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SlogginThroughIt

(1,977 posts) Fri Oct 2, 2020, 01:44 PM Oct 2020

Pretty tired of the chastising people for their thoughts [View all]

Everyone is reacting to all the news differently lately abd all of us have our concerns, our thoughts, and our stresses. It is one thing to discuss people’s posts but these declarations that MUST stop thinking this, or are ridiculous for thinking that are not helping anyone except spreading angst here.

Please try to accept that people are dealing with their own reactions to an increasingly offensive, dictatorial, and frankly scary for a lot of folks.

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Pretty tired of the chastising people for their thoughts [View all] SlogginThroughIt Oct 2020 OP

Granted Sherman A1 Oct 2020 #1

But were experts in passive aggressive sarcasm lame54 Oct 2020 #9

Seems to me to be experts Sherman A1 Oct 2020 #10

FYI Trumpocalypse Oct 2020 #15

Seeing this irrelevant video over and over again Ms. Toad Oct 2020 #17

FYI Trumpocalypse Oct 2020 #16

Thank you! I am pretty over that too. Squinch Oct 2020 #2

This White House and administration have ZERO credibility, so of course people will wonder Siwsan Oct 2020 #3

Yep. Some folks just can't resist telling us how to act and think. fleur-de-lisa Oct 2020 #4

Who's scared?? agingdem Oct 2020 #5

Are you a woman? Are you a poc? Are you medically uncompromised? SlogginThroughIt Oct 2020 #6

I'm a 72 year old widow, mother of 2, grandmother of 5 agingdem Oct 2020 #11

"I was raised to anticipate the next Hitler..and to survive...no I'm not scared...I'm pissed..." Kind of Blue Oct 2020 #12

Look feel the way you want to SlogginThroughIt Oct 2020 #14

I'm not telling people how to feel...I'm saying this is how I feel agingdem Oct 2020 #18

I'm not offended by your post and I support it 100%! llmart Oct 2020 #13

But aren't you doing the same? Ferrets are Cool Oct 2020 #7

I mean sure you could go there. SlogginThroughIt Oct 2020 #8

Excellent. I realize you're reacting to today's specifics, but Nanny-ism is a general thing. UTUSN Oct 2020 #19