I just want him gone so badly. Gone from TV, gone from social media. I never want to hear his loathsome voice again. I want all his reptilian surrogates to crawl back under their rocks and stop fucking lying. The lies have gotten so huge and so vile, and they infuriate me so much, and I'm tired. The rage is exhausting. All y'all, just ... go. You are social carcinogens and we are tired of being sick. Oh and we hate you and you have no redeeming qualities. Shut up and let us rest.
Yes, THIS! Let's always, always, shoot the messenger. I dressed up as Marie Antoinette for Halloween because it feels like we are in a dangerous moment. Also, whether she said it or not, "let them eat cake" does feel an attitude of extreme callousness and denial toward most people's lived reality at this point in the US. But hey, no worries, don't be so dramatic, right? I'm glad you had the courage to write what, I am sure, so many of us are feeling. Thank you.
Well then, let them eat cake, said the Queen Consort of Louis XVI.
She was born into privilege and knew nothing about where her food came from. It just appeared to her when she wished it so, as did her gowns and her wigs and her teensy silk shoes.
There certainly does seem to be a similarity between what went on then, and what is going on now, but now it is the billionaires against the rest of us.
Thank you for writing this. It helps to not feel so isolated over all these oh-so-real conditions. My anxiety has been way up for weeks and climbing...there's no talking about any of it, is there
It’s funny how they put the sign up, cast the vote, say it doesn’t mean what you think it means, and YOU are the one ruining things. I’m so sorry, Lauren. They don’t deserve you. And all of us deserve better than this. Praying we get it. Love you.
I’m sorry, but you’re supporting a guy who said legal Haitian immigrants were eating cats and dogs in Springfield. And held the most racist, hateful “rally” in MSG just last week. And is a sexual predator and adjudicated rapist. When your daughter grows up and learns you voted for a man who “grabs women by the pussy” don’t be surprised if she has some feelings about that. And when people say he’s a threat to democracy, which part of January 6th did you not understand?
But also, what are you doing right now? You’re a grown man and you’re trolling a family member who’s been there for you? I seriously think you should talk to someone, this is super weird. You could have just put your sign away for a week and let your family have a nice time, but you decided to be the guy to do this instead.
There’s still a part of this that’s just fucking embarrassing. That I didn’t see it happening. He was always a little dumb but he was sweet. So I was okay with his being functionally illiterate. It was fine. He was into sports. He was good at math. I didn’t realize he’d been swallowing poison. And I didn’t think he was actually dumb enough to think he knows more about the world than people who literally write books.
He’s the only one who should be embarrassed, Lauren. I have a family member like this. I would have done anything for him and the truth is if he was in trouble I’d probably still go running. But I don’t always see him clearly because I don’t want to, probably. It hurts too fucking much. And I’m sorry your little shit of a nephew doesn’t know better. And I hope he sees this.
I just really can’t reconcile the little boy I knew and would do anything for with whatever this is he’s become. I was wondering if he imagines this as analogous to a sports rivalry. Still trying to give him credit I guess. He wouldn’t need a fake account for that. I don’t know. I don’t understand this at all. I watched my family drink cult poison for years. He grew up knowing about it. You’d think he’d recognize it. At least I thought so.
I’m really sorry. There aren’t too many people in this world who would do anything for you, and when you’re lucky enough to have people like that in your life and you don’t appreciate it? I just do not understand. That is the gold in life, it doesn’t get any better. And you don’t fuck with that.
You nailed it. It's always "you, you, you," or negative something. There's no time when one of them or T stands up and says "this is what I believe in...these are my principles" .
Thank you, that's the stream of consciousness we're all feeling. At least I was able to verify that my, my husband's and my daughter's votes were officially counted.
I just want him gone so badly. Gone from TV, gone from social media. I never want to hear his loathsome voice again. I want all his reptilian surrogates to crawl back under their rocks and stop fucking lying. The lies have gotten so huge and so vile, and they infuriate me so much, and I'm tired. The rage is exhausting. All y'all, just ... go. You are social carcinogens and we are tired of being sick. Oh and we hate you and you have no redeeming qualities. Shut up and let us rest.
All of this. I hate it.
It has to end.
Another gem I'm hearing a lot this go-round: "I don't like the guy, but..."
They sit around and wonder when we were radicalized. They don’t understand we’re trying to stay alive.
Yeah.
❤❤❤ to all of us trying to make it through the next week or so
Yes, THIS! Let's always, always, shoot the messenger. I dressed up as Marie Antoinette for Halloween because it feels like we are in a dangerous moment. Also, whether she said it or not, "let them eat cake" does feel an attitude of extreme callousness and denial toward most people's lived reality at this point in the US. But hey, no worries, don't be so dramatic, right? I'm glad you had the courage to write what, I am sure, so many of us are feeling. Thank you.
I’m sorry I had to. But it wasn’t a good time.
The peasants are starving! They have no bread!
Well then, let them eat cake, said the Queen Consort of Louis XVI.
She was born into privilege and knew nothing about where her food came from. It just appeared to her when she wished it so, as did her gowns and her wigs and her teensy silk shoes.
There certainly does seem to be a similarity between what went on then, and what is going on now, but now it is the billionaires against the rest of us.
Thank you for writing this. It helps to not feel so isolated over all these oh-so-real conditions. My anxiety has been way up for weeks and climbing...there's no talking about any of it, is there
Apparently not.
It’s funny how they put the sign up, cast the vote, say it doesn’t mean what you think it means, and YOU are the one ruining things. I’m so sorry, Lauren. They don’t deserve you. And all of us deserve better than this. Praying we get it. Love you.
I’m sorry, but you’re supporting a guy who said legal Haitian immigrants were eating cats and dogs in Springfield. And held the most racist, hateful “rally” in MSG just last week. And is a sexual predator and adjudicated rapist. When your daughter grows up and learns you voted for a man who “grabs women by the pussy” don’t be surprised if she has some feelings about that. And when people say he’s a threat to democracy, which part of January 6th did you not understand?
But also, what are you doing right now? You’re a grown man and you’re trolling a family member who’s been there for you? I seriously think you should talk to someone, this is super weird. You could have just put your sign away for a week and let your family have a nice time, but you decided to be the guy to do this instead.
There’s still a part of this that’s just fucking embarrassing. That I didn’t see it happening. He was always a little dumb but he was sweet. So I was okay with his being functionally illiterate. It was fine. He was into sports. He was good at math. I didn’t realize he’d been swallowing poison. And I didn’t think he was actually dumb enough to think he knows more about the world than people who literally write books.
He’s the only one who should be embarrassed, Lauren. I have a family member like this. I would have done anything for him and the truth is if he was in trouble I’d probably still go running. But I don’t always see him clearly because I don’t want to, probably. It hurts too fucking much. And I’m sorry your little shit of a nephew doesn’t know better. And I hope he sees this.
I just really can’t reconcile the little boy I knew and would do anything for with whatever this is he’s become. I was wondering if he imagines this as analogous to a sports rivalry. Still trying to give him credit I guess. He wouldn’t need a fake account for that. I don’t know. I don’t understand this at all. I watched my family drink cult poison for years. He grew up knowing about it. You’d think he’d recognize it. At least I thought so.
I’m really sorry. There aren’t too many people in this world who would do anything for you, and when you’re lucky enough to have people like that in your life and you don’t appreciate it? I just do not understand. That is the gold in life, it doesn’t get any better. And you don’t fuck with that.
Every day I hear this ... can't you just shut up? I'm tired of listening to that. Tired of you making everything political. You're so negative.
It’s just not a good time for 47 years I guess.
You nailed it. It's always "you, you, you," or negative something. There's no time when one of them or T stands up and says "this is what I believe in...these are my principles" .
Never.
Oooof. Exactly spot on.
Amen amen amen
yeah, okay - that captures it.
I’m sorry
Yyyyyyuuup. And I know it's worse for so many other people, and, fuck, I am sorry.
Me too.
I’m in the UK but felt this keenly. Thinking of my US friends.
Thank you, that's the stream of consciousness we're all feeling. At least I was able to verify that my, my husband's and my daughter's votes were officially counted.