case, who's followers are proud to beat themselves with scourges will not, and indeed can not save us from ourselves. It's just fantasy thinking based on ancient fictions. Hold on to your MITRE hat, it's going get bumpy very quickly in the new American Dark. But go ahead and say a rosary or two -- that will fix things.
I'm with you on everything your wrote except there is no one up there in space coming to save us from ourselves. We only have us -- and half of us are, as you wrote, sadly, "mean spirited white supremacist thugs" who vote.
With you every word. Giving myself permission to be sad for a little while. To think what “could have been” is a form of self torture. Eventually I will arrive at “make the best of a bad situation.” Thank you for your post, I am with you through and through.
You are correct; this is not our fault. We must stop blaming ourselves and move forward to the best of our ability.
In November 2016, Garrison wrote a number of opinion columns in national newspapers, before the newspapers’ editorial arms were castrated. We must move ahead doing what we would have done anyway. Continue being yourself and do not compromise your values. Resist being dragged into the mud wrestling lit with all your might. Resistance is definitely NOT futile. (“Do good work”)
You should be sad, because something you (we) value has been taken away. However, situations like these tend to reinforce your bonds with family and friends. “Cheerfulness” pulled off my stubborn blinders and pointed out that there are some truly awesome people who care about you and want to see you do well. Don’t ever let anyone tell you otherwise! You help them and they help you. You are thankful for them, as they are for you. And together, we WILL get through this. Afterward, just like the first time, we will hold our heads up and say “we survived that.” (“Be well”)
I have been pointing out quite a bit lately that William Henry Harrison only lasted 30 days. Here’s hoping for coronary artery disease to hurry up and do its thing already.
We are with you, through and through. (“And keep in touch.”)
Every word. My head and heart don’t understand and I’m afraid of them that put him back in charge. Or maybe like the premise of the film, “Dave”, he will be out away and JD (shudder) will be it. With Mike Johnson and other MAGAts. Hate is now encouraged by all. My non-Caucasian friends are terrified as are my LGB and esp T family and friends.
I take my responsibilities as a human and US resident seriously. I’ll push on. Please you too.
thank you Garrison. I have listened to your radio broadcast for years. I love your wit, poetry, music and love of people. Your words really soothed my tired brain and broken heart. I am a 75 yr. old Grandmother and I never every thought this could happen in our country. Hears my rant...Goodbye for awhile…… you have my email if you want to message me. I am just too upset and sad to be social on fb right now. It’s over. It’s beyond comprehension how the majority of this country could still vote for Trump.the second time. KNOWING that he is a Felon, a rapist, a liar, a racist, a bully and cheap con-man who hides behind the Bible but does not live by it, a woman hater, an immigrant hater…. The list is so long. Knowing all of this, still the great majority of good decent Americans voted for him, some for the second time. I think this fact bothers me even more than the fact that the Democrats lost their chance to bring the country back together again. We are in a dystopian society now. Anything could happen. There are no checks and balances anymore. There is no adult to supervise this monstrous child-man. I truly fear for our country and for the world. Women will be subjugated. There will be no free press. Ukraine will be abandoned. Russia will have their way. Israel will continue the slaughter that has been going on much much too long. Maybe this is our punishment for allowing the horror in Gaza to continue? I don’t know anymore. I am not overly religious but I do believe in God. I am wondering if this really is God’s testing America? Could God be saying, “I gave you a second chance, you saw who he was, he told you what he was going to do. You can abandon this dark evil man. This is your chance for redemption” And we failed. At least I can tell my grandchildren that our family did not vote for this monster. I don’t know how I can explain the fact that now we will lose opportunities to fix climate change because this idiot does not support or believe in it. He only believes in supporting big companies. How can I tell them that we are not a nation who helps those in need anymore? What can I say when, they see mean spirited white supremacist thugs marching through the streets again chanting “America first, “You Will Not Replace Us”. What do I say to my granddaughter who can not get the proper care for a medical emergency, due to complications from a pregnancy? How do I shield their young ears from vile racist comments and filthy sexual innuendo toward women? How do I defend our system of justice when a convicted rapist is now the President of the United States? I am leaving social media for awhile because I am truly afraid of what I will say about how I really feel and Trump will send his brownshirts to my home and arrest me. God help us now.
Well.... most of the Supreme Court Justices are "practicing Catholic's" and the paved the way for Trump 2.0. Religion is WHY we are here in a new white-nationalist, Christian Fascism. And some medieval mental case, who's followers are proud to beat themselves with scourges will not, and indeed can not save us from ourselves. It's just fantasy thinking based on ancient fictions. Hold on to your MITRE hat, it's going get bumpy very quickly in the new American Dark. But go ahead and say a rosary or two -- that will fix things.
I'm with you on everything your wrote except there is no one up there in space coming to save us from ourselves. We only have us -- and half of us are, as you wrote, sadly, "mean spirited white supremacist thugs" who vote.
I couldn't have said it better.
With you every word. Giving myself permission to be sad for a little while. To think what “could have been” is a form of self torture. Eventually I will arrive at “make the best of a bad situation.” Thank you for your post, I am with you through and through.
You are correct; this is not our fault. We must stop blaming ourselves and move forward to the best of our ability.
In November 2016, Garrison wrote a number of opinion columns in national newspapers, before the newspapers’ editorial arms were castrated. We must move ahead doing what we would have done anyway. Continue being yourself and do not compromise your values. Resist being dragged into the mud wrestling lit with all your might. Resistance is definitely NOT futile. (“Do good work”)
You should be sad, because something you (we) value has been taken away. However, situations like these tend to reinforce your bonds with family and friends. “Cheerfulness” pulled off my stubborn blinders and pointed out that there are some truly awesome people who care about you and want to see you do well. Don’t ever let anyone tell you otherwise! You help them and they help you. You are thankful for them, as they are for you. And together, we WILL get through this. Afterward, just like the first time, we will hold our heads up and say “we survived that.” (“Be well”)
I have been pointing out quite a bit lately that William Henry Harrison only lasted 30 days. Here’s hoping for coronary artery disease to hurry up and do its thing already.
We are with you, through and through. (“And keep in touch.”)
Every word. My head and heart don’t understand and I’m afraid of them that put him back in charge. Or maybe like the premise of the film, “Dave”, he will be out away and JD (shudder) will be it. With Mike Johnson and other MAGAts. Hate is now encouraged by all. My non-Caucasian friends are terrified as are my LGB and esp T family and friends.
I take my responsibilities as a human and US resident seriously. I’ll push on. Please you too.