I'm about to become wildly unpopular ...

[hay rick]

226. Woe is me. Woe is me. Woe is me.

I agree.

If you are discouraged, what is the point of posting that sentiment? To discourage others? To tell them why they should be discouraged? To tell them it is ok to feel discouraged- they have company? To tell them it is ok to surrender to the inevitable and seek comfort instead of engagement?

Yes, there are reasons to feel discouraged- but those reasons should be viewed as a call to fight back harder. This country was formed by those who fought and died to take it away from a king. Many lives were given to keep it away from those who would maintain and extend human slavery. Many lives were given to stop a fascist dictatorship that threatened us only indirectly. So far, we have only been called on to sacrifice time, convenience, and effort. If more is required, it is our turn.