Some days I scan the OPs on DU and try to ponder how many ways we are fucked

[NewHendoLib]

The war, the environment, the economy, health care - there are ways to do things for the better. MAGA and their shit king chooses the opposite - every fucking time, every fucking issue.

[WestMichRad]

1. Yup. And that's exactly why I'm not scanning he news much anymore.

It’s so bloody depressing. They seem to be making a determined effort to fuck up EVERYTHING.

[Keepthesoulalive]

2. Sometimes it seems overwhelming

But we must take mental health breaks. I love watching the gorillas at the zoo in Kyoto and watching how much they love and protect their babies, she has been carrying the little guy for almost three months without really putting him down. To see her devotion to her baby is relaxing and takes me away from that sick bastard and his minions. There is some good and beauty in the world. My plum and peach trees are blooming, I enjoy seeing them even though the tree rats eat all of the fruit.

[NewHendoLib]

3. Believe me, I do. Caring for our grandson, gardening -

but when I return to peruse DU, it is a shocker.

[Keepthesoulalive]

4. How is the little one?

[Fiendish Thingy]

5. I try to move beyond despair and find reasons for hope

Like all the special elections where Dems are kicking republicans asses.

Like noticing the daily failures of this administration- in court, in the court of public opinion, in their incompetence, in their inability to effectively execute their plans and in their failure to achieve their desired results.

Outside of the executive branch, they have very little actual physical control.

They are merely agents of chaos and destruction who wish they could terrify the people into placid submission, but like everything else they do, they fail miserably.

Tomorrow’s March will be just one more marker of their failure.

[Grim Chieftain]

6. I knew it would be bad, but I had no idea it would be this bad

And the thing that really, really gets me is that there is so little blow back. He gets away with almost everything.

Edit to add: And he's a felon! The President of the US is a felon!

[BidenRocks]

7. Judgement Day

When the AI decides we are no longer necessary.

[Warpy]

8. Short term? Why yes, we are

and there is fuck all any of us can do about it until November.

Long term, we might be able to undo some of the damage but some will be stubbornly persistent. Likely we will come out of this a different country than went into it, and I'm not convinced that's a bad thing.

[richdj25]

9. Hell, as far as black folk...

are concerned, Maga, the Tea Party, white nationalist, etc have always been there. Take it back to the early 20th century, whereas 3 different presidents proposed healthcare for all but white masses didn't want black folk included, so it was nixed.

It's a shame that people just assume hurt themselves to spite others. Makes no sense.

[leftstreet]

10. Half the headlines seem like satire

But then you click on them and realize, wow this really did or is happening!

[PeaceWave]

11. Here's the thing though - It was all 100% avoidable...

The last election was ours for the taking - Even (or, perhaps - depending on your view - especially) after Joe stepped down. Kamala was qualified and worthy of the office. She ran a disciplined campaign. And, by my count, she completely trounced Trump in the debate. So, it's natural to feel down that Kamala (and we) lost and perhaps to even blame that loss on some combination of racism and sexism and every other ism to suggest that we just can't catch a fair break. Not so. Not when we all still recall what we all witnessed. The uniform tents that appeared on college campuses leading up to the election. The chants of "Genocide Joe" and "Killer Kamala." The efforts to blame an American Democratic administration for a war begun by Hamas. The clear plan to depress Democratic turnout by means of a "Vote Uncommitted" effort. I still firmly believe that the Democratic Party is, at a national level, unbeatable - But only when it chooses not to beat itself. The question now is how the opposition will come at us next time around. Aside from actual tinkering with the election, what wedge issues will they use to turn us against ourselves? The signs are already there. The only question is whether we will take the bait.