General Discussion

and it's hard to even keep track what awful new things happen every day. It's true that here in the People's Republic of Minneapolis Trumpers are pretty scarce, so the likelihood of going off on one in public is small. But since we don't see lawn signs or bumper stickers or red-hatted assholes walking around, what we do read or see in the media is that much more shocking. Go out for a walk or to a movie or a restaurant meal and you don't see any evidence of Trumpery. The world seems normal - but then go home and turn on the news or check the internet or social media or pick up the newspaper and there it is, all the horrors and craziness. I think in some ways that makes it all even harder because it's easy to pretend it isn't happening - as long as you completely ignore the news and don't discuss it with anyone. But that isn't possible so we get whiplash. My own reaction hasn't been rage as much as quiet but intense stress - constantly clenched jaw, sleeplessness, compulsive doomscrolling. I walk a lot, do art and music, and I might try meditation.

And though I don't recommend it, maybe punching a Trumper would feel really good.