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IcyPeas

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84. To quote you...

Thu Nov 11, 2021, 09:52 PM

Nov 2021

We simply don't seem to have a way - an effective messaging system, effective political processes - to reverse this feeling of complete FUBAR. It feels like "they" are getting their way must more effectively than "we" are - and hell, we won the presidency and have the senate and house. I did NOT foresee this at all.

This is how I feel too. I thought things would be better after TFG was gone from office. But he and his disciples are everywhere.

Right wing criminals are being held up as heroes or victims.

Subpoenas being ignored.

Manchin, sinema, McConnell...

Abbott, DeSantis, womens rights

fox, hate radio.....

we won... but we can't win.

And if they win 2022 they will stop all January 6 investigations. They'll all go scot free.

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Anyone else just utterly exhausted, beyond frustrated, and at a total loss? [View all] NewHendoLib Nov 2021 OP

Yes, yes, and yes!!! I feel the same exact way!! InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2021 #1

Right there with you. 2naSalit Nov 2021 #2

Only Thing Keeping Me From Moving Elsewhere, Are My Parents SoCalDavidS Nov 2021 #3

You a good person and will be eternally glad BigmanPigman Nov 2021 #19

Thanks. I Hate That I Feel The Way I Do. SoCalDavidS Nov 2021 #39

You're preaching to the choir with me. BigmanPigman Nov 2021 #46

Italy SoCalDavidS Nov 2021 #52

Their govt has always been screwed up BigmanPigman Nov 2021 #57

Awakening Larissa Nov 2021 #78

I am in the exact same situation. alittlelark Nov 2021 #70

When drumpf stole the office, we lied about our country when overseas. lark Nov 2021 #104

It's like we've fallen into an instant new dark ages Blues Heron Nov 2021 #4

Yes it is frightening canetoad Nov 2021 #15

Or watching a continuous DENVERPOPS Nov 2021 #76

Yeah, but that's just life in clinical medicine. Aristus Nov 2021 #5

You sound like my wife. hunter Nov 2021 #18

Yes. It's like a bad acid trip. Or falling down the rabbit hole. An open-air lunatic asylum. Ocelot II Nov 2021 #6

That's it in a nutshell. Hoping for the intervention of ET (I know far-fetched). triron Nov 2021 #102

Um ... while most of what is posted here is good to read. Srkdqltr Nov 2021 #7

So people talking about doom and gloom facts are the problem? gab13by13 Nov 2021 #26

Ok ... I'm 80years old. I've seen things come and go. Srkdqltr Nov 2021 #35

Sorry, that was external. This is what our country has become. cachukis Nov 2021 #66

Same and contemplating leaving Beachnutt Nov 2021 #8

Question where would you go?? Srkdqltr Nov 2021 #24

If I Had A Choice SoCalDavidS Nov 2021 #45

New Zealand sounds like a great place. Srkdqltr Nov 2021 #56

I've Heard That New Zealanders Are Wonderful People SoCalDavidS Nov 2021 #60

You named the 3 I had in mind and possibly Beachnutt Nov 2021 #103

moving experience Slammer Nov 2021 #112

I'm outta here in the Spring r�is�n_dubh Nov 2021 #97

No. I read DU and that's it. jimfields33 Nov 2021 #9

Agree QED Nov 2021 #10

I am 73 myself up is down right is wrong doc03 Nov 2021 #11

You've got one year on me and wnylib Nov 2021 #77

I try to periodically take breaks from DU and the news. Elessar Zappa Nov 2021 #12

You're not alone MustLoveBeagles Nov 2021 #13

Bestest, Most efficientest, Friendliest Health Care System in the World? Thunderbeast Nov 2021 #14

No. Feeling rather upbeat. Biden is President, we have Congress. Kaleva Nov 2021 #16

Same here. n/t Mister Ed Nov 2021 #37

How Did You Feel After 8 Years Of Obama & Biden? SoCalDavidS Nov 2021 #43

About the same. Kaleva Nov 2021 #58

I Don't Always Let That Happen Either SoCalDavidS Nov 2021 #61

I try to go by what I learend in AA long ago Kaleva Nov 2021 #63

H.O.W. True BlueIdaho Nov 2021 #80

If anyone isn't feeling this way isn't paying attention. BigmanPigman Nov 2021 #17

The hell climate change is bringing will distract you from this. Kaleva Nov 2021 #59

Yes. And I am frightened of what will happen in the next two elections. Scrivener7 Nov 2021 #20

I don't think stopping watching the news is a good idea. Sucha NastyWoman Nov 2021 #21

I turned it all off 17 years ago. It is 2% news, 98% entertainment (as in opinion). NewHendoLib Nov 2021 #23

Well you must be reading your news Sucha NastyWoman Nov 2021 #27

did you read my OP? It lays out how I get my news. NewHendoLib Nov 2021 #29

I also go to... druidity33 Nov 2021 #96

Same here SheltieLover Nov 2021 #22

Believe me, we are really busy hiking, gardening, cooking, books and music NewHendoLib Nov 2021 #25

Don't feel selfish, NHL SheltieLover Nov 2021 #30

Who Needs Fiction, When We Have Reality Masquerading As It Every Day? nt SoCalDavidS Nov 2021 #41

Totally feel the same way. honest.abe Nov 2021 #28

I banished television "news and opinion" from my personal universe two decades ago. hunter Nov 2021 #31

I hear you Joinfortmill Nov 2021 #32

Cable news pushes right wing narratives, gab13by13 Nov 2021 #33

Thats not a bug, its a feature quakerboy Nov 2021 #34

I've brought it up with my therapist and will again. This reminds me to tell her how freakin' brewens Nov 2021 #36

Be careful someone will accuse you of "trolling" if you dare express your opinion and it's not all BlackSkimmer Nov 2021 #38

. NewHendoLib Nov 2021 #67

Honestly, I'm too exhausted to read your rant. But, I sure upvoted you. I just want to cry mucifer Nov 2021 #40

Great post malaise Nov 2021 #42

I've been watching clips here and there, MerryBlooms Nov 2021 #44

Good for you. Rant away. It's our new level of fight, needing more breaks and rants. ancianita Nov 2021 #47

People will take things into their own hands, no reason to give up hope traitorsgalore Nov 2021 #48

we've been on this road for a long time... stillcool Nov 2021 #49

When I voice such concerns here, certain people leap up to scold me for my impiety Orrex Nov 2021 #50

I know. It's reallyreally bad, pure evil and all like that. ananda Nov 2021 #51

You hit my thoughts exactly! Poiuyt Nov 2021 #53

I smoke way more weed not than when I did YoshidaYui Nov 2021 #54

Your rant is right on, CNN seems to equate the end of democracy with high gas prices. Jon King Nov 2021 #55

It's not a rant. It's truth. Unprecedented coup on the U.S. We are at a critical time. Thanks Evolve Dammit Nov 2021 #62

Oh yes. Codifer Nov 2021 #64

the only thing I want to read is TFG 's obituary!! nothing more ,nothing less monkeyman1 Nov 2021 #65

Cut down on your news consumption even further. marybourg Nov 2021 #68

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, y'all. Means a lot. NewHendoLib Nov 2021 #69

As you can tell, you're not alone! slightlv Nov 2021 #71

Yup BradAllison Nov 2021 #72

MAN do I get that, NewHendoLib! calimary Nov 2021 #73

If the arrests and indictments don't start gldstwmn Nov 2021 #74

Some days I just want to curl up into a fetal position... hay rick Nov 2021 #75

I went to a museum and took a walk in Central Park... brooklynite Nov 2021 #79

it feels like Bizarro World Skittles Nov 2021 #81

Get hold of yourself. CrackityJones75 Nov 2021 #82

I feel much the same way, except worse. BobTheSubgenius Nov 2021 #83

To quote you... IcyPeas Nov 2021 #84

For awhile now and why I'm doing paperwork for Canadian Citizenship mchill Nov 2021 #85

Nope not at all GusBob Nov 2021 #86

I shed tears every single day. hamsterjill Nov 2021 #87

It just takes a awhile for your perception to become the BootinUp Nov 2021 #88

With all the recs and replies for this post, you are so not alone MyMission Nov 2021 #89

We passed the tipping point the day 45 won the presidency Cosmocat Nov 2021 #90

Its going to get very bad exponentially Cetacea Nov 2021 #93

I definitely feel very frustrated with TheAnnoyedAgnostic Nov 2021 #91

Yes Snackshack Nov 2021 #92

This is a time to confirm your own personal standards and values. Aussie105 Nov 2021 #94

I am feeling the same way! BlueJac Nov 2021 #95

Right there with you, on some days emily333 Nov 2021 #98

You are not alone! denvine Nov 2021 #99

you said it beautifully.... nebby70 Nov 2021 #100

I think it is quite normal to feel this way. twodogsbarking Nov 2021 #101

I'm depressed most of samplegirl Nov 2021 #105

Yes Bettie Nov 2021 #106

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We're witnessing the collapse of our country. Loge23 Nov 2021 #108

remember what is really important Amishman Nov 2021 #109

This is what happens when evil motherfuckers do as they please. Paladin Nov 2021 #110

enforce the laws on officials Slammer Nov 2021 #111

yes samsingh Nov 2021 #113

Might as well get stoned AKwannabe Nov 2021 #114