You said it all. I see women in his crowd and want to vomit. I do not get it AT ALL. Thanks for being you in the way you wrote about this travesty among some of our sisters.
I think what's wrong with the US here and in general is the US's turn away from substance and inherent quality to winning and/or the accumulation of hollow trade tokens never, ideally, to be used.
Don't want it. Don't sit well my body space. I hate power completely; relational interpretations of reality/being/humanity/sistah-hood are in decline while atomistic selfishness reigns. I feel violated all over again.
In February, we went on a cruise with friends of 50 years. The wife, the only woman folk I have really, claims the tenets of Church of Christ. She has succumbed to cult 😳 mentality. She nearly ruined this decades-long vacation. Luckily, I set boundaries and have come to terms with the utter bizzario nature of Christian Nationalism. She looks drunk while she tells me that my husband invites the devil into my heart--he's a non-committed Jewish guy--and keeps me from salvation. She raised her lovely arms almost above her head and prayed over my damn head, projecting loudly and clearly out into the crowd of revelers, pleading with father g-d--no--pitifully beseeching HIM to save me, to remove from my mind the education responsibe for the corruption of my soul and accept that I must surrender to him. Whatever. Submit to him? Fuck no. Swords up. Hi the fuck hoe.
The first assault was the next morning after boarding the ship. The next three mornings weren't much calmer; then.....had to set firm boundaries. So a week long test of my patience. We speak almost daily but not since that cruise. I am thinking about a solo trip next year. I'm tied.
It's puzzling for sure. I don't think a lot of people are paying attention and instead are swept away by emotional responses to propaganda. You would think women, especially, would be repulsed by him! And men, too. Last night, I heard a guy's take on why he said some younger guys are attracted to Trump. It was because he appeared to be strong - no legal troubles could even stop him. His way of talking expressed strength. And to them, Biden appeared weak. His speech, energy, gait...nothing about accomplishments, character, ethics were considerations. I would never pick a President that way and yet, some apparently do. God help us!
It’s been obvious that many American men are a mile wide and an inch deep but I didn’t realize how many of them had daddy issues (or father complex if you want to get clinical about it).
“Daddy Issues, It’s Not Just For Women Any More”. Someday maybe that will be the title for a book by Mary Trump about her boy cousins.
I am terrified. I'm an NPR listener, and Tuesday's drive home and yesterday's round trip were done in silence. It's the the point where I have to cut back my news viewing, or else I'd be crying ALL the time. Crying is easy these days due to me being on the verge of tears for a majority of my waking hours. Not a popular opinion, but I've come to HATE religion, because a lot of the world's ills are because of it. I also cannot stop thinking about my 78-year Kennedy-Democrat sister that voted for the shitstain. She spent 4 years bitching about him and didn't say anything to me about voting for him until the 2020 race. That shifted our relationship and not in a good way.
I’m so sorry. The relationships I lost weren’t key relationships and probably were ready to be jettisoned. And I’m OK with someone hating religion. I embrace religion but often despise some people’s interpretation of.
Trump amnesia! Really are people this forgetful. How could they not remember DT and Covid, how ill equipped he was in handling a seismic public health emergency that killed millions. How about abortion rights! How the rich got richer etc. This is one of those weeks that I cringed every time I opened my iPad to the NYTimes, the Wash Post. For me it was a week of less news, more music and a good book. I needed it. Hopeful that Biden’s speech reminds voters of what he has done and looks forward with a list of things he needs to still tackle. I am worried. Can’t take another 4 years of DT. He will set our country back.
I prefer to think about the exit polls on Tuesday in which a significant number of Republican primary voters said they wouldn't vote for Trump in the general. Of course they may change their minds by November, but maybe by November there will be at least one criminal conviction, and maybe more. Only hard-core MAGAts are going to vote for a convicted criminal. Traditional Republicans will skip that line, do a write-in, or maybe even stay home.
I cancelled my NYT subscription some time ago. The Grey Lady is no longer the flagship and the new motto seems to be: All the news that fits, we print. Very sad.
I bear to lose my papery newspapers. Reading on screens freaks me out after a while. I get soooo close though. My husband 😍 tries ever budget cycle to cancel my reading sources. Bless his heart, but I get it. Ugh. Tried to edit. I mean I can't bear to cancel my papers.
I watched the exit polls on Comedy Central and the women who spoke out against Trump said that if Haley didn’t win they still couldn’t vote for Biden. Omg!
I truly wish Biden could step aside at this point and let a stronger candidate run. Don’t we remember what happened with Hillary believing she was due the spot?
There are many good Dems that could run and competed against Biden last time, including Bernie. I had to hold my nose to vote for Hilary in the Presidential race.
You said it all. I see women in his crowd and want to vomit. I do not get it AT ALL. Thanks for being you in the way you wrote about this travesty among some of our sisters.
I think what's wrong with the US here and in general is the US's turn away from substance and inherent quality to winning and/or the accumulation of hollow trade tokens never, ideally, to be used.
It’s the power. Isn’t it? Let’s all run out and get some.
Don't want it. Don't sit well my body space. I hate power completely; relational interpretations of reality/being/humanity/sistah-hood are in decline while atomistic selfishness reigns. I feel violated all over again.
In February, we went on a cruise with friends of 50 years. The wife, the only woman folk I have really, claims the tenets of Church of Christ. She has succumbed to cult 😳 mentality. She nearly ruined this decades-long vacation. Luckily, I set boundaries and have come to terms with the utter bizzario nature of Christian Nationalism. She looks drunk while she tells me that my husband invites the devil into my heart--he's a non-committed Jewish guy--and keeps me from salvation. She raised her lovely arms almost above her head and prayed over my damn head, projecting loudly and clearly out into the crowd of revelers, pleading with father g-d--no--pitifully beseeching HIM to save me, to remove from my mind the education responsibe for the corruption of my soul and accept that I must surrender to him. Whatever. Submit to him? Fuck no. Swords up. Hi the fuck hoe.
I commend you for not slapping the bejeezus out of her.
And did you say “How dare you?”
Nah, we still had a week ahead of us and her husband is my husband's best friend and former boss. I let it ride.
Wow. That’s a— something. How long was the cruise, and how much more remained after that point?
The first assault was the next morning after boarding the ship. The next three mornings weren't much calmer; then.....had to set firm boundaries. So a week long test of my patience. We speak almost daily but not since that cruise. I am thinking about a solo trip next year. I'm tied.
Tired, tied, or both? This sounds exhausting.
Now that I think of it, Mary Ann, I am both tired and tied, as evident by my shoddy Grammer!!@#$%^
How beyond awful that must have been.
Pretty intolerable for me....
Oh, hell. That's my old church. I'm so sorry.
No, no worries! I'm cool with it. But, lawd.
I think so. But WTF! Getting power that way is false and a temporary high. It leads to losing power later.
It's puzzling for sure. I don't think a lot of people are paying attention and instead are swept away by emotional responses to propaganda. You would think women, especially, would be repulsed by him! And men, too. Last night, I heard a guy's take on why he said some younger guys are attracted to Trump. It was because he appeared to be strong - no legal troubles could even stop him. His way of talking expressed strength. And to them, Biden appeared weak. His speech, energy, gait...nothing about accomplishments, character, ethics were considerations. I would never pick a President that way and yet, some apparently do. God help us!
It’s been obvious that many American men are a mile wide and an inch deep but I didn’t realize how many of them had daddy issues (or father complex if you want to get clinical about it).
“Daddy Issues, It’s Not Just For Women Any More”. Someday maybe that will be the title for a book by Mary Trump about her boy cousins.
I feel the same. It’s agonizing .
I am terrified. I'm an NPR listener, and Tuesday's drive home and yesterday's round trip were done in silence. It's the the point where I have to cut back my news viewing, or else I'd be crying ALL the time. Crying is easy these days due to me being on the verge of tears for a majority of my waking hours. Not a popular opinion, but I've come to HATE religion, because a lot of the world's ills are because of it. I also cannot stop thinking about my 78-year Kennedy-Democrat sister that voted for the shitstain. She spent 4 years bitching about him and didn't say anything to me about voting for him until the 2020 race. That shifted our relationship and not in a good way.
I’m so sorry. The relationships I lost weren’t key relationships and probably were ready to be jettisoned. And I’m OK with someone hating religion. I embrace religion but often despise some people’s interpretation of.
Thank you for calling out this segment of voters!
Trump amnesia! Really are people this forgetful. How could they not remember DT and Covid, how ill equipped he was in handling a seismic public health emergency that killed millions. How about abortion rights! How the rich got richer etc. This is one of those weeks that I cringed every time I opened my iPad to the NYTimes, the Wash Post. For me it was a week of less news, more music and a good book. I needed it. Hopeful that Biden’s speech reminds voters of what he has done and looks forward with a list of things he needs to still tackle. I am worried. Can’t take another 4 years of DT. He will set our country back.
Maybe multiple photos of those refrigerator trucks outside the hospitals will shake loose a memory or two.
I’m afraid those are now likely to be dismissed as emergency theater fakery. I hope by a very small number of people only.
These voters worry about Biden’s cognitive decline. How could they forget what that reign of terror was like. Let them all drink bleach!
Is this the very flawed NYT poll that prompted this commentary?
"There is something wrong at the New York Times"
https://www.salon.com/2024/03/05/there-is-something-at-the-new-york-times/
I prefer to think about the exit polls on Tuesday in which a significant number of Republican primary voters said they wouldn't vote for Trump in the general. Of course they may change their minds by November, but maybe by November there will be at least one criminal conviction, and maybe more. Only hard-core MAGAts are going to vote for a convicted criminal. Traditional Republicans will skip that line, do a write-in, or maybe even stay home.
Yes. Sienna polls are starting to stink, as is the Times' reliance on them. And I'm watching those exit polls, too.
I cancelled my NYT subscription some time ago. The Grey Lady is no longer the flagship and the new motto seems to be: All the news that fits, we print. Very sad.
I bear to lose my papery newspapers. Reading on screens freaks me out after a while. I get soooo close though. My husband 😍 tries ever budget cycle to cancel my reading sources. Bless his heart, but I get it. Ugh. Tried to edit. I mean I can't bear to cancel my papers.
Amen, Susan, Amen. I got blocked and roundly scolded by a FB "friend" for asking those same questions!
Just saw this ranking, in case people want reminders of what MAGA/red state policies do to women. Though, you all know this.
https://www.businessinsider.com/worst-us-states-for-women-ranked-2024-3
Allow me to remind you of what my Sainted Grandmother used to say. YOU. CAN'T. FIX. STUPID.
Stupid is exactly what these trumpettes have in common. I will never understand it, and I'm not going to try.
I watched the exit polls on Comedy Central and the women who spoke out against Trump said that if Haley didn’t win they still couldn’t vote for Biden. Omg!
I truly wish Biden could step aside at this point and let a stronger candidate run. Don’t we remember what happened with Hillary believing she was due the spot?
I admit I’m scared.
Do you have a list of who those candidates would be? I will go to my grave holding the Dems responsible for burying Bernie to raise up Hilary.
Uh huh, yup.
There are many good Dems that could run and competed against Biden last time, including Bernie. I had to hold my nose to vote for Hilary in the Presidential race.