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Aussie105

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35. Frustration

Reply to redstatebluegirl (Original post)

Mon Apr 1, 2019, 12:26 AM

Apr 2019

gets your blood pressure up every time.

There are people who aren't very bright out there, who feel 'liberals' are the new enemy holding them back from the American Dream.
They enjoy what Trump does, because cutting health spending, messing about with the tax system, cutting education, etc, sticks it to them 'liberals'.

But the penny must drop soonish, surely? Trump's attack on the American standard of living affects everybody. Are the MAGAts so dumb that they don't see they are affected too?

Don't try to talk them into being sensible, your blood pressure won't like it.

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I think all of the hatred and vitriol in this country right now is making me physically sick. [View all] redstatebluegirl Mar 2019 OP

For the most part i have done that for sometime, at least in regard to the national news outlets still_one Mar 2019 #1

I don't watch any national news shows or any political based shows going on over 2 years, and beachbum bob Mar 2019 #2

I'm sorry. It's OUR country too. Chin music Mar 2019 #3

I know when you have these experiences face to face it is quite disheartening. My co-worker takes UniteFightBack Mar 2019 #4

That's a fact. And they know, and count on it. Chin music Mar 2019 #10

Well, Babs Bush said cilla4progress Mar 2019 #5

As the great Michelle Obama said 'when others go low, we go high' (I'm paraphrasing/recalling... SWBTATTReg Mar 2019 #6

I know exactly how you feel. Ohiogal Mar 2019 #7

The news may be 24/7, but I am not. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2019 #8

You articulated it in a very good way. llmart Mar 2019 #13

This is how I handle it. leftyladyfrommo Mar 2019 #9

+1 Chin music Mar 2019 #11

You are not alone, redstatatebluegirl. Laffy Kat Mar 2019 #12

OKC? My first thought was the Murrah Building bombing & all those dead toddlers. That showed ... Hekate Mar 2019 #14

I have tons of music which I am listening to again. Last night listened to the temptations and notdarkyet Mar 2019 #28

Lovely to read this. mahina Apr 2019 #37

Politics is making everyone fucking crazy right now. Initech Mar 2019 #15

this mahina Apr 2019 #38

Thanks everyone, just needed to vent I guess. redstatebluegirl Mar 2019 #16

Go hang out in the DU Lounge csziggy Mar 2019 #17

We're in the middle of another of our periodic nation-convulsing changes. Aristus Mar 2019 #18

This is what my husband says. redstatebluegirl Mar 2019 #19

2020 will be the key. roamer65 Mar 2019 #20

I'm a lot more anxious in general than I used to be nini Mar 2019 #21

Sad to say, humans are gonna be humans... OldBaldy1701E Mar 2019 #22

K&R. Few are willing to look at our evolutionary history.... KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2019 #23

Sometimes an old saying is appropriate.... KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2019 #24

There is some good advice in the replies. Boomerproud Mar 2019 #25

If Trump succeeds in making us hate, dividing the country against itself, he wins. tetedur Mar 2019 #26

"There are days when I find myself getting angry in ways I have never gotten angry before." Whatever DontBooVote Mar 2019 #27

PTSD...President Trump Stress Disorder. I have had it forever. Karadeniz Mar 2019 #29

"no, just the libs" - Stupid belief of rightwingers re. dismantling of democratic norms Beartracks Mar 2019 #30

In my whole long life I never thought of giving up locks Mar 2019 #31

I am feeling the same way Tumbulu Mar 2019 #32

I feel sickened as well. Tumbulu Mar 2019 #33

Poladydi poladydi Mar 2019 #34

Frustration Aussie105 Apr 2019 #35

Take heart. Zoom out sometimes and remember we are all stardust. 💫 mahina Apr 2019 #36

These are spectacular selections.That's definitely going to be my next set when I'm done with Celts Hekate Apr 2019 #42

Hawai'i aloha! mahina Apr 2019 #43

Sistah, you just made me cry all ovah my iPad screen. This is a later version of exactly that song.. Hekate Apr 2019 #44

Wait wait wait: just found Kaulana Na Pua from Project Kuleana again... Hekate Apr 2019 #45

Oh my God, I love that mele. mahina Apr 2019 #46

Oh Palani ❤️❤️❤️❤️ mahina Apr 2019 #47

I feel you. I take breaks too. I only watch small portions of news these days. More watching does no themaguffin Apr 2019 #39

I can't turn away from any of it. RVN VET71 Apr 2019 #40

I think the country is collectively 'sick' these days. spanone Apr 2019 #41