Red Mosquito

tragabigzanda wrote:I'n having some sort of late-onset depression over this election. When it first happened, I was somehow able to gather enough information that I could understand the causes, where to allocate various feelings, etc. I was even happy and upbeat all day yesterday. But today... I'm just feeling pretty hopeless. All the liberal voices getting the headlines with their opinions -- Lena Dunham, Ethan Coen, etc -- are just killing me with their privileged opinions. And all my loved ones (family and friends) are back on Instagram sharing pictures of their food, going to watch movies, etc. It's like I'm watching the liberals react, and though I know there are some protests and calls to action beginning to take shape, there are way to many people wringing their hands or just tuning out.

Simple Torture wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:I'n having some sort of late-onset depression over this election. When it first happened, I was somehow able to gather enough information that I could understand the causes, where to allocate various feelings, etc. I was even happy and upbeat all day yesterday. But today... I'm just feeling pretty hopeless. All the liberal voices getting the headlines with their opinions -- Lena Dunham, Ethan Coen, etc -- are just killing me with their privileged opinions. And all my loved ones (family and friends) are back on Instagram sharing pictures of their food, going to watch movies, etc. It's like I'm watching the liberals react, and though I know there are some protests and calls to action beginning to take shape, there are way to many people wringing their hands or just tuning out.

Do something positive to make yourself feel better, trag, something that makes you feel good about helping other people. Go pick up litter at the park. Give your time to a soup kitchen. Donate money to Planned Parenthood in Mike Pence's name (which a lot of people are doing) or give to a local community organization that has nothing to do with the election. My wife and I used to (we really still should, but babies take up a lot of time) do some extreme coupon-ing and donate what we got to local homeless shelters--they're always in need of in-kind items, like shaving supplies, deodorant, and feminine hygiene products, and you know they're gonna go to someone who needs them.

tragabigzanda wrote:Meanwhile...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/na ... ge%2Fstory

tragabigzanda wrote:

Simple Torture wrote:

Simple Torture wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:I'n having some sort of late-onset depression over this election. When it first happened, I was somehow able to gather enough information that I could understand the causes, where to allocate various feelings, etc. I was even happy and upbeat all day yesterday. But today... I'm just feeling pretty hopeless. All the liberal voices getting the headlines with their opinions -- Lena Dunham, Ethan Coen, etc -- are just killing me with their privileged opinions. And all my loved ones (family and friends) are back on Instagram sharing pictures of their food, going to watch movies, etc. It's like I'm watching the liberals react, and though I know there are some protests and calls to action beginning to take shape, there are way to many people wringing their hands or just tuning out.

Do something positive to make yourself feel better, trag, something that makes you feel good about helping other people. Go pick up litter at the park. Give your time to a soup kitchen. Donate money to Planned Parenthood in Mike Pence's name (which a lot of people are doing) or give to a local community organization that has nothing to do with the election. My wife and I used to (we really still should, but babies take up a lot of time) do some extreme coupon-ing and donate what we got to local homeless shelters--they're always in need of in-kind items, like shaving supplies, deodorant, and feminine hygiene products, and you know they're gonna go to someone who needs them.

In all seriousness, engagement opportunities within Big Sky are extremely limited -- it's already a nature-lover's paradise, and every around me is either rich and white, or a ski bum (and white). And there's less than 3000 of them in total...

96583UP wrote:

looks like Trump got fewer votes than either Romney or McCain too ...

i wouldn't discount the impeachment possibility. aside from the trump university and teenage rape case that will both be going to trial, apparently; after the 1% get their tax cut passed, it's gonna just be the healthcare/energy/military/financial industries jockeying for priority on the special interest project list; and Trump might not realize that he has to do what the republican congress says, and not vice-versa, otherwise they will throw his ass out

although then trump could pump up the 'washington insider/media conspiracy' and call upon is milita of deplorables to riot, protest etc

and we might end up with a small scale civil war

all power to the people

Strat wrote:http://money.cnn.com/2016/11/12/media/donald-trump-twitter-60-minutes/index.html


Donald will now be a restrained twitter user

Simple Torture wrote:

96583UP wrote:

looks like Trump got fewer votes than either Romney or McCain too ...

i wouldn't discount the impeachment possibility. aside from the trump university and teenage rape case that will both be going to trial, apparently; after the 1% get their tax cut passed, it's gonna just be the healthcare/energy/military/financial industries jockeying for priority on the special interest project list; and Trump might not realize that he has to do what the republican congress says, and not vice-versa, otherwise they will throw his ass out

although then trump could pump up the 'washington insider/media conspiracy' and call upon is milita of deplorables to riot, protest etc

and we might end up with a small scale civil war

all power to the people

The civil rape case was dropped very quietly right before the election. It was never covered by mainstream news outlets, so it barely made a bleep when it went under.

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/d ... ped-230770

BurtReynolds wrote:Hillary was a singularly bad candidate. That's why I think even if Trump actually turns out to be a good president, he'll get trounced by the next guy yelling about "hope and change".

96583UP wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:Hillary was a singularly bad candidate. That's why I think even if Trump actually turns out to be a good president, he'll get trounced by the next guy yelling about "hope and change".

i think the question more for trump might be, when does this current extended economic expansion end? they are going to pour gasoline on the fire with these tax cuts and the de-regulation of certain industries. this could pump up conventional measures of growth very significantly and very quickly - but that is often shortly followed by high inflation, which is normally met with interest rate increases; which leads to recession. Can they keep the employment party going through another election season? might be really hard to do. this might have been in the stars already regardless of who was president. but under trump's apparent plan, the economy probably burns white hot for 1-2 years and then by year 3 starts to tumble. and the rust belters may be tightening their belts even tighter than before, sadly. in an economic meltdown context, pretty much any candidate could beat him. unless they fabricate a convincing enough distraction or scapegoat - perhaps by attacking a middle eastern country in the name of 'defending the homeland' - but trump seems more like an isolationist than that kind of hawk ... he'd probably be content enough to take his now huge pile of chips off the table right before the thing falls apart and run back down to mar-a-lago for some grope parties.

Strat wrote:Honest question burt: Which presidents were you fond of?

Or are you total anarchist and believe a gov't should not even exist.

BurtReynolds wrote:

Strat wrote:Honest question burt: Which presidents were you fond of?

Or are you total anarchist and believe a gov't should not even exist.

Refusal to root for a team doesn't make me an anarchist.

I meant she was a bad candidate, as in she is really bad at getting votes. But beyond that she does embody the obliviousness and corruption in our current government, and I'm not even talking about the illegal stuff. But the last post is just my opinion.The first part is not.

Strat wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:

Strat wrote:Honest question burt: Which presidents were you fond of?

Or are you total anarchist and believe a gov't should not even exist.

Refusal to root for a team doesn't make me an anarchist.

I meant she was a bad candidate, as in she is really bad at getting votes. But beyond that she does embody the obliviousness and corruption in our current government, and I'm not even talking about the illegal stuff. But the last post is just my opinion.The first part is not.

i agree but that wasn't my question