Comments on: Grieving the Election Day 1: Trying to Find My Hope https://iwilldare.com/2016/11/grieving-the-election-day-1-trying-to-find-my-hope/ A little bit of heaven & A whole lot of hell Fri, 11 Nov 2016 17:14:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 By: Jasaga https://iwilldare.com/2016/11/grieving-the-election-day-1-trying-to-find-my-hope/#comment-70075 Fri, 11 Nov 2016 17:14:53 +0000 https://iwilldare.com/?p=14992#comment-70075 Things indeed go better with rock. So, in both tribute to Leonard Cohen and treatment for Trump induced depression, I listened to “Democracy” on repeat for about an hour. I feel better now but more importantly, I feel the need to organize. But not a protest. Protest is not enough. People pretending that they don’t like the election results by resorting to Trump like infantile behavior doesn’t cut it. This is the time to organize an authentic alternative to our failed electoral process. We need to roll away Citizens United by organizing and rocking a grass roots political movement that results in a party with some clout. The Green Party has never taken itself seriously, for example. They believe too much in top down authority (running someone for POTUS without a base? How stupid is that?) We need people elected dogcatcher in Fresno, city council in Madison, state delegate in Ohio, Lt. Gov in Maryland, Comptroller in Olympia, etc. Note I said elected, not just running. We need a new base for representation that has its origin in no private money for public office. Anyway, Jodi, you rock, so keep on keeping on. And don’t be too hard on white women who voted for T-Rump. They are not alone. White men who think a bankrupt billionaire who creates only minimum wage jobs and buys his hotel accessories overseas is their savior are in for a shock: Trump has never, does not now, and never will give a damn about you. The rest of us had better use this as a wake up call. Things go better with Standing Rock. Peace out.

]]> By: matthew baiocchi https://iwilldare.com/2016/11/grieving-the-election-day-1-trying-to-find-my-hope/#comment-70060 Thu, 10 Nov 2016 00:01:49 +0000 https://iwilldare.com/?p=14992#comment-70060 In reply to Jodi.

:). “howdy,” by the way. it has been far too long since i dropped in to leave a note here (i’m just sorry it took a trump election and my inability to read statistical date to finally get in touch).

i’m glad you’ve kept this and twitter going so we can share a small part of your life. i still remember way back when you sent out handmade valentine’s day cards to readers (even sending one to me in deepest darkest minneapolis where i lived at the time).

]]> By: M-----l https://iwilldare.com/2016/11/grieving-the-election-day-1-trying-to-find-my-hope/#comment-70058 Wed, 09 Nov 2016 23:37:56 +0000 https://iwilldare.com/?p=14992#comment-70058 I stayed in bed until after 9:00. Maybe I got an hour or two of sleep. Mostly I stayed up all night listening to what I swear were fighter jets screaming overhead.

I decided when I finally got out of bed that I’m going to try to be a better person. I’m thinking about framing my “Love Trumps Hate” sign as a reminder.

]]> By: Jodi https://iwilldare.com/2016/11/grieving-the-election-day-1-trying-to-find-my-hope/#comment-70057 Wed, 09 Nov 2016 23:17:14 +0000 https://iwilldare.com/?p=14992#comment-70057 Ha! There are no words I love more than “you were right and I was wrong.”

]]> By: Matthew Baiocchi https://iwilldare.com/2016/11/grieving-the-election-day-1-trying-to-find-my-hope/#comment-70056 Wed, 09 Nov 2016 23:15:27 +0000 https://iwilldare.com/?p=14992#comment-70056 In reply to Matthew Baiocchi.

rather, i was reading info from the wrong area (all women). you were right and i was wrong. thanks for bearing with me.

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