Yes, I’m in full agreement on all of the above, @agmoore. I’ve had to disconnect too. I put myself on a news diet for my mental health.
I have the same concerns and feelings of despair about the enabling of that mob brutality, and the brutishness of the MAGA movement. That said, one of my points which I really believe in (being a cockeyed optimist) is that it’s just not at all about that for most people. They do want change. They want a bold change agent. And they’re willing to avert their eyes on the negatives that come along with it.
That’s what I’ve had to tell myself, anyway, so I don’t go through life looking at everyone in my path as possibly one of the jerks that helped to unleash the destruction of democracy. I fear that’s where we may be heading, and yet I can’t lose my faith in humanity.
And meanwhile, the people I meet and cross paths with in daily life are kind and good natured. So I can’t even match my real life experience to some of the nasty rhetoric I’ve seen amongst Trump followers in the news. Literally one guy I can think of that I’ve spoken to in the past 9 years was in that camp and had bought into all idealism, bizarre patriotism and angry rhetoric that has emerged out of this movement.
Sigh. We must carry on. And yes, I too will be looking for things to do that are positive and can help counterbalance where things are heading.
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