
Vice President Joe Biden told the author that during the transition, “seven different Republican Senators” told him that “McConnell had demanded unified resistance.” This was after the 2008 election but before Obama and Biden took office. – Greg Sargent quoted by Jonathan Capehart in “Republicans had it in for Obama before Day 1.”
I remember well when Bush Jr went after the Dixie Chicks. I am not someone who gets “triggered” but I do get royally PISSED and all this misogyny has made me really PISSED OFF. Now that I have seen some of the views of people I know I can’t unsee them and it has shocked me to my core.
Yes, I understand. Unseeing is not possible and we must make seeing have meaning by knowing and doing.
I’m so pleased you are feeling better. I’m watching the election campaign with interest from Australia and it can be like a circus at times. PTSD is no fun as my husband has that condition from the Vietnam War.. Keep well and thank you for sharing your story as others will definitely gain comfort from it.
Thank you so much Sue. It must seem bizarre and ludicrous from outside the US as it seems like a clown car crashed and disgorged its contents from the vantage here. Real PTSD from war it horrific, I’m so sorry to hear your husband has to deal with it. My brother had PTSD from Vietnam and it was hard to watch, stand-by, and support through. I hope my story helps. We must share our stories.
Yes, this world is a political nightmare for sure. At times, it seems all to overwhelming. I like your attitude and this post is so well written! Thank you for sharing.
I think women of ALL political flavors must lead us out of this mess. I try to be informed and aware and to be as judicious in my words as I can. I’ve gotten better through time.
I’ve been calling this a Trumpression. I am trying hard to not feel like a victim of the election coverage, but to feel empowered, to rise up and use my voice. We can make a difference on so many levels this time.
Hi Kim! I too try not to think from a victim mindset. It brings nothing good with it. I try to voice what I am thinking, and how I cope, and share the message that we can get through it all and live productive lives. That is why I wrote this, and we can and do and will continue to make a difference.
Hi Nancy! I am sure my annoying positivity has been grating on your nerves for these last several months but honestly, it is the way I deal with the same assault as you describe. While I’ve been fairly fortunate and not been physically and mentally attacked as you describe, even I have been sickened by all of the overt hate and violence everywhere these days. You are not alone. Fortunately, like you say I do feel a lightening to things but I also pray that we all stay focused enough to make sure it doesn’t change. AND to make sure that we make changes on the local and regional levels too. ~Kathy
Oh Kathy you do not grate! Usually I am pretty upbeat too. But the important message, as you say, is to keep focused, aware, and active.
Interesting how the political issues have been overshadowed by the bigger issues of the treatment of women. It’s a conversation that American has finally been forced to have. And, the irony is that the opposition is a woman.
Until we address patriarchal, misogynist, racist, classist, and most other sits and isms, together we won’t be able to make much progress. Any thumb on the scale unbalances the whole system.
‘I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it any more.” –
I filled out my ballot today and voted for Hillary and the local Judges as best as I can discern. Thank you Nancy for voicing in writing why I resonate so much with you. Hearing Trump’s crap has brought back so many attacks and memories that have been difficult and that I still deal with now. I have had my tires slashed, been attacked on the phone and in my home, things important to me stolen, teachers uncaring when presented with an “accident prone” student ignored.
I am now writing and documenting in journal form a powerful transition. You would not think that this would be an issue from a smart granddaughter of the Director of the Michigan Health Department and past President of the Michigan Dental Association, but there it is, glaring in my face with who I have in my life now.
The anger comes up again as a professional business women who has been driven to report abusive behavior in the workplace. It has to stop and I hope that there are enough women who want things to change and are courageous enough to be disgusted by this behavior. Gaslighting and subtle degrading manipulations can be hard to spot until an awakening happens.
I am a positive person who has friends and family who have committed suicide or suffered because no one cared enough,
You inspire me Nancy, XO Jilly