"The Full Vermonty: Vermont in the Age of Trump"

[handmade34]

https://vtdigger.org/2017/09/03/full-vermonty-throws-book-trump/#.Wa0z6LpFxv0

http://greenwriterspress.com/book/the-full-vermonty-vermont-in-the-age-of-trump/

"Vermont writer Bill Mares couldn’t believe anything could tear him apart as much as the open heart surgery he faced last fall.
Then Donald Trump was elected president on the Burlingtonian’s birthday.
“During the campaign, I had reread the Sinclair Lewis novel ‘It Can’t Happen Here,’ about a right-wing presidential victory,” Mares recalls. “Little did I expect that this book, written and set in Vermont in 1935, would be so prescient.”
Unable to march in protests while on the mend, the co-author of the state’s all-time best-selling humor book (1983’s “Real Vermonters Don’t Milk Goats”) commiserated with friend and syndicated political cartoonist Jeff Danziger..."

“Trump’s narcissism is enough to make any self-respecting Vermonter’s toes curl. The Full Vermonty is THE guide for finding ways to stay sane. The authors’ advice? Overcome Trump-Induced Anxiety Disorder by eating kale and drinking craft beer. Find your moral compass, if you lost it. Don’t watch CNN, do something radical—read a book. Become an activist. But whatever you do, BE a Vermonter; stay feisty and independent.” —Anne Galloway, VTDigger.org

[sharedvalues]

1. Avoid CNN and broadcast media!!

Yes. Read newspapers. Don't watch cable news.q

[al bupp]

2. To which this Vermonter will add:

- Take walks in the woods
- Hang out w/ friends
- Do a project
- Volunteer for something
- Write a poem or a letter

[llmart]

3. Great advice no matter where you live.

The stress of seeing his ugly mug on my TV screen and even hearing his name is not good for my mental and physical health, so I take my news stories in little doses and mostly online from DU. I'm enjoying my days and I refuse to let this disaster impact my personal life. I really am hopeful that 2018 will see a sea change in the direction our country.