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In reply to the discussion: this country in its present form is beyond redemption [View all]FirstLight
(13,352 posts)sounds like you are having a particularly hard day
I am going to respond first before reading the rest of the thread...and maybe I'll came back to edit or not.
I agree wholeheartedly that you are spot on in all respects. as a journalist and single mom and woman in her 40s with ever lessening options, I know what world you speak of. Less opportunity seems to be the name of the game as we watch this empire crumble. I wonder how I can make a difference, but really survival ends up trumping all my time and resources... and there are days when I fear it is planned that way. If enough of us are struggling, we won't or can't help each other or form bonds that matter or make a movement work...
and then my rebel girl inside takes me by the collar and says "fuck that!"
I will continue to voice my opinion till they drag me away
I will continue to raise my children as I see fit
I will continue to build connections with people who I can build community with
Because in the end... i think it's going to be our local connections that make all the difference.
fatalistic...ya. call it a symptom of my Generation (X)