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Heartstrings

(7,349 posts)
Fri Sep 11, 2020, 04:07 PM Sep 2020

Our country is lost....😥

I’ve been wondering why this entire
country seems to be under a cloud of
constant misery.

Why we all seem to be Russians
waiting in line for toilet paper, meat, Lysol.
Hoarding yeast and sourdough starter
“in case we can’t get bread”,
Buying stamps so that one of our most
beloved institutions might survive.

Why we all look like we are in bad need
of a haircut, or a facial or a reason to dress up again and go somewhere.

Anywhere

There is no art in this White House.
There is no literature or poetry in this
White House. No music.
No Kennedy Center award celebrations.

There are no pets in this White House.
No loyal man’s best friend. No Socks the family cat.

No kids science fairs.

No times when this president takes off his
blue suit-red tie uniform and becomes human, except when he puts on his white shirt- khaki
pants uniform and hides from Americans to
play golf.

There are no images of the first family
enjoying themselves together in a moment
of relaxation.

No Obama’s on the beach in Hawaii
moments, or Bushes fishing in Kennebunkport, no Reagans on horseback, no Kennedys playing touch football on the Cape.

I was thinking the other day of the summer
when George H couldn’t catch a fish
and all the grandkids made signs and
counted the fish-less days.
And somehow, even if you didn’t even like GHB, you got caught up in the joy of a family that loved each other and had fun.

Where did that country go? Where did all
of the fun and joy and expressions of love and happiness go? We used to be a country that did the ice bucket challenge and raised millions for charity.

We used to have a president that calmed and
soothed the nation instead dividing it.
And a First Lady that planted a garden
instead of ripping one out.

We are rudderless and joyless.
We have lost the cultural aspects of
society that make America great.

We have lost our mojo. Our fun, our happiness.
The cheering on of others.
The shared experiences of humanity that makes it all worth it.
The challenges AND the triumphs that we shared and celebrated.
The unique can-do spirit Americans
have always been known for.

We are lost.
We have lost so much
In so short a time.

* Taken from Facebook

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EarnestPutz

(2,120 posts)
3. Read the title and said "oh, boy". Everything else you wrote is true. Literature, pets, science fair
Fri Sep 11, 2020, 04:18 PM
Sep 2020

...the joylessness of it all. Very true. But our country is not lost. We have lost a lot and we are fighting back and will claw back all that we have lost.

Leith

(7,808 posts)
4. So true
Fri Sep 11, 2020, 04:19 PM
Sep 2020

Remember when Michelle Obama danced on daytime TV? All Melania did was spout birtherism.

We need normal people back.

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