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In reply to the discussion: Enough with the scolding please. [View all]PatrickforO
(14,479 posts)we're playing into the hands of Charlie Koch and the radical libertarian traitors by tearing each other apart. It's the old divide and conquer strategy, over and over and over and over. When will we learn?
As to Clinton, she didn't lose. The Democrats didn't lose. The Republicans are squatting illegally in power because of gerrymandering, voter suppression and treasonous collusion with Russia. Clinton got 2.9 million more votes than the despicable man now in the WH.
That, my friend, is what we need to fix before we lose this republic for good. Because Charlie Koch certainly doesn't give a shit about democracy. He wants unrestrained capitalism, and these idiots who support Trump want a twisted white nationalist theocracy. Together, these are the ingredients for a fascist dictatorship. This worries the hell out of me.
I changed my lifestyle, became vegan, started a regular exercise regime, and started practicing deep healing meditations. As I improved at meditation techniques, and began paying attention to my body, it was like when you get all uptight about something and don't even realize you're holding your breath. Then something happens to make you breathe out and you feel your whole body relax. That is what the stress of Trump has been like for me. I'm sure many on this site share that stress. The guy is a dangerous lunatic.
This is why I sigh every time I see someone Bernie-bash or Clinton-bash or cut down some Democrat. We need to get together and fight the good fight against voter suppression and gerrymandering. The Supreme Court voted along party lines to leave race based gerrymanders in place in Texas in September, and we now await the Wisconsin decision. This is another 'hold your breath' kind of thing. After all, look at Citizens United...
I guess what I'm saying is that we have more power than all these assholes who are trying to take our freedom, drain the treasury for their own profit and tear apart everything good this country has ever stood for. But the only way that power will work is if we come together and act together. They govern at our sufferance, and the laws only change when we put successful pressure on those who oppress us.