Jess Piper shows us ways to resist positively. She lives in Missouri where the people supported a pro-abortion measure. Her state senator has vowed to overturn the amendment. She sent him a short note. "We voted on Amendment 3 and it passed. If I can deal with a lazy, lying, cheating, felon traitor being my President, you can deal with the will of Missourians on abortion."
I have found myself oscillating between fear and anger this past week - it is so easy to do. The question is do I (we) avoid the news altogether? Despite how hard it is to observe, I feel it is still important to stay connected to what is happening.
A friend of mine mentioned this quote in a recent social media post, and I thought I would share it here.
Tom Nichols, in the Atlantic states: “Trump has the soul of a fascist but the mind of a disordered child. He will likely be surrounded by terrible but incompetent people. All of them can be beaten: in court, in Congress, in statehouses around the nation, and in the public arena. America is a federal republic, and the states—at least those in the union that will still care about democracy—have ways to protect their citizens from a rogue president. Nothing is inevitable, and democracy will not fall overnight.”
Good morning. You're right. We need to breathe. And not give up or in.
Welcome, tecolote42. I’ll have to check out your site as well.
Jess Piper shows us ways to resist positively. She lives in Missouri where the people supported a pro-abortion measure. Her state senator has vowed to overturn the amendment. She sent him a short note. "We voted on Amendment 3 and it passed. If I can deal with a lazy, lying, cheating, felon traitor being my President, you can deal with the will of Missourians on abortion."
Yes, Don A. I love Jess!
I have found myself oscillating between fear and anger this past week - it is so easy to do. The question is do I (we) avoid the news altogether? Despite how hard it is to observe, I feel it is still important to stay connected to what is happening.
A friend of mine mentioned this quote in a recent social media post, and I thought I would share it here.
Tom Nichols, in the Atlantic states: “Trump has the soul of a fascist but the mind of a disordered child. He will likely be surrounded by terrible but incompetent people. All of them can be beaten: in court, in Congress, in statehouses around the nation, and in the public arena. America is a federal republic, and the states—at least those in the union that will still care about democracy—have ways to protect their citizens from a rogue president. Nothing is inevitable, and democracy will not fall overnight.”
Thank you for sharing this, Lee. An excellent article from The Atlantic to be read in full if possible.