I think it's high time we start grading these "resissst!!!!" campfires as they burn. Thus:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1018963342Sat Jul 1, 2017, 01:41 PM
retrowire (10,253 posts)
Hello friends, little update from Retrowire here
Hey there!
Just wanted to say I haven't been posting much lately because politically, all I can do is sit and wait for my chance to vote. There's nothing to be said from my mind.
Everyday I think about it.
Has Trump finally crossed the line? No. Not in the GOP's eyes. He never will.
Have we finally proven without a doubt that he's colluded? Yes. But, is anyone going to take it seriously enough to do something yet? No.
I haven't lost all hope. I've just become dormant.
Other than that, should the world burn, I'm taking this time to enjoy my family and life while I have it. No idea how long I've got that left.
I'm content. I'm alive and well in this tumultuous era. I'm witnessing it, I'm just waiting.
RREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE RUSSIAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TOAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!@!
The Deleting DUmmie kicks it off with a very tepid post. I'll grade it the inaugural participation pin to get things kicked off. The inaugural pin is like how the grifting DUmmies seed their GoFundMe account with $25 to get things rolling:
Sat Jul 1, 2017, 02:08 PM
saidsimplesimon (1,654 posts)
1. Hello retro
There is plenty to do from home while we "wait" it out. On my to do list today is to check the local numbers for McCain and Flake. Place calls to find out the office hours for letting them know what I think of the McConnell's kill them quickly health care fiasco.
The rumpublican reqest for voter data is also on the radar. I will include that in my calls to the Senators. The Gov. of AZ, and all other state officers will be included in my objection to providing voter info to a pResident or party who clearly intend to use it for futher voter suppression.
I am focused on the impact within my family but not waiting for someone else to do the heavy lifting. Not saying you are not, just saying waiting is not an option for me.
Resist
Calls? Watching? Pointing out the Deleting DUmmie's laziness and telling him to REEESSSSSSSSIIST!!!!11? That's a nice two pinner:
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Nuts!!! Foiled by the perpetually erect primitive!!! Wait, the internet is forever:
Sat Jul 1, 2017, 05:32 PM
Star Member steve2470 (31,544 posts)
3. you have the right approach
*gets on soapbox*
One has choices in life.
1- You complain loud and long and do absolutely f*** all about what's bothering you.
2- You complain loud and long and do something ineffective.
3- You complain loud and long, do a mixture of effective and ineffective things but don't bother to try to improve.
4- You complain loud and long, but you actively try to improve your problem-solving with whatever the f*** is bothering you
5- You complain loud and long and solve the problem(s)
6- You say little or nothing and solve the problem(s)
7- You just suffer in silence mightily and do nothing to solve the problem(s)
8- You realize that you are not motivated to exert strenuous effort to "solve" the problem(s), do what you can within your human frailty to solve the problem(s), and adjust to the problem(s) as well as you can. You complain as little as you can because, well, who likes to listen to complaints ? Maybe one day you'll get off your arse and really solve the problem(s) or at least give it your best.
I think I exhausted the permutations LOL.... I'm in category #8. The human ideal, to me, is category #6 but who the hell is perfect ? I admire the activists who bust their asses every day and I chip in money and moral support when I can. It's not enough, but it's the best I can do.
/off soapbox
Glad to hear you're content!
Sat Jul 1, 2017, 11:53 PM
Star Member politicat (9,438 posts)
8. There's a 9: You realize you can't control big things and do your best to handle your own patch.
Little things like making sure the kids in your school district have what they need, or your city's using its money for the best interests of your community. Making sandwiches and toiletry bags for homeless people or blankies for kids in foster care. Picking up litter at the park or on your daily walk. Socializing puppies and kittens so they can be adopted. Installing solar panels on the roof or changing your electricity subscription to a 100% wind plan. Using your bike or walking whenever possible. Sometimes you step up more, sometimes you step back more and spend a weekend binge-watching old movies.
It's a form of reclaiming power, too.
TWO pins, for the bolded idiocy.
Sat Jul 1, 2017, 06:39 PM
Star Member dixiegrrrrl (50,504 posts)
5. Glad to see you are still here...
You have the smart approach.
Mr. dixie is steaming about the political scene, thankfully he is on BP meds.
I watch what is happening like a slow trainwreck, dunno whether to laff or cry half the time.
It's going to be a long eight years for you.
