The world (& my country specifically) is horrifying right now. BUT tomorrow I'm taking my mom out to lunch for her 75th birthday. 75 years! That is a LONG FUCKING TIME! She has seen some shit, for sure. When That Man was elected in 2016, she texted me this:
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"I lived through McCarthy. I lived through Nixon. This new asshole doesn't define our country any more than those old assholes did. Protect the people you can. We'll get through this."
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Replying to @sarahmei
Except a mind-boggling high 40% of Americans still back him. That's the difference. It's not just Trump. It's 40% of Americans who are assholes (bigots, misogynists, etc.)
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Replying to @DakotaBirder
Totally. That many or more believed in McCarthy, Nixon, etc. Reckoning has to happen.
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