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butdiduvote

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88. No

Wed Feb 8, 2017, 02:48 PM

Feb 2017

While sure imperfect, I loved the Democratic Party as is. It didn't need an overhaul, just a few tweaks.

Nothing about this excites me. It exhausts me and has frankly threatened to destroy any semblance of mental health I have left. I can't get excited about fighting for change when I'm on the verge of crying all of the time, which is basically where I am now. At the women's march, I just felt like dropping to the floor and sobbing. I didn't feel energized at all. I still knew we were losing and were going to be dismissed by those now in power.

It frankly sickens me to see people getting a perverse pleasure out of all of this. I just want to feel okay again. I haven't felt true joy or hope in months. I don't know if I'm even capable of either anymore. I feel so sick.

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Does anyone find this madness a little exciting? (As in encouraging) [View all] retrowire Feb 2017 OP

No bravenak Feb 2017 #1

Me neither. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2017 #3

That's exactly how I feel. The JPR folks live for this shit. bravenak Feb 2017 #11

Absolutely. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2017 #13

They can start at TJ Maxx. Fuck Ivanka too, she would be the type 'excited' by this bravenak Feb 2017 #23

They'd whine about how poor they all are. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2017 #26

Per a friend who works at TJ Maxx crazycatlady Feb 2017 #68

I bet it sits at the goodwill for a year before they just bag it up and set it in the alley for free bravenak Feb 2017 #73

I think from there it goes to Ropa por Libra Maru Kitteh Feb 2017 #132

They should ship it back to her at the whitehouse bravenak Feb 2017 #133

I LIKE it! Maru Kitteh Feb 2017 #137

it reeks of privilege. JHan Feb 2017 #17

Somebody who will never be harmed half as much as my kids bravenak Feb 2017 #21

They think the people in the streets are Bernie's revolution. LOL n/t seaglass Feb 2017 #82

LOL! Sad.nt bravenak Feb 2017 #85

I really wish they would stay at JPR. Squinch Feb 2017 #214

Me too, for sure. I stay away from there on purpose bravenak Feb 2017 #250

Yep. cwydro Feb 2017 #249

I heard or read somewhere that bdamomma Feb 2017 #136

No. Exhausting Alice11111 Feb 2017 #123

It's unreal bravenak Feb 2017 #124

Susan, is that you? jmg257 Feb 2017 #2

I think I finally figured that you're talking about sarandon. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #28

Ha - sorry - just busting chops... nt jmg257 Feb 2017 #29

No worries! Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #35

I understand, I do. One huge caution, no matter what you do, or what we do Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #4

+1 heaven05 Feb 2017 #50

It's always the straight white males (and occasionally white women)... butdiduvote Feb 2017 #91

Good thing I never stated I found any of this fun. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #96

Well it's a good thing I never said the dismal news is what excites me. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #95

I am defending you Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #99

I know. retrowire Feb 2017 #102

Your experience in this thread, mine also, is a lesson for us white str8t men, if we Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #105

Oh I know this completely. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #112

Nope JustAnotherGen Feb 2017 #5

It's like a National Night Before a Colonoscopy n/t leftstreet Feb 2017 #6

Or a root canal. eom fleur-de-lisa Feb 2017 #7

not at all Afromania Feb 2017 #8

Not me - depressed at some level since election day. However - if all sorts of positive activism NRaleighLiberal Feb 2017 #9

No. But I feast on anger and fury, they sustain me. JHan Feb 2017 #10

Fuck no. There is no lotus. n/t seaglass Feb 2017 #12

What I desperately, desperately, desperately want is. . . BigDemVoter Feb 2017 #14

me too... we all know those fuckers deserve it so badly Fast Walker 52 Feb 2017 #22

30% of Californians voted for this so-called President. - nt KingCharlemagne Feb 2017 #41

Ugh. I live in California, and that makes me ill to read. . . BigDemVoter Feb 2017 #122

!!! Alice11111 Feb 2017 #120

I'd trade all the craziness and excitement in an instant for an alternate reality... Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2017 #15

I sometimes have fantasies about that.. JHan Feb 2017 #20

it's only exciting in the sense that the GOP could completely collapse over Trump and we Fast Walker 52 Feb 2017 #16

Exciting, like trying to keep a falling power line out of water you and others are standing in, highplainsdem Feb 2017 #18

Well said Alice11111 Feb 2017 #233

In a way, like when you watch an explosion The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2017 #19

Not in the least. I've had enough of the many months of turmoil and feel disgusted by Trumpists. manicraven Feb 2017 #24

My feelings too. On the verge of tears daily Alice11111 Feb 2017 #236

I like what you have shared here. NCTraveler Feb 2017 #25

Exactly! Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #33

If I remember right, you are pretty young and relatively new in politics. NCTraveler Feb 2017 #46

I took no offense retrowire Feb 2017 #54

In the March, I loved seeing the young faces. Good attitude. Alice11111 Feb 2017 #239

Thank you. I'm trying to not be beaten down right now so I appreciate this encouragement. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #243

While I'm glad to see increased civic participation and grassroots organizing, I think octoberlib Feb 2017 #27

tragic comedy heaven05 Feb 2017 #30

+1 get the red out Feb 2017 #34

There is one thing about the OP, and what I think maybe he meant Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #97

I feel you heaven05 Feb 2017 #107

I really truly believe they need to be EDUCATED as to what a 2 party system is. Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #108

well, I am truly tech-challenged heaven05 Feb 2017 #117

Thanks, will do Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #119

I find it stomach-churning. 50 Shades Of Blue Feb 2017 #31

Me too bravenak Feb 2017 #37

sure...just like throwing a hand grenade into a crowded cafeteria..."just to see what happens" n/t anarch Feb 2017 #32

So sad that you find the possibility of 20 million people losing health insurance "exciting". Trust Buster Feb 2017 #36

I gladly await for you to point out where I said retrowire Feb 2017 #42

Nope, if you don't get it already, there is nothing that I can say that will make a difference. Trust Buster Feb 2017 #45

That's what I'm talking about! retrowire Feb 2017 #49

What you see as excited motivation, I see as a day I had never hoped to see in this country. Trust Buster Feb 2017 #53

But it happened. retrowire Feb 2017 #56

The time for excitement was prior to the election. For 18 months a madman made it crystal clear Trust Buster Feb 2017 #75

Do you use an Alt+Dictionary? LanternWaste Feb 2017 #79

I am entitled to my opinion. I find nothing exciting about this ongoing national nightmare. Trust Buster Feb 2017 #92

I get what you're saying, I do. Still, the potential for disaster is too great to Solly Mack Feb 2017 #38

I'm not excited for casually observing retrowire Feb 2017 #43

There is the potential for change, I agree. By change I mean positive change as you do. Solly Mack Feb 2017 #58

Don't apologize for your interpretation of my words. retrowire Feb 2017 #60

things heaven05 Feb 2017 #39

No. This is Shock Doctrine in our own country. CrispyQ Feb 2017 #40

Germany recovered. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #44

Are you serious? Or having a laugh? This ain't games, it never has been or never should seen as such JHan Feb 2017 #47

Well.... retrowire Feb 2017 #51

It was the first thing that came to my mind.. "Wtf"... JHan Feb 2017 #55

Yep. retrowire Feb 2017 #59

Ok. I hear you.+++++ JHan Feb 2017 #62

I wouldn't say they "bounced" back. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2017 #64

I agree the term bounced back is erroneous retrowire Feb 2017 #66

Tell that to the MILLIONS who were murdered WhiteTara Feb 2017 #130

I never said the excitation was pleasurable. retrowire Feb 2017 #140

Here's a definition of exciting WhiteTara Feb 2017 #143

A definition. And the word has many. retrowire Feb 2017 #144

Retrowire WhiteTara Feb 2017 #210

Well said. Alice11111 Feb 2017 #242

do you, like, FORGET THE CASUALTIES? Skittles Feb 2017 #180

I think that this is the most disgusting post I've seen in years. yardwork Feb 2017 #219

You find it abhorrent that Germany recovered from a tyrannical chapter in their history? retrowire Feb 2017 #227

My fucking gawd bravenak Feb 2017 #74

Yeah, after wiping out almost a whole generation. nt raccoon Feb 2017 #84

This is a horrifying, ignorant and astonishingly insensitive post. You should self delete. Squinch Feb 2017 #118

the jews who died didn't. nt La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #156

This is obvious. Has nothing to do with the fact that Germany didn't stay that way. retrowire Feb 2017 #189

no, your statements don't at all make it obvious that you care about the lives that will be damaged La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #190

Forgive me for assuming that people understood that I'm not apathetic. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #192

you said germany recovered and didn't mention the millions who died La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #203

I just said forgive me for assuming that lol nt retrowire Feb 2017 #204

i don't. lol. nt La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #205

Forgiveness is a trait not graciously carried by everyone. retrowire Feb 2017 #206

Forgiveness is not a trait. Squinch Feb 2017 #211

"Germany Recovered?" Now THAT is offensive. Maru Kitteh Feb 2017 #171

.... Or we could be proud of what Germany is retrowire Feb 2017 #173

One more time, your ignorant approach to this is jaw-dropping. Squinch Feb 2017 #185

Simply sputtering "Germany recovered" projects a complete "whatever" laissez-faire Maru Kitteh Feb 2017 #197

You continue to interpret my words as you see fit. retrowire Feb 2017 #199

"Germany recovered" -- wtf is wrong with you??? obamanut2012 Feb 2017 #222

I'm talking about the nation though. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #225

Wow. nt cwydro Feb 2017 #251

The nation of Germany is still under fascist oppression by the Nazi party? retrowire Feb 2017 #254

I would love to see the events that we are trying bdamomma Feb 2017 #139

I know the feeling. CrispyQ Feb 2017 #146

I dont think your post deserves all the harsh responses. And yes, Ive KingCharlemagne Feb 2017 #48

No. kentuck Feb 2017 #52

no Skittles Feb 2017 #57

Yes only because the wheels are coming off the TA so quickly. elehhhhna Feb 2017 #61

I agree. The next four years offer historic and permanent Blue_true Feb 2017 #63

Not at all SammyWinstonJack Feb 2017 #65

In a way crazycatlady Feb 2017 #67

Hell no ismnotwasm Feb 2017 #69

Chilling is a better word for it...... BlueJac Feb 2017 #70

Don't be too offended by the negative responses. HassleCat Feb 2017 #71

Nixon was forced out because John Dean refused to lie... MrPurple Feb 2017 #103

I agree with Mr. Purple LeftInTX Feb 2017 #217

HELL NO! I'm afraid I'll have a stroke by the end of this year. Lil Missy Feb 2017 #72

No, it's completely disastrous. MrPurple Feb 2017 #76

I'll have to say no TNLib Feb 2017 #77

No at all- too many people are being hurt. It's a nightmare. bettyellen Feb 2017 #78

"too many people are being hurt." dchill Feb 2017 #207

Uh, no. Exciting would not be my word of choice. Hekate Feb 2017 #80

I find it unnerving, disgusting and it's taking up my time and energy wordpix Feb 2017 #81

The good thing about this thread is I see I'm not alone in my Alice11111 Feb 2017 #246

M$M, this is why they worked to elect him to generate the content to fill 24 hrs of daily programing FreeStateDemocrat Feb 2017 #83

No. I find it anxiety-producing and depressing. raccoon Feb 2017 #86

I am full of anxiety and anger but have never been so completely PufPuf23 Feb 2017 #87

No butdiduvote Feb 2017 #88

Never said I was getting any kind of pleasure out of this. retrowire Feb 2017 #94

Well, I'm offended at the idea that there is anything exciting about this situation. butdiduvote Feb 2017 #98

If you're not excited... retrowire Feb 2017 #104

lol. butdiduvote Feb 2017 #110

We can get there. We can. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #114

I think you have a healthy attitude. SalviaBlue Feb 2017 #89

:) nt retrowire Feb 2017 #93

I love your optimism. I wish I could share it. mnhtnbb Feb 2017 #90

Hell to the NO! These are scary times. Stellar Feb 2017 #100

Momentarily. elleng Feb 2017 #101

A Resistance fighter told me that he felt most alive during the war mainer Feb 2017 #106

I think that is where I am mentally. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #154

The perpetual fearful apprehension is exhausting for me, personally. herding cats Feb 2017 #109

Exciting is a weird word. I'd probably have to say Yes. Iggo Feb 2017 #111

If I was younger, maybe.. whathehell Feb 2017 #113

Yes, in a very sickening sort of way....nt 2naSalit Feb 2017 #115

Not exciting....entertaining thuogh :) david.byrne59 Feb 2017 #116

My daughters, one with a rare, dangerous chronic condition and the other who just gave birth Maru Kitteh Feb 2017 #121

No offense taken whatsoever retrowire Feb 2017 #126

You must have a Myers Briggs personality type that is different Ilsa Feb 2017 #125

And now I have something to look up. Lol nt retrowire Feb 2017 #127

I don't know if MB is used any more, Ilsa Feb 2017 #128

Looks like a test that concludes 16 different types of personalities retrowire Feb 2017 #129

Along 4 axis IIRC. nt Ilsa Feb 2017 #131

It's exciting like sitting in the back of a car being driven 90 MPH by an insane drunk. Kablooie Feb 2017 #134

Great analogy. nt raccoon Feb 2017 #215

Oh hell no. ohheckyeah Feb 2017 #135

I get your point. Snackshack Feb 2017 #138

Yeah but what if the bridge is burning no matter what? Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #147

In that case... Snackshack Feb 2017 #184

No, because a lot of people will suffer from the upcoming wars, terror attacks, griftting of our FSogol Feb 2017 #141

I'd say a lot of lives were static when the world was so comfortable. retrowire Feb 2017 #145

It is insane to see Trumpy as a positive. The burn it all down and rebuild crowd is wrong. It took FSogol Feb 2017 #187

I'm not burning it down. retrowire Feb 2017 #191

In a certain sense. bluedigger Feb 2017 #142

I was the passenger on a motorcycle when the driver decided he was going to run from the cops. Iggo Feb 2017 #170

I dumped a date off the back end of a snow mobile once. bluedigger Feb 2017 #175

LOL...You were warned! Iggo Feb 2017 #177

Only if it were to result in something really good, but I doubt it will. alarimer Feb 2017 #148

It can result in something good. retrowire Feb 2017 #152

I worry about outrage fatigue. alarimer Feb 2017 #163

By converting outrage into... retrowire Feb 2017 #167

no. what you call madness impact real people's lives. it's not fun or exciting. La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #149

I never said it was fun. retrowire Feb 2017 #151

the idea that you find excitement when so many will lose their right to vote La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #153

Didn't read 104 did you? retrowire Feb 2017 #158

moved to action is different from excitement. somewhere on this thread you mentioned germany La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #160

But Germany the nation did recover. retrowire Feb 2017 #231

I really doubt that you ever help anyone La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #235

What's the point of being mean? Really? retrowire Feb 2017 #241

As A Liberal Democrat I'm More Energized Than Ever... Corey_Baker08 Feb 2017 #150

No they are playing Russian Roulette with my kids lives eom moda253 Feb 2017 #155

+1 La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #157

This is why we are all moved to action. retrowire Feb 2017 #162

you could have worked to promote HRC. Devos got confirmed, as will Sessions, as will Gorsuch La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #165

I voted for her. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #168

that's not promoting. nt La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #172

Go ahead and make me your punching bag for that. retrowire Feb 2017 #174

No, when I have to worry about traveling to see my daughter or bringing her home I am not excited NotThisTime Feb 2017 #159

I had an 80 year-old Trump supporter raving much the same at me yesterday. rzemanfl Feb 2017 #161

I assure you, that's not the same as my excitement. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #164

My point is those assholes are excited too. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2017 #166

Oh i know. But we're the majority. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #169

But they have the power in all 3 branches. Gerrymandering Alice11111 Feb 2017 #244

And with the structure of those rules that brought them to power retrowire Feb 2017 #245

only if people get out and vote. n/t. okieinpain Feb 2017 #176

I don't find any of what tRumputin's doing .... LenaBaby61 Feb 2017 #178

No....it will be exciting when Trashpot take down occurs. TrekLuver Feb 2017 #179

That is occurring right now. retrowire Feb 2017 #194

Like a Spy thriller novel benld74 Feb 2017 #181

I'll agree with you Victor_c3 Feb 2017 #182

A little...... Adrahil Feb 2017 #183

Anyone who finds this shitstorm exciting Charles Bukowski Feb 2017 #186

Exciting doesn't always mean fun. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #195

The word "exciting" is almost always used in a positive manner. Charles Bukowski Feb 2017 #198

Continue to argue the definition or accept my clarification. retrowire Feb 2017 #200

Is Depression Exciting? otohara Feb 2017 #188

No, resolve is. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #196

Not when there's the chance of all this ending up in war. betsuni Feb 2017 #193

If you consider chest pains triggered by extreme anxiety exciting, then I guess so. manicraven Feb 2017 #201

Exciting? No. Horrifying? Yes. Entertaining? You bet Warpy Feb 2017 #202

I know what you're saying, but no ailsagirl Feb 2017 #208

Anxiety rather than excitement. panader0 Feb 2017 #209

Yes. Very exciting. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2017 #212

No. Starry Messenger Feb 2017 #213

Sounds like something Susan Sarandon would say. cwydro Feb 2017 #216

No LeftInTX Feb 2017 #218

This OP comes from a place of privilege obamanut2012 Feb 2017 #220

I'm willing to do the same kind of things. retrowire Feb 2017 #230

This kind of thinking infuriates me. hrmjustin Feb 2017 #221

That's fine. Don't be energized for resolve. retrowire Feb 2017 #229

I never said stay home! hrmjustin Feb 2017 #252

I didn't say you said that. I told you to do it. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #253

You have a lovely day! hrmjustin Feb 2017 #255

I hope to. You as well. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #256

When I read this thread title... D_Master81 Feb 2017 #223

No. I find it exhausting. milestogo Feb 2017 #224

A roller coaster ride everyday randr Feb 2017 #226

It's like burning down a house and having to rebuild rather than just fixing that broken front step Rhiannon12866 Feb 2017 #228

Excellent analogy. That's just how I feel. Vinca Feb 2017 #234

Thanks! Rhiannon12866 Feb 2017 #240

sounds thrilling. La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #247

This is definitely the kind of thrill I can do without. Rhiannon12866 Feb 2017 #257

No. nt ladjf Feb 2017 #232

No. It is causing me a lot of anxiety. Chemisse Feb 2017 #237

Not in the least. I'm disgusted. eom grossproffit Feb 2017 #238

I truly believe the GOP is in a death spiral. It's getting uglier and taking longer than I thought. randome Feb 2017 #248

There isn't going to be anything better. any change will be a result of demograhpic changes JI7 Feb 2017 #258