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FirstLight

(13,352 posts)
140. my dear cali...
Mon May 20, 2013, 02:48 AM
May 2013

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)

There is no hope. Everything is chaos. MineralMan May 2013 #1
Yep - Good thing the folks in Flint and Selma weren't quitters michigandem58 May 2013 #110
Very true, very true. n/t AverageJoe90 May 2013 #150
If there's no hope, then why are you here? AnnetteJacobs May 2013 #2
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"Most people care about sports and TV..." randome May 2013 #13
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That's 'life', not 'wife'. Do you have a smudge on your screen? LOL! randome May 2013 #20
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Such folks are unlikely to participate in DU, though. MineralMan May 2013 #39
I am here to commiserate with other like minded people who also realize that there is no hope. n/t totodeinhere May 2013 #40
Well... Texasgal May 2013 #3
Maybe she needs to view REAL rays of sunshine more often! We all could stand to do that! randome May 2013 #15
I've been there! I loved those carefree travel days I used to have! Lucky Luciano May 2013 #47
what's that green sludge? marions ghost May 2013 #100
Hopefully NOT something man-made! randome May 2013 #114
man made runoff + nature = excess algae marions ghost May 2013 #134
Algae... awoke_in_2003 May 2013 #123
Agreed in all except that that is the only thing that is happening. And I also always want to add a patrice May 2013 #4
"America is the first country to have gone from barbarism to decadence without the usual intervening Tierra_y_Libertad May 2013 #5
Written at a time distant from today. MineralMan May 2013 #41
I wouldn't be in the least surprised if he would feel the same way today. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2013 #44
But we can't know. He's been dead a long time. MineralMan May 2013 #53
I majored in history and it's still my main interest. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2013 #62
Agree about the cynic part. Democracyinkind May 2013 #77
But the irony is that it could be. zeemike May 2013 #70
Thank you, whathehell May 2013 #76
What a daft comment. His commentary was not about modern day America. Bluenorthwest May 2013 #94
Europe has culture, for sure... awoke_in_2003 May 2013 #124
Grid lock in congress due to gerrymandering and misinformation from the MSM judgegblue May 2013 #6
That really doesn't matter, the corporations already own many Democrats davidn3600 May 2013 #84
"in its present form" nt patrice May 2013 #7
Call Dr. Who! patrice May 2013 #8
Who? randome May 2013 #10
+1 rbrnmw May 2013 #14
are you upperclass? fascisthunter May 2013 #25
All things are not political. I like good art direction & I stay home a lot, though not patrice May 2013 #36
yes. you can repeat it here... Democracyinkind May 2013 #52
As we used to sing in kindergaten..... DFW May 2013 #109
I thought he was on first base. nt patrice May 2013 #116
Who is on first base. nm rhett o rick May 2013 #119
nailed fascisthunter May 2013 #106
I think it's an excellent question... kentuck May 2013 #11
Nothing about the country's current form must persist past the next election Yo_Mama May 2013 #12
Confused by lies and misinformation spread by the Rethugs through their propaganda machine, judgegblue May 2013 #17
That's a good ideal but unfortunately I don't think that any one election totodeinhere May 2013 #42
Havnt they? quakerboy May 2013 #67
We are doing terrible things in the name of money & profit too Triana May 2013 #18
'Money trumps peace.' - George W Bush, Feb. 14, 2007 Octafish May 2013 #19
I had the opportunity once to talk to a biologist who made the following statement: airplaneman May 2013 #30
This quote is absolutley brilliant. limpyhobbler May 2013 #61
Can I use this airplaneman? I need a new sig line and this is brilliant! Full credit to you... nt riderinthestorm May 2013 #98
You are welcome to use this quote - no credits needed. n/t. airplaneman May 2013 #103
He nailed it! n/t Triana May 2013 #99
I'll echo others here... tex-wyo-dem May 2013 #105
Bingo Little Star May 2013 #117
We still have a shot at keeping the whole kittenkaboodle going. Octafish May 2013 #21
We don't live in a Democracy any more Doctor_J May 2013 #118
You are correct. We vote them out and the new crew does the same as the old. Octafish May 2013 #137
My old political science professor from college octoberlib May 2013 #22
I think it's also what happened in the US before FDR MannyGoldstein May 2013 #33
Yes they do. nt octoberlib May 2013 #37
It would take an FDR to stave it off. Democracyinkind May 2013 #55
Wait? Haven't you seen this? MannyGoldstein May 2013 #58
Ha. Don't get me started.... Democracyinkind May 2013 #63
I bring out the worst in people MannyGoldstein May 2013 #66
I am not so sure people are in enough pain yet to do much, but it's coming down the pike fast. Mnemosyne May 2013 #95
It Doesn't Work That Way AndyTiedye May 2013 #142
wow FirstLight May 2013 #144
"The Republicans know exactly what they're doing" zeemike May 2013 #72
K & R !!! WillyT May 2013 #24
in its present form DonCoquixote May 2013 #26
The Right Has a Lock on the Media, the Churches, the Courts, Most State Governments, and the House AndyTiedye May 2013 #147
I've found that a daily swing by the "Good News" group helps a little... Buns_of_Fire May 2013 #27
Just subscribed... narnian60 May 2013 #56
awesome thoughts FirstLight May 2013 #145
Hey cali -- timdog44 May 2013 #28
"The individual is still the most important and powerful entity" = no, that is the mythology handed HiPointDem May 2013 #49
I certainly timdog44 May 2013 #54
The people are, though. Or they could be. Democracyinkind May 2013 #65
Gee, Cali. All we have to do is elect more Democrats! bvar22 May 2013 #29
That's about the long and short of it. The great cull isn't coming, it's happening slowly right now Poll_Blind May 2013 #31
So let's do something. MannyGoldstein May 2013 #32
The Democrats have won four of the last six presidential elections but yet things totodeinhere May 2013 #50
I was an Obama fan too in 2008, but a cautious one MannyGoldstein May 2013 #57
honestly? I think we're already well on the way to being thoroughly digested in the belly of the cali May 2013 #71
Have you read much about America in the 1920s and early 1930s? MannyGoldstein May 2013 #75
The pendulum is swinging and very near its apex. Bonhomme Richard May 2013 #34
Find out just what any people will quietly submit to... alterfurz May 2013 #101
What will they submit to? I have no hope for those who will allow their gonads to be groped, and AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #112
There is a Problem With the Pendulum AndyTiedye May 2013 #148
Wrong. Zoeisright May 2013 #35
Of course I didn't say that there was no difference between republicans and dems. cali May 2013 #74
Unfortunately many, if not most, people have been affected by the MSM's moral equivalency judgegblue May 2013 #104
I've been marching for 53 years olddots May 2013 #38
Almost the same for me. You're maybe a little MineralMan May 2013 #43
At least you're getting your physical exercise. Me I'm so frustrated and cynical about the whole totodeinhere May 2013 #45
Feeling blue? Watch Bono on Charlie Rose from the other night. SleeplessinSoCal May 2013 #46
bono, the tax cheat and flack of the 1%? lol. HiPointDem May 2013 #51
Ignore the tax "cheat" allegations, and watch the video. SleeplessinSoCal May 2013 #82
they're not allegations and i'm not being played. HiPointDem May 2013 #83
"cheat" is different from doing something legally. Any way to hammer this guy . . SleeplessinSoCal May 2013 #86
i watched the video. what did you learn? HiPointDem May 2013 #87
That approaching issues to do with poverty can be best solved through civil discourse with SleeplessinSoCal May 2013 #89
you didn't know that already? you had to suffer through the whole video to learn that? HiPointDem May 2013 #90
Boy do we ever disagree. I'll leave it at that. SleeplessinSoCal May 2013 #97
look behind the PR. I'll leave it at that. HiPointDem May 2013 #108
Do you believe Bill Gates is working in Africa for the PR? SleeplessinSoCal May 2013 #132
i thought you were going to leave it at that? you misunderstand the reason for the PR. It's HiPointDem May 2013 #133
Wanted to, but "PR" piqued my interest. Now Is see where you're coming from. SleeplessinSoCal May 2013 #135
I think you should know this about the Gates Foundation vs the Koch Bros SleeplessinSoCal May 2013 #154
I know plenty about the Gates Foundation. The fact that they made a documentary that HiPointDem May 2013 #155
Civil discourse? That would be good. But apparently against the unwritten rule of some. AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #113
Yeah, how's that working for you? Doctor_J May 2013 #138
I get into twitter arguments with Rohrabacher. Only one time was there a SleeplessinSoCal May 2013 #139
the heaven05 May 2013 #48
This post makes you seem very intelligent and well informed. limpyhobbler May 2013 #59
USA is a proud democratic republic abelenkpe May 2013 #60
It started long ago. moondust May 2013 #64
What's in a name? zeemike May 2013 #68
Yes, there are severe problems for our Nation and especially the poor, the non-white, the unemployed drynberg May 2013 #69
+2100 lunasun May 2013 #131
..i wasn;t gonna bring THAT part up... FirstLight May 2013 #146
that's all true - but the younger generation is more liberal - more willing for change and the shift Douglas Carpenter May 2013 #73
Good point. Texas will be a blue state in due course ucrdem May 2013 #78
It's time for a Constitutional Convention. Turn CO Blue May 2013 #79
NOOOOO! The Teabaggers Control Too Many State Governments AndyTiedye May 2013 #149
It is a shame too because it doesn't have to be like this but most are caught in a box TheKentuckian May 2013 #80
Well, we may as well abolish the minimum wage, end SNAP, cancel Obamacare bhikkhu May 2013 #81
Catatonic. randome May 2013 #85
they're working on it. HiPointDem May 2013 #88
none of which has anything to do with the issues I identified in the OP cali May 2013 #91
"beyond redemption"'s fighting words bhikkhu May 2013 #92
And to those who are working still! randome May 2013 #93
None of those will matter if we dont stop the theft of our wealth by the fascist overlords. rhett o rick May 2013 #122
The first step would be getting corporate money out of elections alarimer May 2013 #96
Of course but how? We fully know what needs to be done, the question is how to do it. Congress rhett o rick May 2013 #120
2 trusted people said it, IOW tblue May 2013 #102
Real simple solution RobertEarl May 2013 #107
I think it's about over here. santamargarita May 2013 #111
A principled person will stand by their principles. You're doing that. The price is dissatisfaction. AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #115
If you arent going to stand by your principles, you might as well become a Republican. nm rhett o rick May 2013 #126
Or a 3rd-Wayer. n/t AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #128
Same thing. nm rhett o rick May 2013 #130
Is there a difference between Penny Pritzker and Mitt Rmoney? nm rhett o rick May 2013 #121
Yes. Mitt's daddy did cars, Penny's daddy did hotels. n/t Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #141
I was thinking that Mit has nicer hair. nm rhett o rick May 2013 #143
This message was self-deleted by its author rhett o rick May 2013 #125
Shhhh! Cleita May 2013 #127
"I used to scoff at people who claimed that we're living under fascism." woo me with science May 2013 #129
Well said. H2O Man May 2013 #136
my dear cali... FirstLight May 2013 #140
You Gotta Believe! graham4anything May 2013 #151
I don't know how we can do anything until.. Notafraidtoo May 2013 #152
I hear you, Cali. OneGrassRoot May 2013 #153
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