I'm so sick of politics in this country that it's almost making me physically ill.
Trump supporters/defenders/enablers are bad enough, but now we have the "progressive left" (which is how I've always identified) attacking each other and acting like spoiled, foolish children. I'm mainly referring to the "Bernie bros" so to speak. Sensible folks on the left just want Donald Trump gone and a return to some kind of civility, competence, and rule of law in this country. There are people all over my social media, mostly aged around 30 and under, people I always liked, respected, and considered friends, who are having meltdowns over Joe Biden taking the lead in the Democratic Primaries. They are incensed over what they perceive as Bernie's "unfair" treatment and keep saying that Biden is "just as bad" as Trump. (!!!) They're actually offended when others say it's better to "vote blue no matter who" because they're too "woke" for all that and if they can't have a perfect candidate they'd just as soon have Trump. (!!!) Two separate young women that I've always liked, respected, and had a high opinion of recently got into bitter arguments on Facebook with their other liberal friends about voting for Biden if he ends up the nominee. One of them shared the following post late last night after one such argument. (Language warning for those of you who might mind).
Blue No Matter Who people are already blaming us in advance for not voting for Biden in the general election. They need to sit down and understand something.
We (people like myself) were never Blue No Matter Who. We were never Blue to begin with. Blue has, for decades, been a source of disappointment, neglect, deceit, betrayal, and collusion with the people who actively persecute us. Yall never had us to begin with, yet you're acting entitled to our votes and support.
Fuck. You.
You need to understand this: This election season, you all have been inundated by our generosity as we put our discomfort aside for the off chance of salvaging your shitty Party. Your cup of our compromises runneth the fuck over. You are not entitled to a single goddamn vote, and we sure as fuck are not responsible for wrecking your mediocre ass dreams.
I think the fuck not.
There's people out here committing suicide over the student debt they're drowning in, debt that they acquired by putting faith in your bullshit promises of work-hard-get-paid. We're out here GoFundMeing chemo treatments, getting shot at by your friends in blue (hah, yall love that color don't you?), and drinking poison water because your billionaire buddies wanted to save a dollar. And what did yall do?
Actively and OPENLY sabotaged the only candidate who bothered to give a fuck.
I don't owe you shit.
You want Trump out? Wow. What ambition. Don't pull a muscle reaching for the fucking stars there. Thank you for really coming through when things finally got bad enough that they started to affect YOU.
Maybe if YOU learn how to compromise we can do that.
Erase crippling debt no matter who. End police brutality no matter who. Abolish ICE no matter who. Free Palestine no matter who. Stop people from dying of preventable fucking illnesses no matter who.
Fuck your Party loyalty. We want People loyalty. When you show up for that, then we can talk about what you can have from us.
I was one of the people that had earlier commented that we should concentrate on voting for whomever ends up running against Trump. I can't begin to tell you how offended I was by her responding to me and a few of her other friends with this venom. My feelings were badly hurt. I've considered deleting her on social media (and I've considered her a good friend in "real life" for years).
In an unrelated post, another young woman, a woman whose family I've been friends with for a long time now, said something to the effect of "What will my life look like under a Biden presidency?" after moaning that Biden wasn't liberal or progressive enough for her. When I responded that "The real question is---"What will your life look like after 4 more years of Trump" she got really testy with me and was on the verge of "ok, boomer"ing me with her response. (Not that I'm even a "Boomer" anyway, for what that's worth). Can someone explain to me what part of what I said warranted a shitty, sarcastic reply? Am I taking this all too personally? Why can't people in this country treat each other with respect anymore? Things are pretty bad when you refuse to even get along with people who are supposed to be on your "side".
That's really all I came here to say. I needed to vent, so thanks for reading if you've made it this far. And if you want to comment, please be kind--to me, and to each other. I've had all the sniping and nastiness I can stand for one day.
Maybe she should answer the question: what Bernie accomplished in 30 years in office?
ReplyDeleteWhy does Mr Tax the 1% fly private planes around the country if he's a man of the people? Howsabout that carbon footprint from that jet? Good for the climate Bernie?
And also why her Millennial cohorts bitch so much on social media but always have such poor voter turnout numbers at the polls? If they had turned out en masse for Bernie he would be winning states. They're not, and he isn't.
DeleteWow, maybe don't whine about supposedly being someone's friend if you're going to misgender the shit out of them. I'll definitely be showing this to them so they can block you.
DeleteI second you and bob! millennials need to grow the fuck up, stop thinking about themselves only, and consider what's good for ALL of us. we already have a "person" with $$ in the whites-only house now; WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER ONE!
ReplyDeleteMiss F your Party has some serious anger issues. Not good for compromising and forming coalitions.
ReplyDeleteI've heard several top political commentators on US press and media, saying that Democrat voters will vote for Trump rather than elect either Biden or Sanders. It happened over in the UK recently when huge amounts of Socialists voted Conservative. Well see.
ReplyDeleteThe only thing I wouldn’t do is blame millennials. I’ve heard and read others’ of different generations say the same things. I’m sad that all we’ve got left yet again are old white men (and, yes, that includes Bernie!) but that’s still better than the old orange man who has already done so much serious and irreparable damage all around the world. I’m with YOU!
ReplyDeleteOne of the two women I referenced in this post is forever going on and on and on ad nauseam about being a "millennial". I hate these stupid made up generational divisions. She seems to think her generation has it SO HARD which is laughable to me, coming from a 32 year old whose parents (the "boomers" she trash talks daily) are still supporting her while she continues to pursue advanced degrees that are all but worthless. Mom and dad paid for her undergraduate degree, but now she's taking out loan after loan and then whining about her student loan debt "that she will never be able to pay off" like that's everyone else's fault. She's like a caricature of everything conservative make fun of liberals for.
DeleteI'm starting to think that it wasn't all Republicans that got us in this mess.
ReplyDeleteI think you may be right.
DeleteI've never commented here, but feel compelled to say social media attacks began long, long ago. It was early seen as a place where one could spew ugliness without recourse. I actually started in the chat rooms of the 1990s. Then, in 2016, it exploded like jello out of its safe closet and into real social life, but it wasn't only #45 who made that happen. When invited by a bead shop owner to join others in the newly formed Resistance Marches, I said, "We're both old enough to remember the marches of the 60s and 70s. We know that's counterproductive." She looked at me, shocked, and I added, "The clock is ticking. We've got to figure out a way to reach across the divide and find our common ground, because outrage, vitriol and hatred never, ever ends well." And here we are. The pink v-hats were spitting on the faces of women who endured horrible actions against them so that women today could have far better. I remember long ago gang rapes of women at West Point and the Air Force Academy, just to name a few. So... pink v-hats?! Who thought that was a good idea? This was never going to end well. As much as I truly like Joe Biden, he can't fix all the problems of society. He can't even make a dent. I'm praying he can make it through the next 9 months, but young people don't like him. He isn't outraged enough, and they're addicted to outrage. Something that was encouraged and fed for years.
ReplyDeleteOops...typo... "It actually started in the chat rooms of the 1990s."
ReplyDelete"Addicted to outrage" describes a lot of Americans these days. It's not healthy.
DeleteAre you sure your friend isn't a Russian agent? LOL
ReplyDeleteSeriously, I wish people could see that Biden and Bernie have much more in common than not. Neither of them are perfect (far from it!) but neither of them are Satan, either.
I am sick of them all. Good for this woman for getting all those degrees, however, her language skills are lacking. I would think that all those degrees would have taught her some nine letter words instead of the four letter words that she uses to express her displeasure. I do not think she represents that many people.
ReplyDeleteI would have liked someone other than another old white man, but Biden is a decent man who will do no harm, bring intelligence back into government and will, hopefully, be a bridge to the future. He has a lot of repairing to do. I am hoping for a (younger) women on his ticket (if he succeeds).
Your second paragraph summed up my feelings very well. I, too, would like to see a younger woman on the ticket.
DeleteI like it that you have used your blog to let off steam about America's political malaise. Pragmatism is important. I admire Bernie Sanders for his authenticity, his passion, his hope. However, it is very obvious to me that the majority of Americans will simply not go for his left wing radicalism. I am disappointed that Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren did not make it to the endgame. Either of them would have been a formidable opponent for Trump. They are intelligent, articulate and compassionate and unlike Trump they actually read things. Perhaps one of them could be Biden's running mate.
ReplyDeleteI agree with most of Bernie's ideas and hate it that things like healthcare for all is considered radical. My problem isn't with him, it's with some of his supporters and their misplaced ire. I also like Warren and Klobuchar and hope they will both be offered good cabinet positions later if Trump is ousted.
DeleteI am sick of the election(S). The second someone gets elected they start campaigning for the next election.
ReplyDeleteIT NEVER STOPS !
In the UK I think They have a month, Japan it is a few weeks everyone yells at you then it is done. This is what I want !
I think with Bernie, voters do not understand what he is saying. Biden is same old but with a better intelligence than what is in the White House.
Since i will be dead in a few years I ask my children who they wanted in and why... I understood what they said and why, I voted their choice
I hope to leave them some voice.
Vent .... it is your blog.
I already voted by mail. Much easier for me.
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I'm sick of it all, just like you. And we have 8 months of election coverage still to go! Ugh ugh ugh!!!!
DeleteGlad you were able to vote by mail, and for voting for the choice of your children. Your reason for that is truly special and a loving thing to do.
Trump is Just a big dangerous joke to the rest of the world , people wonder how intelligent were the voters who put him there.
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ReplyDeletethis is a very good rant; good for you!
ReplyDeleteWhat matters is getting the orange one out of the White House. If Joe Biden can do that, then God bless him. He's made mistakes but he owns up to them. He understands civility and honesty. I'm voting for him in our primary. If that pisses off people, then they'd better prepare for four more years of an idiot who talks about everyone getting the "beautiful" Coronavirus tests, of which we don't have enough because his administration doesn't know what its doing.
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