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In reply to the discussion: Last thread I'll start today: I'll admit I'm scared. 2016 is still very fresh in my mind. [View all]Duncan Grant
(8,603 posts)14. Fear is a liar.
Since were all havin a share, Ill admit I can indulge catastrophic thinking from time to time but not now.
Theres an eminently qualified woman at the top of our party. Theres momentum. Trump has had a terrible week. This is a rare time in my life and I intend to enjoy it. Imagine the 1st woman President.
Fear (fuck everything and run) is like obeying trump and the authoritarians in advance of any real threat. The threat is all a head game today thank you foreign intelligence services and rich guys. For now, Im confident that swaying imbecile is going down in flames.
Enjoy this - what I believe to be - wonderful moment. And take care of your own well-being.
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Last thread I'll start today: I'll admit I'm scared. 2016 is still very fresh in my mind. [View all]
Coventina
Oct 2024
OP
I'm not looking for my feelings to be validated. I'm expressing that being scared does not make me a troll.
Coventina
Oct 2024
#2
I hear ya. I have had an anxiety spike here & there. I expect there'll be an increase as each last week ticks off.
electric_blue68
Oct 2024
#19
I think it's fucking frightening that it would only take a minor media event
progressoid
Oct 2024
#21
Anybody who isn't scared is delusional or just lying. It's what we do with our fear, right?
Maru Kitteh
Oct 2024
#22