I am 53 years old and this literally made me weep. I have so much to say right now but you said so much. The mic drops here. Gonna subscribe. Keep Going! YOU are not alone!
Billie, I read this when I first woke up, and then had to run to work and got slammed there…but the whole day, I kept thinking about your comment. I think that's the nicest thing I've ever heard someone say about my writing.
All of these and more. After 35+ years of working for social justice issues, I cry. A lot. While I do not believe that I have wasted my time, I know I have only touched the tip of the iceberg. After 20 years of, "How bad does it have to get?", and seeing it get much worse, I know it is futile. I have been out of this country more than in it in the last few years, and I get a different perspective. The next time I get to leave, I will not make the mistake of coming back. Ever. In the last year, a judge kicked me out of my home, and I may never see my son again. I have been homeless ever since because housing, for one, is astronomical. I work at a soup kitchen. We have food, clothes, showers, laundry. The amount of people we serve keeps growing. I have been detained and beaten twice by feds. Now I am witnessing my friends being kidnapped and deported. Most of them are even legal. If people think we have freedom of speech, think again. The oligarchy government will never represent us. I know the future is much brighter elsewhere. I know I have written a lot here. I will post more on my page. Thank you, Brie. Thanks to all of you.
I really hate that all I can offer is words, because words are so empty 😐 What I can say is, I read your comment twice just to make sure I don't forget it… and you are not alone. I promise you that.
“ The forest was shrinking but the trees kept voting for the axe, for the axe was clever and convinced the trees that because his handle was made of wood he was one of them” -auth unk. Brie, thank you for your voice and your platform. Ignore the trolls, they have been duped by the axe.
I've never bought the exceptionalist stuff, not by a long shot, but the country was a miracle for my family, as for so many others. In mitigation for our loss and the feeling that 'this isn't us' I would say that it isn't. It's the Confederacy, having risen again and finally beaten the hated Yankees (federal government) that forced them out of their wonderful system of exploitation and plunder now being reconstituted under libertarian and Christian and laissez-faire claims, all lies, bullshit and the opposite of the truth. Having said that, I think we're at the 'run, boy, run' point in Camelot, the movie version being most accessible.
We've lost.
If we can get things back on track to any degree it will have to be different, beginning with the legality of our government, a formerly low bar we've still never met. The best of it went on at an individual level and I've known so many people who lived and loved well and appreciated what they had and wanted to share. All that, or much of it, is still there I think but being swamped. By the swamp dwellers who have come after us, predictably projecting all their baggage onto us. I blocked Herr Shay, by the way. He's a bot of one kind or another. I don't understand why he's on here and not out celebrating glorious victory.
Trump drones abound, properly lobotomized, and they're raining devastation on the land. Trump has a knack for stripping people of their humanity, perhaps his only real talent though he does have an ear for an insult.
I'll start by saying this: the parallels you drew to the Confederacy were new for me, but incredibly poignant. I'm not sure why I didn't make that connection before! I'm trying my best to maintain some type of hope that his base wakes up at some point, because then we might stand some chance…
Sidenote: I have watched The Newsroom on HBO like 3x all the way through, and thanks to the links you sent, I FINALLY UNDERSTAND THE REFERENCE TO CAMELOT 🥹😂
Thank you for saying this ❤️ For what very little it's worth, I would bet all my money that 88% of Americans freaking love Canada and wholeheartedly support your boycotts and boos towards our country 🇨🇦
I'll be honest with you, George: The way you just spoke to a perfect stranger on the internet, writing from the heart, bothering nobody... You've kinda presented your worldview as something to avoid 🤷 it's rather unkind and unfeeling. Cruel, for no reason. Lacking tact or any real rationale other than to insult. The kinda person you avoid at parties.
Brie remember no publicity is bad publicity. We can ride George's lame attempts at trolling to boost your articles and get you more visibility and subscribers. Thank you George for all of your assistance. 🫠You know we need you here to boost the algorithm so let's just get at it George! But could you be a little more specific because it makes it more fun! Right now you are just giving a sense of not really knowing...well...anything.
I just subscribed to you George... I'm not gonna lie, I hope you'll choose your words a little more kindly, but I like smart people who disagree with me.
I agree with her. I am 68 and have never felt like my country was taken over by a hateful corrupt regime like now… My father was a WW11 vet, my grandfather fought in WW1 , my brother was in the coast guard and my cousin at age 18 died in Vietnam!!!! All to protect us !!! Now our country is about money and taking away books, history, dei, education, freedom of speech and freedom of choice and make us go back in time…. So disheartening!
Drain the Republicans in the Congress and Senate!!! And you have every right to your opinion because I think we are still America….
Draining the swamp is not the same as ripping apart government without any real accountability. Let’s be real and admit there’s a way to do things without going after your enemies because they didn’t do what you wanted. And retribution is not the way either. Trump has been a money man and he could care less about our country. He will take it down and sell us to Russia while he golfs and makes deals with any country that he gets his family to own. Gaza a beach and he says America will take it?!? What happened to America First?
The American Ambassadors should all come home and it would save a lot. No need for them.. but heh your guy won and hope you enjoy the ride…
I am 53 years old and this literally made me weep. I have so much to say right now but you said so much. The mic drops here. Gonna subscribe. Keep Going! YOU are not alone!
Billie, I read this when I first woke up, and then had to run to work and got slammed there…but the whole day, I kept thinking about your comment. I think that's the nicest thing I've ever heard someone say about my writing.
Just, from the bottom of my heart, thank you ❤️
🫶
Brie, thank you for sharing this. It’s all so overwhelming and that’s exactly the point. Your world view is one with reason and kindness.
I appreciate you Stacie ☺️ thank you for saying this 🙏
All of these and more. After 35+ years of working for social justice issues, I cry. A lot. While I do not believe that I have wasted my time, I know I have only touched the tip of the iceberg. After 20 years of, "How bad does it have to get?", and seeing it get much worse, I know it is futile. I have been out of this country more than in it in the last few years, and I get a different perspective. The next time I get to leave, I will not make the mistake of coming back. Ever. In the last year, a judge kicked me out of my home, and I may never see my son again. I have been homeless ever since because housing, for one, is astronomical. I work at a soup kitchen. We have food, clothes, showers, laundry. The amount of people we serve keeps growing. I have been detained and beaten twice by feds. Now I am witnessing my friends being kidnapped and deported. Most of them are even legal. If people think we have freedom of speech, think again. The oligarchy government will never represent us. I know the future is much brighter elsewhere. I know I have written a lot here. I will post more on my page. Thank you, Brie. Thanks to all of you.
I really hate that all I can offer is words, because words are so empty 😐 What I can say is, I read your comment twice just to make sure I don't forget it… and you are not alone. I promise you that.
Thank you. I feel very alone where I live. There is so much racism and segregation. I'll do what I said I would and post more. Thanks again
“ The forest was shrinking but the trees kept voting for the axe, for the axe was clever and convinced the trees that because his handle was made of wood he was one of them” -auth unk. Brie, thank you for your voice and your platform. Ignore the trolls, they have been duped by the axe.
The trolls are quiet compared to the volume of support ☺️ I so appreciate you!
I feel like we are collectively this close to watering our farms with Gatorade.
RIGHT?!?
Grieve, and RESIST
I've never bought the exceptionalist stuff, not by a long shot, but the country was a miracle for my family, as for so many others. In mitigation for our loss and the feeling that 'this isn't us' I would say that it isn't. It's the Confederacy, having risen again and finally beaten the hated Yankees (federal government) that forced them out of their wonderful system of exploitation and plunder now being reconstituted under libertarian and Christian and laissez-faire claims, all lies, bullshit and the opposite of the truth. Having said that, I think we're at the 'run, boy, run' point in Camelot, the movie version being most accessible.
We've lost.
If we can get things back on track to any degree it will have to be different, beginning with the legality of our government, a formerly low bar we've still never met. The best of it went on at an individual level and I've known so many people who lived and loved well and appreciated what they had and wanted to share. All that, or much of it, is still there I think but being swamped. By the swamp dwellers who have come after us, predictably projecting all their baggage onto us. I blocked Herr Shay, by the way. He's a bot of one kind or another. I don't understand why he's on here and not out celebrating glorious victory.
Trump drones abound, properly lobotomized, and they're raining devastation on the land. Trump has a knack for stripping people of their humanity, perhaps his only real talent though he does have an ear for an insult.
We had our Camelot, which kind of thing, like youth, is nearly impossible to appreciate while it's going on:
https://youtu.be/_lhduy0Em74?si=sgHPzcVXw86y-TyW
https://youtu.be/BRWFcjZ1hKc?si=-ku1mj3GUYRvOUG5
I'll start by saying this: the parallels you drew to the Confederacy were new for me, but incredibly poignant. I'm not sure why I didn't make that connection before! I'm trying my best to maintain some type of hope that his base wakes up at some point, because then we might stand some chance…
Sidenote: I have watched The Newsroom on HBO like 3x all the way through, and thanks to the links you sent, I FINALLY UNDERSTAND THE REFERENCE TO CAMELOT 🥹😂
You rock for that!
Another good thing showing how we got here and the unbelievably degraded people behind it ...
https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-bd1c29b73de
They're running the show now. We need to salvage what we can, and I have no idea what that might be ...
https://youtu.be/jtYIXPeOim0?si=1wPmIjir0nCc1z_z
Yes a grief , and anger ... Oh hell all seven steps of loss.
Soul Searching
Thank you for saying this ❤️ For what very little it's worth, I would bet all my money that 88% of Americans freaking love Canada and wholeheartedly support your boycotts and boos towards our country 🇨🇦
Daniel, this was beautifully written. Thank you thank you thank you ❤️
I'll be honest with you, George: The way you just spoke to a perfect stranger on the internet, writing from the heart, bothering nobody... You've kinda presented your worldview as something to avoid 🤷 it's rather unkind and unfeeling. Cruel, for no reason. Lacking tact or any real rationale other than to insult. The kinda person you avoid at parties.
Please, don't lift a finger. No thanks.
Ditto. Best wishes
Ditto again. Best wishes
Brie remember no publicity is bad publicity. We can ride George's lame attempts at trolling to boost your articles and get you more visibility and subscribers. Thank you George for all of your assistance. 🫠You know we need you here to boost the algorithm so let's just get at it George! But could you be a little more specific because it makes it more fun! Right now you are just giving a sense of not really knowing...well...anything.
Billie, your brilliance shines brighter and brighter every time you comment.
Billie and George, I can't help but confess I quite enjoyed reading this exchange 🥹
I just subscribed to you George... I'm not gonna lie, I hope you'll choose your words a little more kindly, but I like smart people who disagree with me.
I agree with her. I am 68 and have never felt like my country was taken over by a hateful corrupt regime like now… My father was a WW11 vet, my grandfather fought in WW1 , my brother was in the coast guard and my cousin at age 18 died in Vietnam!!!! All to protect us !!! Now our country is about money and taking away books, history, dei, education, freedom of speech and freedom of choice and make us go back in time…. So disheartening!
Drain the Republicans in the Congress and Senate!!! And you have every right to your opinion because I think we are still America….
Draining the swamp is not the same as ripping apart government without any real accountability. Let’s be real and admit there’s a way to do things without going after your enemies because they didn’t do what you wanted. And retribution is not the way either. Trump has been a money man and he could care less about our country. He will take it down and sell us to Russia while he golfs and makes deals with any country that he gets his family to own. Gaza a beach and he says America will take it?!? What happened to America First?
The American Ambassadors should all come home and it would save a lot. No need for them.. but heh your guy won and hope you enjoy the ride…