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FSogol

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5. Don't get discouraged. Go local. Local issues affect you more closely anyway.

Reply to Ninga (Original post)

Tue Jan 22, 2019, 10:03 AM

Jan 2019

Go to your local Democratic HQ or local food bank and volunteer. They'll appreciate your help and you'll make a big difference.

Watching or listening to news 24/7 is too much. They are trying to upset you and keep you tuned in so you watch more ads. Tune out.

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My peeps and I have gone dark, we are sending fewer and fewer articles and text messages. [View all] Ninga Jan 2019 OP

We feel your pain too HAB911 Jan 2019 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Fuzzpope Jan 2019 #2

I too have found myself in deep despair over the OregonBlue Jan 2019 #3

The normalization of incivility is on the rise. We are witnessing widespread culture change. JudyM Jan 2019 #7

... SammyWinstonJack Jan 2019 #4

Don't get discouraged. Go local. Local issues affect you more closely anyway. FSogol Jan 2019 #5

That's what we are doing. We are known in our communities as activists. It does however not Ninga Jan 2019 #6