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In reply to the discussion: All those posting your belief there will be no justice... [View all]Trueblue Texan
(2,453 posts)38. I actually believe you were correct in your optimism.
Trump did NOT win. He is an illegitimate resident in the Oval Office. Now we have to figure out how to deal with it legally, constitutionally, and effectively. And we have to figure out how to prevent future violations of our voting systems.
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Please be kind and patient toward such posters who express frustration. Too many blatant and
Ninga
May 2019
#1
True dat. War not peace. The only warriors I know haven't left their keyboards. So I don't
Ninga
May 2019
#33
I try to but it has not escaped me that there are one hell of a lot of people just barely holding on
hlthe2b
May 2019
#2
A Facebook friend has reminded me since 2016 that optimism is part of the resistance
MaryMagdaline
May 2019
#3
Indeed. "The enemy wants us to feel depressed". Depression leads to "paralysis" and apathy.
hlthe2b
May 2019
#4
I'm 76. Kennedys assassination, the 2000 election, the evil Iraq war, the 2016 election
Ninga
May 2019
#8
Blind optimism breeds complacency. Clear-eyed realism is the basis of good faith, real action.
ancianita
May 2019
#15
Interesting take. I have often given that advice to people with challenging medical conditions.
lagomorph777
May 2019
#25
"The wheels of justice turn slowly, but grind exceedingly fine." -Euripides
Snarkoleptic
May 2019
#13
You wrote "Justice always prevails, usually at a rate that annoys someone or groups of people"
rainin
May 2019
#20
I feel the same way, especially after the news that the govt has 1700 more separated children
Amyishere
May 2019
#46
Have you stopped to consider that maybe your naive optimism is just as annoying to realists...
Act_of_Reparation
May 2019
#21
I was one of many that carried blind optimistic faith in the American voter in 2016
Pluvious
May 2019
#23
Slow walkin', hummmhawww, tentative, apathetic reluctance is the enemy of Justice.
Magoo48
May 2019
#27
I worked as a litigation paralegal for over 3 decades. Justice does not always prevail.
Honeycombe8
May 2019
#28
There will be SOME justice. The perfect is the enemy of the good. Reject binary thinking.
Bernardo de La Paz
May 2019
#41