I just made a very depressing post on a thread started by Nance Greggs. So I thought... [View all]
I'd make up for that by a more positive post, this a share from an email my cousin Cynthia sent.
Trump is (inadvertently) making America Great (again).
> 1. Unprecedented levels of ongoing civic engagement.
> 2. Millions of Americans now know who their state and federal representatives are without having to google.
> 3. Millions of Americans are exercising more. They're holding signs and marching every week.
> 4. Alec Baldwin is great again. Everyone's forgotten he's kind of a jerk.
> 5. The Postal Service is enjoying the influx cash due to stamps purchased by millions of people for letter and postcard campaigns.
> 6. Likewise, the pharmaceutical industry is enjoying record growth in sales of anti-depressants.
> 7. Millions of Americans now know how to call their elected officials and know exactly what to say to be effective.
> 8. Footage of town hall meetings is now entertaining.
> 9. Tens of millions of people are now correctly spelling words like emoluments, narcissist, fascist, misogynist, holocaust and cognitive dissonance.
> 10. Everyone knows more about the rise of Hitler than they did last year.
> 11. Everyone knows more about legislation, branches of power and how checks and balances work.
> 12. Marginalized groups are experiencing a surge in white allies.
> 13. White people in record numbers have just learned that racism is not dead. (See #6)
> 14. White people in record numbers also finally understand that Obamacare IS the Affordable Care Act.
> 15. Stephen Colbert's "Late Night" finally gained the elusive #1 spot in late night talk shows.
> 16. "Mike Pence" has donated millions of dollars to Planned Parenthood since Nov. 9th.
> 17. Melissa FREAKING McCarthy.
> 18. Travel ban protesters put $24 million into ACLU coffers in just 48 hours, enabling them to hire 200 more attorneys. Lawyers are now heroes.
> 19. As people seek veracity in their news sources, respected news outlets are happily reporting a substantial increase in subscriptions, a boon to a struggling industry vital to our democracy.
> 20. Live streaming court cases and congressional sessions are now as popular as the Kardashians.
> 21. Massive cleanup of facebook friend lists.
> 22. People are reading classic literature again. Sales of George Orwell's "1984" increased by 10,000% after the inauguration. (Yes, that is true. 10,000%. 9th grade Lit teachers all over the country are now rock stars.)
> 23. More than ever before, Americans are aware that education is important. Like, super important.
> 24. Now, more than anytime in history, everyone believes that anyone can be President.
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