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[kentuck]

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[Think. Again.]

1. I agree with you, I feel that exhaustion too.

And I will continue to fight anyway, also.

[Irish_Dem]

2. The exhaustion is done on purpose. To make us docile and compliant.

Learned helplessness.

The beat us up until we can no longer function as citizens.

[Sky Jewels]

5. Yep. That's the GQP strategy:

Keep a firehose spewing out excrement and terror 24/7/365 to beat people into submission and make them give up and comply with fascism.

[BattleRow]

32. Satan never sleeps

[Hugin]

10. I have found my Zen in this fight.

As in so many others. Because, what you say is definitely the only tactics the bullies we’re facing know. Fear, uncertainty, and doubt.

Having your center allows seeing advantages and acting when needed.

“We have all things, they only have contempt.” Give that mondo a test drive.

[calimary]

23. That's a good one. Writing can set you free!

Especially, good writing!

“We have all things, they only have contempt.”

Yeah. No shit!

[Prairie_Seagull]

31. I'll jump in here and say

Is that a Hugin thing? A Buddha thing? Seems powerful weight there.

"We have all things, they only have contempt"

[Hugin]

36. It's a we're not going back thing.

[ShazamIam]

22. I agree the anti-democratic forces want to exhaust us into surrender. nt

[demosincebirth]

3. Just like Winston Churchill

[bucolic_frolic]

4. Democracy has been fighting oppression for hundreds of years

Kings, Royalty, Fascists, Authoritarians always trying to gain control over the people so they can exploit them. It's not enough that capitalism gives them an advantage, they want political control too. Revolutions rolled from country to country across Europe in the 1800s, France, northern and southern Europe, Italy, Germany, Poland, then into Russia, China. The powerful want it, money aligns with them and the people have to fight it. It's only now we're figuring it all out as a repetitive pattern. In August 1914 no one had any idea.

[allegorical oracle]

12. It's all the info flowing in, now, via so many venues -- combined

with so many R candidates continuously lying, twisting words and meanings (i.e. woke)...that's what exhausts me. But it's vital to keep on keeping on.

[jaxexpat]

19. Most of our nation's founders could see no good result from a universal, one-man-one-vote, democracy.

In a capitalist economic arrangement*, unless one is capable of meaningfully placing their thumb onto the scale of political power, one has not played their hand to its logical end. Most founders thought giving the reins of power over to the general public would confuse and disturb the social norms.

*Capitalism is not a form of government, or a religion. It's not a philosophy or even a means of distributing the valuable produce of labor. It's a societal arrangement and jealously kept secret wherein those who have get more than those that need. They will do so with less effort or compromise as reward for their control of the marketplace. Their counterparts, however, give all their life's efforts for whatever the market will bear.

[Irish_Dem]

25. The iconic human battle: good vs evil.

It is ongoing.

[crimycarny]

6. Agree--Especially for those of us who have an anxiety disorder

I walk around with my anxiety meter at a constant 9+ out of 10. This is why I don’t read the comments when someone posts good news about a poll as I know those comments will be full of “don’t get complacent!!l, “remember 2016!!l. It’s as if we can’t even enjoy a split second of hope without someone immediately adding in fear and doom and gloom. I do that to myself already.

I don’t think 2024 is anything like 2016. No one is taking this election for granted regardless of polls.

I wish we were allowed to celebrate good news and feel hope without the constant disclaimers. That only adds to the exhaustion and steals energy from that fight.

[debm55]

7. Agree, suffer for depression and anxiety. And I am reaching my limit.

[birdographer]

13. The best thing you can do

is reduce your exposure to it all as much as you can. Check to see if he's dead. Quickly skim headlines if you read the news, or preferably look at post titles here instead. If something is of interest and not triggering, skim it (unless it is something positive, read those!).

It's good to have awareness of the situation, but after a quick superficial check of things, back off. Work on a hobby if you have one, or better still, find a new one and learn all about it. Spend time with pets if you have them. Know that you have zero control over anything that is happening, other than what you choose to do to GOTV.

I have found it helpful to greatly back off from the situation that MAGAts are purposely creating to bring chaos and uncertainty and despair to us. I have better things to do.

My two cents.

[debm55]

14. Thank you very much birdographer. I will try to do. Just got done with 28 radiation treatments for husband's Maliginant

Cancer. He finished on Tuesday.Dealing with that and what is going on in this country is a lot. Thank you for your suggestion.

[cbabe]

8. It might help to remember many of the right wing disrupters are paid

troublemakers. Causing disruption is their job. No reason for them to be tired or back off as long as the checks are still coming.

[geardaddy]

9. And it won't stop after November 5

We have to be ever vigilent

[kentuck]

18. True but...

We will all be more relieved knowing that they are not in power and are less of a threat to all of us.

[geardaddy]

28. That is true.

[bigtree]

11. "good always leaves"

..."but bad comes to stay," my old friend Guy Washington once said to me.

[ancianita]

15. Kamala: "Hard work is good work."

46 more days...we Democrats got this.

[usonian]

17. I will never forget someone in church reading from "a letter from Paul to the Philippines."

Cracked me up, but I kept quiet. 🤐

Agree on doing good. Hard work is not so hard when it's done in a good cause, and with friends.

[ancianita]

24. Good one!

thanks!

[redwitch]

45. Joseph of Arrhythmia.

Sitting in the pew when someone said that. It was so hard to not laugh hysterically! Didn’t dare make eye contact with anyone for fear of totally losing it.

[usonian]

16. Null illegetimi carborundum. Don't let the bastards wear you down! Focus on what you can do.

https://democraticunderground.com/100219477450

Success is the best revenge.

Paraphrasing Ibram X. Kendi: (extremely loosely)

Forget "hearts and minds". Winning is the only way to combat racism and dumbfuckery.

Or to very loosely paraphrase Gunnery Sergeant Hartman,

So you can give your heart to Jesus, but (bust) your ass for Kamala and Tim!

[chowder66]

20. When I get exhausted I take a few days away from the news and it re-energizes me to cope with

the ugly, negative crap all over the place.

[Joinfortmill]

21. Kentuck, I'm gonna stomp on that rock!

[kentuck]

27. A lot of them came from under the rocks for Trump...

No doubt about it.

[BeneteauBum]

26. Stay positive

I feel the same mental fatigue trying to keep up on the right’s shenanigans. Stay positive…we’ll get there. Kamala for President!
Peace ☮️

[Roc2020]

29. Even if they lose those bastards are not

going back under their rocks. Evil does not get tired. Do what you have to do to keep your strength because let me tell you after these wicked racists lose in November, they will become more evil and worse. Buckle up.

[BigDemVoter]

30. I feel EXACTLY the same!

[Rocknation]

33. Walz is right LOL

Rocknation

[patphil]

34. That's because these assholes tag-team each other.

But, please realize, you don't have to carry the whole load all the time. There are a lot of us out here who are sharing it with you.
Relax brother, you aren't alone.
We are one, and we can do this.
Love you,
Pat

[Kaleva]

35. I have faith in Biden so I don't worry about it

There isn't anything I can do do that'd impact the outcome anyways

[bdamomma]

37. Naomi Klein

Author of The Shock Doctrine, wrote that this a tactic of Authoritarian playbook, just wear the American psyche down, It seems to be working a Russian tactic that is for sure. We cannot let them do this to us.

[Marthe48]

38. I'm committed to overcoming

In spite of the fullness of my life right now. But we have been forced to become soldiers in an esoteric battle, epic in it's import. I will contribute time, money and support to defend my country against our enemies. Not going back.

[LisaM]

39. I know. Even when Biden won and everyone was happy...

there was no time to celebrate. They were already trying to steal it from us, and unbeknownst to us, January 6th lay dead ahead. It's like an episode of "Behind the Music", nothing but dread.

[Collimator]

40. Just want to join with others who are reminding you. . .

. . . That you are NOT ALONE.

I, too, struggle with depression and anxiety and those issues in themselves can drain your soul. Throw in all the crap that's happening in the world and it's just too much.

Remember, you are one person. It's great that you care and it proves that you have a loving soul. But you can step back if you need to from time to time in order to tend the quiet places within you.

(By the way, if I sound preachy it's because I'm telling myself all of this as I write to you.)

Whatever it takes to help you hang in there; do it. I prefer massive amounts of chocolate, to say-- weed-- because that's the only mind altering substance that I trust.

And speaking of humor, I re-watch Randy Rainbow and Brooklyn Nine-Nine clips all the time. Sometimes, I need to cry, so I turn to other Brooklyn Nine-Nine clips as well as this one scene from an episode of Scrubs that makes me tear up every single time.

In other moments, I try to inspire myself with thoughts of amazing people who kept faith despite losses. I think of Jimmy Carter, Stacey Abrams and Hillary Clinton. Of course, sometimes that only reminds me of how little I contribute in this world which brings on negative thoughts again, so don't be like me.

Basically, I just want to say that you are probably doing better than you give yourself credit for, and that you can set aside your burdens from time to time because there are plenty of other people who are carrying the load.

One day, it's too much for you, and someone else does the heavy lifting. On another day, you might be the one to offer solace and support. Remember that you are a part of something bigger than yourself. You may feel small and ineffectual. But together, we are mighty.

[ReRe]

41. I totally agree, kentuck

It is exhausting, this fight we are in. Tim Walz quote right down to your last line! We could have gone another 50 yrs and not found a better set of candidates to fight this knock-down drag out battle for DEMOCRACY that we find our country in. Yeah, we've only had a few months to work with, but we shall and ARE overcoming this shit-hole obstacle in our way. The nerve of them trying to turn our country into some theological dictatorship of some sort. That isn't FREEDOM.

The right wing has taken it toooooo far over the last 50+ years, and it's time to FINALLY push the
pendulum back and even the scale. Too many have suffered and many more are suffering every single day now. It is shameful that we live in the richest country in the world and have so many in need.

I remember a time when general elections came & went and then when it was all over, the Repubs and Democrats went about the people's business. When there was no ugliness on the floor of the HOUSE or SENATE nor in hearings. My sincere hope is that our country can find balance again. And I remember when the SC was not so political as it is now. Clarence Thomas was the first train wreck I witnessed. The soul of the SC has gradually disintegrated since 1992ish.

My mother was born in 1919 and she used to tell me "ReRe, this is the way it has always been all my life: the Repubs get in there and tear everything up, then the Democrats have to come in and fix everything."

It's time. It's gone on way too long now. I have faith that miracles are going to start happening throughout this country up until election day. One miracle occurred a day or so ago when I seen that Stevie Wonder was going to tour the country for the Harris/Walz ticket throughout October! We're going to do this. Knuckles to the bone. Up one side of this country and down the other.

We. Won't. Back. Down.

[NJCher]

42. I don't find it exhausting

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[Blue_Roses]

43. So true!

Rest, good food, funny movie, walks, talking to nature and touching the grass, helps to fill us back up. But, yes, it's draining and exhausting.

[Clouds Passing]

44. They can go straight back to hell where they slithered out from.