Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

calimary

(87,024 posts)

12. So discouraging. But whenever I start feeling down,

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue May 20, 2025, 12:43 AM

May 20

I ALWAYS try to remind myself: that’s EXACTLY what the bad guys lust after and hope for. A dispirited America means the bad guys have an easier job. And as bummed out as this makes me feel, I am NOT, repeat, NOT gonna let it get me all the way down. Just knowing the assholes out there are hoping we’ll just make their work easier.

And THAT I will NOT do. TIL the moment they box me up and haul me away! And, maybe at that point I can haunt them and keep ‘em always looking over their shoulders expecting trouble. NO SLEEP OR RESTFUL NIGHTS FOR YOU, you fucking democracy-assassins!!!

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

2 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

applegrove love_katz

19 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Neil deGrasse Tyson: [View all] applegrove May 19 OP

It's a coup. yellow dahlia May 19 #1

As always completely correct Picaro May 19 #2

Yes. Yes. Yes. And Yes. If I believe anything, all of this is true. BurnDoubt May 19 #8

BRAVO.............. DENVERPOPS May 20 #17

Illustrated by Pablo Picasso's Guernica, no less. Yes, an act of war. Hekate May 19 #3

Yes, Tyson has excellent taste. soldierant May 20 #18

enemies, foreign AND DOMESTIC. pansypoo53219 May 19 #4

Yes we would! It is an act of war now. flashman13 May 19 #5

A foreign adversary occupies the White House Martin Eden May 19 #6

It IS an Act of War. BurnDoubt May 19 #7

It's what happens when a bunch of dunderheads who got lucky in business Warpy May 19 #9

I wouldn't even give Trump that much credit Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 19 #10

I think the faces mentioned here are just the foot soldiers and generals at best. The force behind this war is the LT Barclay May 20 #11

So discouraging. But whenever I start feeling down, calimary May 20 #12

Exactly. We may be building up to a sensational intelligence scandal that will bring the administration down when Martin68 May 20 #13

It IS A FOREIGN adversary.... AZ8theist May 20 #14

A foriegn adversary did edhopper May 20 #15

Damn Straight! That's Waht It Is.. The Enemy Within! Cha May 20 #16

Time to shift tactics? LQ_Dem May 20 #19

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»Neil deGrasse Tyson»Reply #12