I Cry A Lot More, Now

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Although my husband and I have worked hard and done a damn fine job growing and protecting our assets, I can honestly admit – for the first time in my life – that I am ashamed to be an American. This devastates me because being an American– not a Caucasian, a female, nor a socio-economic member of the upper 10%- has always defined me.

The recent death of Rush not to mention the health issues of Dan Bongino haven’t helped either.

What pushed me over the cliff today was watching Biden during his press conference; a doddering old man on the verge of Alzheimer’s. This is who represents my country and me! I guess Covid restrictions have been helpful because it has prevented my husband and me from traveling abroad and I don’t have to present my passport of shame as I pass through airports.

I would appreciate any positive input y’all could contribute.

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22 thoughts on “I Cry A Lot More, Now”

  2. Liz, (a) Trump isn’t dead, it seems he’ll be drafting/supporting candidates for ’22; (b) I’d suggest dialing back the “national” focus: The ambit over which you have a chance to make an impact – defined by you – is a chance to make a difference/see results. The telescope has been turned around to micro, it seems, so feel free to follow suit.

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  3. This too shall pass, Liz. It isn’t over. The American people elected President Trump. That election was stolen from all of us, but even if that were not the case, no one election is ever the last word on America.

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  4. “The telescope has been turned around to micro, it seems, so feel free to follow suit. ”

    Have you been talking to my husband? 🙂

    Of course you’re right but I’m mourning 3 and 1/2 yrs of fun and prosperity.

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  5. I feel the same way you do. It’s all so transparent and…hokey. Jill Biden’s “radical normalcy” (oxymoron alert!) Remember that screamingly fulnny pic OlJo[K]e put on Twitter when he first announced: one of those bead and twine friendship bracelets”.❤️Barack and Joe❤️“….pa-fucking-thetic . If something can’t go on forever, it won’t.

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  6. I look back upon observations made by England’s greatest PM:

    Nature Unchanged

    Churchill’s static view of human nature reinforced his dynamic view of human history. The socialist dream of a better society rested upon the foundation of human nature’s perfectibility. This, for Churchill, was an unproven myth. Because man himself is imperfect by nature, so too are his means of achieving perfection. Any attempts to perfect an imperfect human society, or humanity itself, would require a great leap of faith.

    This is not to say that mankind is incapable of improvement. It was clear to Churchill that mankind had made incredible progress in the development of democracy and other free institutions. But such progress was not sufficient evidence that these trends were eternal—or that human nature, the foundation of human behavior, had ever been altered. Indeed, the subversion of freedom by brutal regimes like the Soviet Union or Nazi Germany made it clear that history often moves in cycles. Between those two tyrannies, the cycle was from barbarism to civilization and then back to barbarism.

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    2. Ok, I just googled it, and the quote about lost causes is actually attributed to T.S. Eliot, but Winston Churchill did say, “Never, ever, ever give up.”

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  7. “Wasn’t it Winston Churchill who also said, ‘There are no lost causes because there are no won causes’?”

    JaC, That’s ST’s favorite poet, T.S. Eliot….Emblematic, of the times, isn’t it?

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    1. Ok, in that case, I had better get it right 🙂 The exact quote, as T.S. Eliot actually wrote it (or spoke it, I am not sure which):

      “If we take the widest and wisest view of a Cause, there is no such thing as a Lost Cause because there is no such thing as a Gained Cause.”

      And yes, this quote is emblematic of the times.

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      1. Emblematic of the “Burn it down – even though we have no idea how to *build* anything to replace it – and the world would be better off without us.” bored, jaded, nihilist, atheist ‘anarchist’ crowd. Give me a good old-time pagan any day, instead. (At least they’re theists.) 🙂

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  8. And, to get Winston Churchill’s quote right as well, this is exactly what he said:

    “This is the lesson: never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never — in nothing, great or small, large or petty — never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.”

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  9. I would only say that we should remember Rush’s positivity in the face of insanity, incompetence and evil. I do hope the broadcast will continue for some time. His sunny outlook was informed and well reasoned, and I don’t think he would ever have been ashamed to be an American.

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