I thought my anger at this election would fade. It's hotter than ever today.

[ZonkerHarris]

Certification is just another log on the fire.
I have no fucks to give anymore for everyone who voted for this corrupt regime.

[Attilatheblond]

1. Yep, and despite reading articles about how crying actually helps one's anger or depression,

I STILL have not been able to really open the taps on tears and release the pent fury/sadness. I know I'd feel better, but can't get a good cry going and clear out the bad hormones in my bloodstream.

Hell, I cry easily, for bad AND good things. But since Nov 7? Two tears fall then it all stops. Sometimes, I fear exploding, literally.

Anger? Yes indeed. But mostly, it's the profoundly deep sadness that so many people are either complete idiots or so filled with un-examined anger that they deliberately want to destroy everything and hurt everybody.

At my age, it's weird that I would still harbor hope for this nation and its people, but I do, or rather, I did. I feel like a vital organ has been ripped from me and left me slowly bleeding out.

[allegorical oracle]

35. Told myself that I'd just concentrate on other things and ignore TSF. But I can't fool

my body. Have felt downright ill since the election. (Of course, not having my property insurance renewed for 2025 didn't help.)

[Attilatheblond]

36. Sending you a big (((((HUG))))), for what it's worth

Feeling ill is the general mood for all my pals here. Sorry about the insurance situation. I am facing some needed home repairs, stuff an elderly widow can't do alone and that isn't covered by insurance, so I really fear for you.

[allegorical oracle]

39. Appreciate it. My insurance was crappy, anyway. Never had a claim or missed a

payment for 18 yrs. But always got an excuse why submitting a claim was useless -- even after I had damage from Hurricane Helene. Fla insurers want newer, larger homes to cover because it's more profitable.

[electric_blue68]

42. You might try watching, thinking about something that usually makes you cry, and then add your thoughts about the...

election in there?
Just a thought.

I cry easily, and I have a bit re this. I expect more so by around J18. Definitely J20.

[Attilatheblond]

50. It hasn't helped

Can't even squeeze out more than a couple tears thinking how much I miss my beloved husband.

[DavidDvorkin]

2. I'm still angry about 1968 and 1980

In addition to 2000, 2016, and 2024.

It's hard for me to accept that none of those can be reversed. Every time I hope for a blue tsunami so that some of the damage from those elctions can be undone, the American electorate disillusions me.

[Polybius]

18. I wonder what would have happened if Hubert Humphrey had won in 1968

Would he have been re-elected? What Republican would have gotten the nomination in 1972? Would Reagan have ran and won in 1976?

[Earl_from_PA]

22. Reagan did run in 1976

But lost the nomination at the convention in Kansas City. Ford did not have the prerequisite number of delegates going into the convention. Reagan suggested his running mate would be the 'Liberal republican senator' from PA. which lost him the Mississippi delegation, giving the nomination to Ford.

[Polybius]

24. Yeah, that election was wild

Reagan almost did the impossible and defeated a sitting President in the primaries. He came much, much closer than Ted Kennedy did in 1980. I wonder how Regan vs. Carter: 1976 Edition would have looked like.

[Earl_from_PA]

25. The loss of the Mississippi delegation

Led to the republican "southern strategy". That resulted in 12 years of a republican in the white house.

BTW, I believe Carter would have won in '76 regardless of who the R candidate was. Watergate left a bad taste in the electorate's mouth. If it had been Reagan in '76, America would be a much different place today...

[Polybius]

28. I am a huge fan of "What if's"

I can do them all day, and watch many videos on them. Another fun one is RFK living, or Ted Kennedy winning the nomination in 1980.

[Earl_from_PA]

29. Kennedy had zero chance in 84

Because of Chappaquiddick. It's a fantasy. The death of an innocent girl trumps a family name. Think of the entire American electorate. The Dems should have put forth stronger candidates. Rather than who was next in line. David Boron of Oklahoma immediately comes to mind. I know. Mondale was the favorite. Boron had better appeal across the total electorate.

[Attilatheblond]

37. Remember when he and Rosalynn got out of the car & walked in the inaguration parade? The cheers! The joy! The hope!

Watching on TV from my apartment in California, I wept with joy that day. Pretty sure I was not alone in that response.

[DavidDvorkin]

23. If Humphrey had come in with strong majorities in Congress

(which I admit is unlikely, given how close the election was), he would have been another FDR.

[electric_blue68]

44. I started being political w my dad having me go w him putting local election flyers under our apt neighbors doors at...

like12 in '65.

I was into it fully by '68, and that left a scar! I even *volunteered later on the last several weeks!

2000. Hoooo, boy! Etc

(don't know, if you were a McCarthy person, but I was sooo ready to volunteer for Bobby when he would campaign for NYS [which was after Cali 😔] so.....)

[DavidDvorkin]

47. I wasn't for McCarthy, but I did support RFK

1968 was a terrible year.

[electric_blue68]

48. In the "right" circumstances it Still brings me to tears...A friend,

and I waited on that long line (?4 hrs) to pay our respects at St Patrick's Cathedral.

[DavidDvorkin]

49. RFK, MLKJr, and then Nixon's election

It felt like the world had come to an end.

[Easterncedar]

3. I keep thinking how naive I have been

I believed in the courts, in law, in democracy for far too long. Now even Canada, Britain and France are teetering. I really thought Britain was better, more stable, than it has become.

[ZonkerHarris]

4. same here.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

8. I've realized the courts/law is totally fucked up for years.

It’s even worse than I thought though. It’s why I didn’t end up going to law school. I would not want to be associated with the Supreme Court - the highest court in the land. I have to give the lawyers in the ACLU and others fighting for civil rights props for being able to deal with the mess without going ballistic. What was that movie that had Al Pacino in it as a lawyer? That was realistic. I would have been Pacino x 10 with my temper.

[Biophilic]

9. Yeah, I've felt pretty naive and stupid.

I honestly believed that right would prevail. And I believed that our country and its democracy would stand. It’s been tough to get passed this. Not there yet, but I will be.

[AKwannabe]

5. Succinct

And exactly how I feel!!
Thanks!

[kerry-is-my-prez]

6. Keep your anger - it's much more pleasant than depression.

I’ve been angry since November and it’s what makes people active.

[soldierant]

11. You're right about that -

nothing ever changes or will change unless someone gets angry at what is.

[PortTack]

7. I have to work at not letting all the dark emotions overwhelm me

[Callie1979]

12. Yes its terrible for your/our health!

[kerry-is-my-prez]

14. Find some way to add action to your anger. How can you fight?

I’ve been posting things on Facebook and other forums. I’ve been attacking right-wingers online and it feels great to totally eviscerate them. There’s a couple of dumb asses who post on some site and I like to beat up on them. A few other people on the site seem to love it. It might not do too much, but it sure makes me feel better.

[Callie1979]

16. I do it on twitter. They usually block me

Even though my profile PLAINLY states "blocking me just shows your ignorance"

[kerry-is-my-prez]

21. I do it on a site for atheists of all things. There's a few loudmouths who post dumb political things there.

Since most of the other people on there and the moderators agree with me - I get away with it. It’s my opportunity to let out all the anger out and make some MAGATs look really stupid. Most everyone likes my posts and the MAGAT hides in embarrassment for a while. As they say “the pen is mightier than the sword.” Being a writer and having facts on my side, no MAGAt is safe on there.

[Figarosmom]

10. The thing that

Pisses me off is how they are already attacking our allies. Canada and Denmark. Who is next? And when will the media wake up and stop acting as though its a realistic suggestion that we take over countries by extortion. And will they go away at the end of 4 years?

[Mike 03]

34. Another point about this is that it is impossible to escape discussion

of Trump, whether one tunes to the BBC, CBC, Canadian talk radio, any news source originating in Europe. About four sentences in to every news report comes a headline about Trump, or an interview with a foreign politician talking about the threat he poses, the danger that is coming...

[slightlv]

13. I gave up when I read not one Democrat was

going to protest the certification. At least one did back when Bush Jr was selected. This time, no one speaks for the many, many of us... especially those of us who are veterans... who know the constitution reads in black and white that he shouldn't even have been allowed to run, let alone be certified.

I've been a Democrat my entire life, and I'll die voting Democrat. But let me tell you, I'm sorely disappointed over these past 10-15 years at how little the Democrats have gotten done in the vital areas of shoring up democracy and rights for every American. There are all kinds of excuses, but I'm just really tired of hearing them.

I knew today was certification day. I just kind of blew it off... the same way I'm probably going to blow it all off from this point on, as much as I can, anyway. Eventually, sooner rather than later, my hot button will get pushed and I'll feel the righteous anger and move toward action at that point.

[Butterflylady]

15. I was feeling that way at first,

Then it made sense. Things are horrible in the entire world. Dump is going to screw up everything, that's when all things will be seen in a different light. I watched a video this morning made by Tim (forgot his last name) of the Bulmark. In this video Tim had different people giving their predictions of the coming year.

They all had different views, but the one that caught my attention was the last person on. She is publisher of the Bulwark. She said that dump and his gang are going to cannibalize each other.

When you have candidates that are the bottom of the barrel and ignorant to boot, you know dam well things will go from bad to worse. All we have to do is sit back and watch the turmoil that's created. Then we'll be able say, hey dump you told the American people that you know everything, you're going to fix all our problems, what the hell happened. Remember, dump loves firing people and he hasn't changed that much.

Someone said that Johnson will be the first of the first speaker to go with 2 more to follow. Anyway after listening to all, I don't feel so bad because we all know he's going to fuck up so bad.

[Callie1979]

17. Of course all his failures will be blamed on "leftover from the Biden admin"

But the firings will be hard to pin on Biden.
But MAGA will just call them RINOs or some other such BS

[kerry-is-my-prez]

20. Our job is to magnify and repeat every failure over and over again.

Just like the Republicans would do. Everything is going to blow up beginnng Jan 20 when he lets all the savages out and tramples all over the states to get “the brown people out.”

[Klarkashton]

27. First to go will be musk and it's going to be epic.

[Callie1979]

32. Yes, I've been pointing that out to Trumpers around here

They still think he's gonna be just GREAT at cutting the size of govt
I keep telling them he could cure cancer and if he gets too much press Trump will cut him loose & call him "not very bright"

[Attilatheblond]

38. Battle for superiority between Musk & Thiel will get ugly, but probably not broadcast for us peon.

Thiel's man-puppet will likely find a way to 25th the orange man, then he will go on to do as much, or more, damage globally. It's another dark age we humans face, as the Oligarch War Lords override nations and the battles for resources and money escalate.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

19. Yep - it will be like George W and the Iraq War.

You will find very few people willing to admit to voting for him.

[Klarkashton]

26. Yes it's for shit what is happening.

[yaesu]

30. My anger for this shithole country will never fade because it will never be anything than a shithole country from now on

[Meowmee]

31. Agree

I am too exhausted to feel angry most of the time... just fear and worry a lot. I just raked leaves again for hours before the snow. I am just concentrating on my own life now mostly and my kitties, and so many things that need to be done.

[Mike 03]

33. Yeah. Yesterday hit me harder than I thought it would.

But just in general, I don't feel calmer or more secure going into January 20 today than I did on November 6. If anything, the sense of fear and loathing is stronger.

[ZonkerHarris]

41. same

[Blue_Tires]

40. Mine will take years to abate, if then...

[ZonkerHarris]

46. I know. I'm supposed to be a neighbor and stuff to the Americans that did this? Fuck that

[Initech]

43. The fuckhead and his shitty news network successfully distracted people from Carter's funeral.

By saying the most out there and outrageous shit they possibly could. Fuck him and his shitty news network.

[electric_blue68]

45. I definitely have anger at times! ....

It still feels partly unbelievable to me, but it'll be very real J20.
Ghads!

Staying constantly angry is not so good.

I have good interests to distract me.