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60. I was for weeks... Now back and forth between anger and extremely bitter acceptance

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Mon Jan 16, 2017, 11:58 PM

Jan 2017

I'm all cried out. I think. I've accepted that this nation is pretty much over because our electorate is way too ignorant. A well informed electorate is crucial for democracy.

I really don't see a path forward, especially as precedent after precedent is either being set or dismantled lately. We have no safe guards. Trump can and will do whatever he wants, and the media will continue to focus on everything except what actually matters.

Still, I can't get too upset because, at the end of the day, karma's a bitch. What starts bad, ends bad.

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Is anyone else melting down? [View all] Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 OP

I feel like the Wicked Witch of the West. HassleCat Jan 2017 #1

Take solace in the fact that.... Jacob Boehme Jan 2017 #2

It doesn't feel that way. We "had" the free press and we have the so far ineffective Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #6

Here, here! Opting out of the Fuhrer-Elect's inauguration would be a good start! InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2017 #87

Maybe this will show people the value of a free press. Kablooie Jan 2017 #109

+1 mahina Jan 2017 #21

They broke down during Bush. Who would have guessed that 8 yrs later, this could happen. kerry-is-my-prez Jan 2017 #28

You know what's sad is even the science deniers and Bush apologists seem human and Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #54

It's been a really hard day for me cilla4progress Jan 2017 #3

Exactly. Low energy, sadness...deep things I didn't feel when Bush "won". It was all Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #22

I am PlanetBev Jan 2017 #4

Yes...it's like a death pall. Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #35

I'm wearin' all black on Friday as it will seem like a funeral... no plans to watch any of that shit, except to see which Dems actually show up, instead of uniting in opposition. InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2017 #89

yup...my sister who I have never seen wear anything but navy and cream is going to wear all black. Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #96

do you believe everything you hear? NJCher Jan 2017 #5

What??????????????? You believe that. Holy cow NJCher Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #7

I believe the poster gets their information from another website. ismnotwasm Jan 2017 #19

She's the coolest chick on DU - must have misspoken Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #23

nobody believes that story NJCher Jan 2017 #24

How's JPR treating you? ismnotwasm Jan 2017 #29

We wouldn't believe that a perv would participate in golden showers? kerry-is-my-prez Jan 2017 #32

I have no doubt it's rooted in some truth... InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2017 #92

Holy shit. VF offers NOTHING as far as debunking. Just read the article. Just innuendo of why Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #36

He's still a fucking pussy grabber. It is believed SalviaBlue Jan 2017 #39

Precisely! A perv is still a perv!!... case closed. InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2017 #94

Post removed Post removed Jan 2017 #79

The BBC does and VF did NOT debunk it- awfully deceptive to claim that! bettyellen Jan 2017 #122

I think calling it garbage like Woodward Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #127

This is absolutely bullshit dragged over from JPR -they are so hateful bettyellen Jan 2017 #129

Exactly. ismnotwasm Jan 2017 #139

Where was that discussed, that it was false? Greybnk48 Jan 2017 #14

Russia Today..... JPR, prolly Fox too. bettyellen Jan 2017 #138

Really, the only one who says it's a lie is trump mountain grammy Jan 2017 #16

and he is resorting to his wicked Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #128

Who admitted this was a lie? Never saw that. It's different to bettyellen Jan 2017 #20

No, there are no credible sources saying that. former9thward Jan 2017 #34

WOW Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #37

links please.... dhill926 Jan 2017 #43

Such as? ismnotwasm Jan 2017 #45

I don't see any outlets recanting or retracting it- have you? bettyellen Jan 2017 #59

Geez, even he didn't say NO WAY, would never do that. Slime bag. This will all come out Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #83

BBC says they believe there's more than one tape! I don't know where this BS is coming from if bettyellen Jan 2017 #115

Yes, NYT and WaPost have both backed off. former9thward Jan 2017 #147

The NY Post is Trump propaganda as much as RT - not seeing this at the NYT at all.... bettyellen Jan 2017 #148

Link to the video? former9thward Jan 2017 #149

To the NYT report debunking it you claim you saw. bettyellen Jan 2017 #150

+1,000,000 Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #38

It was made up at 4chan. how can anybody believe that ridiculous shit. m-lekktor Jan 2017 #66

Those morons at 4Chan tried to claim the story ismnotwasm Jan 2017 #70

+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Jan 2017 #85

The BBC says there's more than one compromising tape and multiple sources... bettyellen Jan 2017 #120

BBC says there are two tapes. I believe them over the assholes at JPR who hoped Trump bettyellen Jan 2017 #132

I am actually starting to feel a glimmer of hope in this dark stretch NRaleighLiberal Jan 2017 #8

I have so much respect for you....I need to follow your lead - because it all seems so Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #15

I really deeply appreciate your comment. NRaleighLiberal Jan 2017 #48

And you, like me, are anxiously awaiting tomato season !! Saw a glimmer of spring in Tx today. nt Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #55

my daughter now lives in TX - Irving, perhaps soon Abilene. NRaleighLiberal Jan 2017 #57

hmmmm on Abilene. But, to each his own. Buried in this red state and it's a challenge. You are Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #64

I know. My daughter decided to marry someone her opposite in terms of NRaleighLiberal Jan 2017 #75

From CT and married a Texan. It has taken years, but he is now as rabid as I. If your SIL is Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #86

Are you the dude with the insane tomatoes that was on that news segment? dionysus Jan 2017 #69

that be me, I suspect. NRaleighLiberal Jan 2017 #76

I remember part of it was row upon row of plants in the large dionysus Jan 2017 #82

Decent Republicans?!?! ... now there's an oxymoron if there ever was one! InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2017 #97

It makes me incredibly and surprisingly sad. madaboutharry Jan 2017 #9

Exactly. Who would have ever thought the antithesis of honor and grace and dignity would follow? May Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #58

He's just an occupier, a place holder, a crude and crass one at that. SammyWinstonJack Jan 2017 #61

I keep thinking about the woman who insulted Michelle Obama as an "ape in heels." calimary Jan 2017 #108

Big time melt down. Greybnk48 Jan 2017 #10

You make me think that since we have no power our fate as a nation lies in the hands of Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #31

Sensible, sane Republicans? Greybnk48 Jan 2017 #126

I feel the same way. gademocrat7 Jan 2017 #11

To me, it's such an assault on decency and honor and tradition. Traditions I never even Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #33

Fully melted here. UTUSN Jan 2017 #12

I know it will pass....maybe after Friday? Sure my husband will rather see me fiercely defiant than Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #40

No. We have to stay strong. He can't destroy us. nolabear Jan 2017 #13

Dick Cheney was essentially in control for 8 years. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #17

Eight years that didn't include the tea party take over of Congress. SammyWinstonJack Jan 2017 #63

This Cheetoh-face maniac will be 10 times worse than Shrub! The racist pig hasn't even taken the oath and he's tearing the country apart! InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2017 #99

True, but the GOP has been opposing and obstructing for 8 years. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #146

I'm with you mountain grammy Jan 2017 #18

I hated Jeb...but I now believe he would have at least served with some kind of honor. Isn't it Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #26

yes - jeb, romney - anyone but putin's puppet. russia had their manchurian candidate, Hilary was AnotherMother4Peace Jan 2017 #41

This thread has not made me feel any better. Perhaps it is just one of the stages of grief. The Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #52

Let's not go too far... all Rethugs are cut from the same cloth. InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2017 #104

It's different. But, an insane Rethug may be easier to fight against huh Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #105

it's been difficult for me since the night of the stolen election. russia attacked our country with AnotherMother4Peace Jan 2017 #25

Do you think if we hadn't accepted the results so quickly it would have mattered? nt Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #27

I think John Lewis has a lot of support by calling out trump as illegitimate AnotherMother4Peace Jan 2017 #47

Did you hear KAC tonight? saying hey, we met with Martin Luther King III, everything Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #77

trump's propaganda minister? mlk3 was set up & now they're using him AnotherMother4Peace Jan 2017 #107

Not enough drinks in the world... 50 Shades Of Blue Jan 2017 #30

NO................... Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #42

I'm in mourning. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2017 #44

. NRaleighLiberal Jan 2017 #49

I hope that you're right. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2017 #51

me too! NRaleighLiberal Jan 2017 #53

Perhaps that is the answer - to concentrate on Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #73

Where are you going in the Keys? greatauntoftriplets Jan 2017 #140

Marathon...staying with Sue's BIL NRaleighLiberal Jan 2017 #141

Nice! greatauntoftriplets Jan 2017 #142

I'm done mourning. I'm now in the "fuck it" phase. Initech Jan 2017 #46

Think I am in my second mourning phase. First that a horror got in and now that Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #62

I am there with you! Nt Mojorabbit Jan 2017 #65

That's where Iam too, been at that point for awhile now Raine Jan 2017 #134

I will never get over this oldtime dfl_er Jan 2017 #50

My sister was just asking me - where to donate - given the impending doom - the press funds? Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #80

Probably the same places you're thinking of oldtime dfl_er Jan 2017 #124

I permanently melted down on election day. nancy1942 Jan 2017 #56

Please please take care of yourself. My husband was stricken will a very serious health issue onecaliberal Jan 2017 #111

I was for weeks... Now back and forth between anger and extremely bitter acceptance ecstatic Jan 2017 #60

I had a bit of an emotional "thing" today. herding cats Jan 2017 #67

I wonder, if it was like me, all the little things (outside crazy policy)...the chinks at traditions Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #91

That was definitely a part of it. herding cats Jan 2017 #133

The Great Nothingness is 'one' with me! But I am still very pissed... Guilded Lilly Jan 2017 #68

Melting down? Of course not. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2017 #71

perhaps you're a better person than me - the sudden trauma of this stolen election AnotherMother4Peace Jan 2017 #78

I wouldn't claim nor do I feel I am better than anyone else A HERETIC I AM Jan 2017 #103

Normally I would think one would have to be pretty delicate to dionysus Jan 2017 #72

I agree. It isn't him and his crazy - it's a complete loss of everything I thought the leader Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #74

I'd like to know how the hell his children can approve and love him? Auntie Bush Jan 2017 #81

They can't. Thanks a lot AB, you made me sad again. :) Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #84

Yeah, I thought I was through most of it. cry baby Jan 2017 #88

No. J_William_Ryan Jan 2017 #90

I've stopped watching all the "political" shows hibbing Jan 2017 #93

Its what you get when you mix elmac Jan 2017 #95

Right - strange bedfellows. They've been around forever - but never in charge. Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #98

No, I'm not melting down OldRedneck Jan 2017 #100

Come to a Women's March rally near you this Saturday. SunSeeker Jan 2017 #101

I'm with you. This is a national disaster. Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2017 #102

Thanks DnSK - tomorrow gonna try being angry instead. Anger is better than sadness, right? Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #112

Maybe better, if you don't let it blind you. Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2017 #123

I'm trying Flatpicker Jan 2017 #106

Thanks. But what scares me the most is that Trump will be alone in that Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #110

Seriously Flatpicker Jan 2017 #118

The bully is kicking us in the teeth. hay rick Jan 2017 #113

Yes. Swimming between deep sadness MontanaMama Jan 2017 #114

Great thought MM - spring is coming !! Perhaps it is hurting those of us who Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #117

I am surprisingly calm vlyons Jan 2017 #116

I as well. Just hope we survive that long. Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #119

It's depressing. The Presidency has been going downhill a longtime. MadDAsHell Jan 2017 #121

why? my biggest disappointment was Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #125

Me too. 😢 It's really starting to hit HARD. Maru Kitteh Jan 2017 #130

No, I feel strong. SMC22307 Jan 2017 #131

I'm getting there - since the election it's been nothing but bad news, public and personal csziggy Jan 2017 #135

Nope Abq_Sarah Jan 2017 #136

No, I'm coping BainsBane Jan 2017 #137

Nope. I'm incredibly sad and way beyond disgusted, but GoCubsGo Jan 2017 #143

fuck no I am not melting down Skittles Jan 2017 #144

Melted down in 2000, nobody seemed to care much back then. Rex Jan 2017 #145