I'm about to become wildly unpopular ...

[CommonHumanity]

59. or maybe....

Or maybe we should respond with encouragement to our friends who feel hope is lost. Help them to take heart and provide historical examples of triumph against seemingly insurmountable odds. Isn't part of the reason for connecting with like-minded folks to support and hold each other up when our hope understandably waivers?

I react to the doom and gloom posts too. In fact, I kind of hate them because THEY SCARE ME! That said, I don't think it is necessarily better to have people who feel that way shut up. They are still on our side and are just losing faith in the shitty system. Maybe we need to rally around and bolster them with hope.

Please note that this is no way criticism of the understandably fed-up poster. I get it. I REALLY get it and am glad you shared. I have felt 100 percent the same way. And, in fact, do feel there is a place for tuning out perpetual doom and gloomers. That said, maybe some of them are despairing idealists who care so much it hurts. Maybe, just maybe, and I am not saying this is true in all cases, but maybe some of them need a little help from their friends. We all do sometimes.

It is in fact possible that Trump and his ilk will not be held accountable, but let's remember together that even if that is true it is not the end of the story. The fight for justice is long and history moves forward and back in advancing the cause. It has always been this way. Many, many have toiled and struggled all their lives without seeing results, but each effort is a drop in the bucket and the tides can turn unexpectedly.

Yes, it sucks (sucks! sucks! sucks!) that our democracy is in peril due to the worst among us. But every effort towards justice matters and there is NO WAY to know the eventual ripples that extend from our actions. I know in my bones that is true. The thing is though-- sometimes we need community and encouragement to carry on. I guess this has turned into my own pep talk to you all. So take heart, my friends. As best we can, let's love and support each other and carry on.

With love and gratitude to you all.