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Showing Original Post only (View all)I think all of the hatred and vitriol in this country right now is making me physically sick. [View all]
Yesterday someone defaced the Oklahoma Democratic Party headquarters, antisemitic, racists misogynistic horrible things. Clearly written by a Nazi or someone who sympathizes with that crowd. It was horrible. I went to work this morning and one of the guys who works in the shop was laughing as he was walking down the hall looking at his phone. I asked him what was so funny, he said "somebody sent a message to those libs in OKC". I was dumbfounded, I didn't know what to say but he could see he made a mistake. I told him those types of incidents were going to destroy our country, he said no, just the libs.
I went back to my office, i was light headed, did not feel well at all. Checked my blood pressure as I am supposed to do and it was through the ceiling. I called my doctor and she told me to take the meds she gave me in case it went over 150 over 90 which it had. I am not sure if it is all of the nasty stuff. Watching 45 laugh in the faces of good Americans just because they don't agree with him, hoping that he will not destroy us and get elected for another 4.
There are days when I find myself getting angry in ways I have never gotten angry before. I don't like being angry, negative energy does nothing good for you.
We have a new boss who is from the oil business, he is a real piece of work, trying to destroy the man he replaced by smearing his name. It just makes me want to cry.
I am taking a break from most news, I still come here, but I may need a break from DU as well. I don't want to hate republicans, my brother is one, some of my friends are as well. I don't follow many of them and don't answer emails from some. I don't really want to hate anyone, but my feelings for 45 and his supporters is exactly that, hatred that they want to destroy our country just because they hate some of the cultural changes taking place. I know it is the final gasps of white privilege but I wish it would just hurry up and get it over with. Divided we fall, as a party and as a country.
Just a short edit, no need to worry about me, I am fine, I've survived worse than this, I just need to figure out how to do it in the 24/7 news world we live in.