2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Somber Republicans in sack cloth and ashes on my TV this morning [View all]TonyPDX
(962 posts)I won't forget the families in my community that lost their homes, or couldn't afford to fill much-needed prescriptions, or parents sometimes skipping meals so their children can have a full serving. I don't care if it's a character flaw for me to remember the suffering those greedy bastards caused innocent people. Sometimes only the disgust and commitment to DO SOMETHING got me through the day. A year ago I became a precinct committee person for the Democratic party in my county, and the recent canvassing I've done broadened my understanding. While circumstances in recent months may have improved for some of us, half of the people I spoke with volunteered that they were still struggling. One shared that she prays for Hillary multiple times every day.
Pardon me if I reserve my tears for innocent folks who still worry about losing everything, and for those who lost their "everything" long ago and somehow hang on. The privileged few are due for a stiff reckoning and it can't happen soon enough for me.