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hamsterjill

(15,533 posts)
Thu Nov 7, 2024, 10:05 AM Nov 7

How is everyone handling the hate they feel right now? [View all]

I hate them. I hate them all. I hate every last one of them. To me, every single person who voted for Trump condemned me and my gender for being strong and capable. I’ve spent my entire life being a strong and capable woman and yet Trumpers want us to be submissive ninnies?

I have already cleared out my friends, family and business associates (as much as possible as I live in Texas) who are Trump idiots. I did that in 2016.

I am only a few months away from full retirement and when I get to that point, I intend to become a complete hermit and just stay away from them all.

Hate is not healthy, I realize, but I will not EVER forgive them for handing MY country over to Putin willingly and easily, and slapping in the face EVERY principle that EVER made this country great.

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Not well XanaDUer2 Nov 7 #1
I hope she does, too! hamsterjill Nov 7 #9
I gave that bitch over 400 XanaDUer2 Nov 7 #25
I am not handling my HATE well at all ...... I wish i could shoot Them all. Im not violent either. Trueblue1968 Nov 7 #158
They just punched every woman in the face. That's what happened. Walleye Nov 7 #2
Yes--they punched us in the face, pushed us to the ground, and then, boot on our necks, snarled, "now, stay down!" Timeflyer Nov 8 #166
There isn't enough sugar in the world orangecrush Nov 7 #3
No hate, just sorrow and fear Fiendish Thingy Nov 7 #4
Hate may be a waste of time, but it's real and I feel it for every trumper right now. lark Nov 7 #110
I don't hate them, I just hope they suffer. Polly Hennessey Nov 7 #5
I feel the same way. hamsterjill Nov 7 #12
I am livid. I don't see getting over it ever. onecaliberal Nov 7 #111
Do What Gov. Walz Suggested and Multitask. The_Counsel Nov 7 #128
I feel like every time someone complains relayerbob Nov 8 #171
I will not have anything to do with MAGA relatives, except for brief necessary exchanges. Wingus Dingus Nov 7 #6
and that's even difficult for me...ugh La Coliniere Nov 7 #100
Glad I Don't Own A Gun SoCalDavidS Nov 7 #7
I am going to do the opposite gab13by13 Nov 7 #8
I've had a similar line of thinking. yardwork Nov 7 #40
You bet, I am going to seek them out and hound them. gab13by13 Nov 7 #51
I saw that video. hamsterjill Nov 7 #56
Bingo. yardwork Nov 7 #69
Some news show talked about that the other day... usedtobedemgurl Nov 7 #84
As I always say..it's better to be pissed off than pissed on. BattleRow Nov 7 #101
Harass them...when things go bad. Septua Nov 7 #125
Hate eats at you. I don't hate anyone. It isn't healthy for ourselves. Groundhawg Nov 7 #10
nope. suppressing the hate is the thing that's unhealthy NoRethugFriends Nov 7 #95
I'm un-friending anyone who posted they're happy TFG won Freddie Nov 7 #11
I never understood Dem4life1234 Nov 7 #49
Anti-vax, anti-science doctors and nurses... deurbano Nov 8 #173
TSF - The sick fuck. onecaliberal Nov 7 #113
I feel more sadness than hate. Ocelot II Nov 7 #13
Well said WestMichRad Nov 7 #97
I, too, am mostly sad, but still trying to process the meaning of this election result. Lonestarblue Nov 7 #116
I went to a Sabrina Carpenter concert last night. pfitz59 Nov 7 #14
Well women damn sure didn't do it this time! hamsterjill Nov 7 #19
Trump's strategy of using threats and intimidation worked gab13by13 Nov 7 #28
But her endorsement rendered 300,000 voter registrations in 24 hours hamsterjill Nov 7 #52
Or many, if not most of them, Mr.Bill Nov 7 #74
This message was self-deleted by its author Different Drummer Nov 7 #94
Wtf.... She endorsed harris immediately after the debate questionseverything Nov 7 #149
She Put Out A Lovely Written Endorsement SoCalDavidS Nov 7 #152
On Election Day she put out a tic toc explaining why voting for harris was so important questionseverything Nov 7 #155
It Hardly Matters Now SoCalDavidS Nov 7 #157
Interesting. I had a similar feeling when I saw the movie Mama Mia 2. LisaM Nov 7 #98
Well, 70% of them likely didn't vote, or voted against Harris relayerbob Nov 8 #170
I'm kinda in denial still. But, not all the time. I wind in and out of it . mucifer Nov 7 #15
Yes, I am having SilverDawg Nov 7 #16
Mostly I hate the way I feel BeyondGeography Nov 7 #17
Yeah, it feels like 84 to me LeftInTX Nov 7 #54
Really good point Evolve Dammit Nov 7 #75
I'm oddly at peace with myself Mz Pip Nov 7 #18
This GenThePerservering Nov 7 #24
I largely agree with this. TwilightZone Nov 7 #31
As long as Medicare and Social Seecurity holds up, Mr.Bill Nov 7 #78
Don't forget the poorer of us who need/have Medicaid! electric_blue68 Nov 7 #156
No. They will just blame Democrats. travelingthrulife Nov 7 #123
I have never wished anyone ill Bettie Nov 7 #20
+1000 hamsterjill Nov 7 #41
You're not wishing them ill, you're wishing them reality. hatrack Nov 7 #145
Feel the same way. Want to enjoy schadenfreude when the Leopard eats their face. LiberalLoner Nov 7 #21
Badly I am afraid. MuseRider Nov 7 #22
It's hard. Quiet Em Nov 7 #23
Jump in, anyway. nt GenThePerservering Nov 7 #29
Yeah, I know Quiet Em Nov 7 #34
No, don't unless you know they aren't Trumpers hamsterjill Nov 7 #43
Political litmus test. roamer65 Nov 7 #32
Yeah, anyone with that sticker is getting avoided. Quiet Em Nov 7 #36
...and for safety sake too. roamer65 Nov 7 #37
Just slow down and tell them to pull themselves up by their bootstraps Ray Bruns Nov 7 #112
Badly MaryMagdaline Nov 7 #26
In a word, lousy. CanonRay Nov 7 #27
I'm channeling it into a severe austerity budget. roamer65 Nov 7 #30
I'm doing the same. A one-family attempt to collapse the Trump economy, lol. Wingus Dingus Nov 7 #48
There is power in numbers. roamer65 Nov 7 #63
Yep. I'm the same way lately--hoard the money, move it around as you see fit, but don't buy shit you don't need. Wingus Dingus Nov 7 #68
Collapsing the economy is part of their plan. Nt lostnfound Nov 9 #179
I'm felt the hate initially but now, it just is what it is. Elessar Zappa Nov 7 #33
I will only engage with them only in the most minimum ways possible, and will absolutely refuse to discuss anything JohnSJ Nov 7 #35
You won't ever change their minds, anyway. They have their beliefs and grievances and Wingus Dingus Nov 7 #42
I hate them. StarryNite Nov 7 #38
I'm allowing myself all my feelings and allowing them to change. yardwork Nov 7 #39
Rec'd Kaleva Nov 7 #50
Thanks. yardwork Nov 7 #65
Not hate ... it's more a combo of frustration and disgust ... and dread for the future FakeNoose Nov 7 #44
And wait til the tariffs kick in Freddie Nov 8 #177
I don't feel hate Kaleva Nov 7 #45
I'm still recoverng from being on my feet for a month! LeftInTX Nov 7 #46
TY for all you did! moonscape Nov 7 #67
What hate? joshcryer Nov 7 #47
You're absolutely right ailsagirl Nov 8 #174
For my sanity I need to take a break Luck Counts Nov 7 #53
This message was self-deleted by its author Nanuke Nov 7 #109
I have been going through my social media feeds TBF Nov 7 #55
Were you not old enough to vote in 2016? hamsterjill Nov 7 #58
At that point I don't think I truly appreciated TBF Nov 7 #133
Thank you for your honesty. hamsterjill Nov 7 #137
Remove them from your personal intimate Blue Full Moon Nov 7 #57
No hate, but plenty of anger. Dulcinea Nov 7 #59
I hope you are right but I don't think you are. hamsterjill Nov 7 #61
I'm staying away from hate ... Jkanad Nov 7 #60
My sister in law who is married to a maga ( who's marriage I think is going to end soon) told her brother kimbutgar Nov 7 #62
It blows my mind how any liberal woman could stay married to a MAGA. hamsterjill Nov 7 #138
When the disasterous debate happened he was gloating kimbutgar Nov 7 #147
I am letting my hate flow freely through City Lights Nov 7 #64
Good beer & good music. CaptainTruth Nov 7 #66
Not well. Feel similarly. Total legal system collapse and Evolve Dammit Nov 7 #70
Hate kills the soul of the hater. Don't hate. Hesitate. Contemplate. Educate. Emulate. Communicate. Devastate. ancianita Nov 7 #71
I'm not handling it well at all. Somehow, I have to get my brain focused on something other than politics. Vinca Nov 7 #72
I don't really feel hate jfz9580m Nov 7 #73
I am right there with you FirstLight Nov 7 #76
I don't like to hate... 2naSalit Nov 7 #77
The horror at our national suicide is just sinking in. NNadir Nov 7 #79
Using it to simplify my life . . . hatrack Nov 7 #80
I have given up on them. usedtobedemgurl Nov 7 #81
Turned on a local sports radio channel nitpicked Nov 7 #82
Music Figarosmom Nov 7 #83
Hear, hear! BigmanPigman Nov 7 #85
I realized a long time ago that the consequences of hate are essentially self-destructive. patphil Nov 7 #86
I prefer to learn to be indifferent to their fate. Hate requires the expenditure of dobleremolque Nov 7 #87
Shock, then sadness, disappointment... and now... Trust_Reality Nov 7 #88
PS Trust_Reality Nov 7 #92
Better now. duncang Nov 7 #89
Like this. It goes through my fingers. lees1975 Nov 7 #90
not well... da svenster Nov 7 #91
When trumpers DownriverDem Nov 7 #93
I think about the leopard chewing off their faces. GoCubsGo Nov 7 #96
I'm cutting all Republicans out of my life. Rizen Nov 7 #99
I did that in 2016. hamsterjill Nov 7 #103
For me, Elessar Zappa Nov 7 #153
My MAGA neighbor blueknight73 Nov 7 #102
That was a dumb thing to tell anyone XanaDUer2 Nov 7 #104
Please don't Vogon_Glory Nov 7 #130
I think you should. hamsterjill Nov 7 #139
I have the wheels blueknight73 Nov 7 #146
Good for you. hamsterjill Nov 7 #164
Good for you. hamsterjill Nov 7 #165
I refuse to acknowledge the results of this election. Not today, not ever. Initech Nov 7 #105
Not julmur Nov 7 #106
I have lunch every Friday with my repug former bff as of Tues. lark Nov 7 #107
I haven't picked any fights yet, but I've been in a simmering rage since 1994 because of Newt Gingrich LT Barclay Nov 7 #108
I feel it in my body adam_vermont Nov 7 #114
They despise us to the core sky_masterson Nov 7 #115
Saddened but, no hate in my heart Darnell1972 Nov 7 #117
This country is dead to me. VanceFan Nov 7 #118
i've swapped the hate for complete contempt and disgust for Don and those who voted for him. Ping Tung Nov 7 #119
I'm sitting with it for as long as I need to Coexist Nov 7 #120
My hate is all consuming... Moostache Nov 7 #121
Half of Americans rejected this IronLionZion Nov 7 #122
There are three MAGATs I can't cut off Bayard Nov 7 #124
I can certainly respect your right to do that (i.e., keep them in your life). hamsterjill Nov 7 #140
Hate and resentment are dangerous emotions for me Vogon_Glory Nov 7 #126
Agreed osaMABUSh Nov 7 #127
Terrified but turning it into action on this end gay texan Nov 7 #129
Hate is unproductive. It's draining. I'm too old to hate. I no longer go there. Doodley Nov 7 #131
I am done with religion. Dawson Leery Nov 7 #132
The opposite of love is indifference. morillon Nov 7 #134
I don't feel hate. It's more like resigned disgust. haele Nov 7 #135
I do not hate. H2O Man Nov 7 #136
You are to be commended. hamsterjill Nov 7 #141
Yes H2O Man Nov 7 #142
Not really hatred. Different Drummer Nov 7 #143
I'm beyond hate with these Jspur Nov 7 #144
Trying my best to ignore anything maga SunImp Nov 7 #148
Amen. Duppers Nov 7 #150
deleted snpsmom Nov 7 #151
Video games and reading fantasy/scifi novels LoveSucky Nov 7 #154
I feel a lot like you. lobointexas Nov 7 #159
We as liberals and progressives B.See Nov 7 #160
I hate them more! LiberalFighter Nov 7 #161
It's what keeps me going Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 7 #162
Hate was in me at first.... Mystery sage Nov 7 #163
More or less okay DemonGoddess Nov 8 #167
Not well! BlueMTexpat Nov 8 #168
Like any other grief GreatGazoo Nov 8 #169
I'm awful samplegirl Nov 8 #172
Almost called you yesterday! hamsterjill Nov 8 #176
Hate is corrosive. hay rick Nov 8 #175
My family Linda ladeewolf Nov 8 #178
Fortunately, we have been able to have a few days off Meowmee Nov 9 #180
Just angry Old_kid Nov 9 #181
No problem with the hate PhilosopherKing Nov 9 #182
Not good 😞 so worried about everything going to 💩. Can't sleep good. Don't want to talk to anyone. TommieMommy Nov 9 #183
I was thinking of performatively wailing Sympthsical Nov 9 #184
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