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ecstatic

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13. yeah. It hurts. There's a sense of betrayal.

Thu Nov 7, 2024, 11:20 PM

Nov 7

I compare it to being heartbroken. The exact same feeling. But I'll be honest, allowing myself to cry -- several times -- has helped a lot. Also, I'm meditating and reminding myself not to get bogged down by things I cannot control.

Prior to all of this, I told myself that if things went the wrong way, I'd never visit DU or watch any cable news again. But I'm here. And... I guess... ready to fight? One day at a time. I probably will have to tune TF out as inauguration nears. We'll see...

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It's not even the fact that we lost the election [View all] cyclonefence Nov 7 OP

Yep indigoth Nov 7 #1

Where would you go? There is no safer place... Trueblue Texan Nov 7 #9

Probably indigoth Nov 7 #11

A couple of things to think about Arthur_Frain Nov 7 #2

Couldn't possibly agree with you more Colgate 64 Nov 7 #3

This election was a bad outcome, but it's part of living in a "democracy." I keep telling myself. Silent Type Nov 7 #4

When the autopsy on America is written, the media will be found as the cause of death. OMGWTF Nov 7 #5

Cause mamacita75 Nov 7 #6

Obama era was before the Ru$$ian thugs took a hold of social media Dem4life1234 Nov 7 #7

Trump has normalized 'being a horrible human being' Kablooie Nov 7 #8

It's not the country. It's the oligarch vulture network taking it over and selling the same patriarchal shit. ancianita Nov 7 #10

We assume we know that most people voted from a sense of malice. summer_in_TX Nov 7 #12

yeah. It hurts. There's a sense of betrayal. ecstatic Nov 7 #13