It has been a while since I posted.
The world has changed a bit. I think we all feel a little different.
If you are happy about the new President, you feel empowered and courageous, victorious.
If you are not happy about the new President, you feel lost, and confused, and betrayed.
I would consider myself in the second category.
There are so many things to discuss. So many points of view to be examined. My first thought is to lash out and attack the people and ideas presented. I want to break down their arguments and direct them to the "facts". What we are learning, what we should have known, is that the "facts" don't actually matter. Today we are operating in a world of feelings.
While the conservatives call anyone who questions the new administration and new policies snowflakes, the White House Press Secretary gets up in front of the podium and talks about how demoralizing it is to have every statement questioned. The irony.
It is pretty clear that I am not going to solve any problems on this blog. I am not going to run for office or leave the country, but I think that I want to be involved in the discussion. I think that we need a discussion. Perhaps someone who does not agree with me will read what I write and engage in the discussion; instead of just lashing out. I am going to try not to lash out as well.
We are all just here for a moment. The best that we can hope for is to leave the place a little better than what we found.
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