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carolinayellowdog

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19. amen to kayaking as panacea! also connecting with local environmentalism

Sat Sep 28, 2013, 03:52 PM

Sep 2013

Everything in the OP applies to me, except that fear and despair rather than anger are my corner of the DU experience. The fact that supposed liberals and progressives can say the things daily said here, and behave the way they daily do, is a major mood-deflator. Makes me take a jaundiced view of my fellow Americans far more than anything seen in real life. Obama and gangs of online bullies are not normally things I'd associate mentally at all. Because of DU, they are irreparably associated.

Problems seem insoluble at the national and international levels, and anything overtly political doesn't feel like a mood-elevating experience at all. But dealing with specific local places and issues involving nature and wilderness provides a more manageable way o feel connected with something progressive.

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My problem with DU ...our country ...and our government. [View all] L0oniX Sep 2013 OP

DU while at times quite informative Egnever Sep 2013 #1

+1,000,000!! I have to keep reminding myself. Liberal_Stalwart71 Sep 2013 #21

What I got from the OP was that G_j Sep 2013 #68

You are not alone. AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2013 #2

Looking around, listening, and reading, doesn't make me wonder why anymore. nt adirondacker Sep 2013 #3

Living in coastal OC, I must apply this philosophy about once per minute... dogknob Sep 2013 #4

And then they came for L0oniX PowerToThePeople Sep 2013 #5

It's certainly a hard balance to strike. I believe in the power of organizing and protesting. liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #6

I like yoga, meditation, optimism, mj, and new age philosophies. JaneyVee Sep 2013 #7

Dunno how... RosieS57 Sep 2013 #8

Welcome to DU. truedelphi Sep 2013 #15

Welcome to DU Rosie. L0oniX Sep 2013 #45

Many Thanks RosieS57 Sep 2013 #47

Oh Rosie, you are a real champ fadedrose Sep 2013 #75

Oh my! RosieS57 Sep 2013 #81

Sounds great fadedrose Oct 2013 #84

I could have written this post Kelvin Mace Sep 2013 #9

"SERIOUSLY rooting for an asteroid to slam into this planet" LMAO ...I hear that. L0oniX Sep 2013 #11

We have this beautiful planet Kelvin Mace Sep 2013 #13

but I am betting hfojvt Sep 2013 #33

When you commit the number of attrocities humans have Kelvin Mace Sep 2013 #35

I don't really believe in UFO's Liberalynn Sep 2013 #82

Don't get too far on the sidelines.. I understand about getting burned out on working campaigns.. mountain grammy Sep 2013 #22

I will always vote Kelvin Mace Sep 2013 #37

I know exactly what you mean. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Sep 2013 #59

i HAVE to get out in nature to clear that debris nashville_brook Sep 2013 #10

amen to kayaking as panacea! also connecting with local environmentalism carolinayellowdog Sep 2013 #19

Laugh more L0onix! Hydra Sep 2013 #12

Thank you ...that means a lot to me. L0oniX Sep 2013 #42

Small steps, grasshopper Demeter Sep 2013 #14

Volunteer ConservativeDemocrat Sep 2013 #16

I can certainly relate to and agree with your point. I think what maybe drives me crazier world wide wally Sep 2013 #17

LMAO those little bugs L0oniX Sep 2013 #43

Thinking that politics and politicians are a vehicle of change is a fool's errand. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2013 #18

All true. But I am so cynical tblue Sep 2013 #26

If you want to give up that's fine - TBF Sep 2013 #20

OFFS ...normally I reserve the ignore function for BOGrs but I'll make an exception in your case. L0oniX Sep 2013 #44

We can let the fascists take over - TBF Sep 2013 #56

It's called "venting" JNelson6563 Sep 2013 #69

There is venting - and then there is encouraging TBF Sep 2013 #71

I disagree. JNelson6563 Sep 2013 #79

Election time - TBF Sep 2013 #80

Bud you are not alone. Phlem Sep 2013 #23

K&R DeSwiss Sep 2013 #24

I haven't been at DU long enough to comment on that part of the OP, but as far as in general ellenrr Sep 2013 #25

Sometimes I rage about the unfairness of it all. Kelvin Mace Sep 2013 #38

Cuz you have a soul? Hydra Sep 2013 #48

Thank you. Kelvin Mace Sep 2013 #54

I think it is better for yr soul that you feel this way, if I were religious ellenrr Sep 2013 #64

The irony Kelvin Mace Sep 2013 #78

Time heals all wounds and wounds all heels stupidicus Sep 2013 #27

Shorter LOoniX: "I'm gonna fuckin' stop being so fuckin' angry about all the fuckin' assholes." alcibiades_mystery Sep 2013 #28

Message not hidden by jury decision. L0oniX Sep 2013 #41

. adirondacker Sep 2013 #46

Your self-restraint is admirable alcibiades_mystery Sep 2013 #53

First of all ignore those here that are here to disrupt. I know it's not easy. rhett o rick Sep 2013 #29

Just keep in mind that DU doesn't represent real life. n/t Lil Missy Sep 2013 #30

It's quite REAL LIFE....The Battles over Ideology of where America/USA Goes KoKo Sep 2013 #39

Exactly my point - if we all give up where does that leave us? TBF Sep 2013 #55

++ ellenrr Sep 2013 #66

I am right there with you. I have this argument with myself all the time... NC_Nurse Sep 2013 #31

I take Lexapro. I believe that's what you might want. ???? BlueJazz Sep 2013 #32

Don't Give Up...Hang in There...but take a break to clear it out... KoKo Sep 2013 #34

LOoniX Generic Other Sep 2013 #36

Yo L0oniX Sep 2013 #51

Maybe a bumper sticker will help damnedifIknow Sep 2013 #40

No kidding. jsr Sep 2013 #49

Great rant! Corruption Inc Sep 2013 #50

Not sure of your age but... Oakenshield Sep 2013 #52

Trust me my friend, I get it nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #57

I find I have a background level of anger that can rise or fall with what I read on DU. L0oniX Sep 2013 #61

DU is a cocktail party, followed by a buffet dinner. MineralMan Sep 2013 #58

It's like... progressoid Sep 2013 #60

LMAO ...woke up the wife over this. L0oniX Sep 2013 #62

My pleasre. progressoid Sep 2013 #63

THAT is brilliant! OneGrassRoot Sep 2013 #70

another option is - in my experience anyway - taking action helps manage anger and despair ellenrr Sep 2013 #65

"Let your existence be a friction to the machine" ellenrr Sep 2013 #67

Some good words- from Arundhati Roy ellenrr Sep 2013 #72

DU has an app for that. grantcart Sep 2013 #73

Sweetie fadedrose Sep 2013 #74

Well I am about to turn 62 ...nope not mad ...or angry. L0oniX Sep 2013 #76

More and more, I feel like pessimists like me are, sadly, correct. Jamastiene Sep 2013 #77

taking breaks is good, do what you can, and take care of yourself...my nugget for you nt steve2470 Sep 2013 #83