Obviously I took a month off. Remarkably, I didn't suffer from a celebratory hangover after the election. I was more worn out from staying up so late than anything else. I did attend a local victory party for a state representative which was fun. Also got to celebrate the looks of terror and dismay on the Shrillary supporters as the lamestream media announcers declared Florida going for Trump. OH, the humanity! Heh, heh, heh. I wasn't surprised by the outcome but I certainly was concerned. I was surprised at how thoroughly the GOP swamped the country. Other than a handful of counties surrounding "progressive" enclaves, everything east of NYC and west of LA went red. And the dummycrats have REELECTED Pelosi as minority leader. As the Chinese have said for centuries "Doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result is the definition of insanity". Or maybe they really LIKE having their asses handed to them in elections. And Keith Ellison as DNC head? Maybe they will raise a statue to Kim Jong Il to make their total capitulation to insanity complete!
I actually know some liberals (okay and related to some...or at least one) and like them. I do avoid political discussions simply because it makes my brain hurt to attempt to get on an intellectual level that they can comprehend. I think logically. Trying to apply pure liberal emotion to logic is both difficult and counter-productive.
The hardest part is attempting to get them to understand that their reactions of screeching, flailing and refusing to even try to accept reason isn't a reflection of their "tolerance". "Progressives" (liberals by any other name - they stopped referring to themselves as "progressives" in the late 1930's because people understood that to refer to communists. When "liberals" became associated with communists they reverted. What was that I said a few sentences ago?....) like to preach to everyone else about how "tolerance" is a key to "getting along" with people. Here's a clue - I tolerate those who act logically and sanely. I am very tolerant right up to the point that someone demonstrates that they are stupid. I DON'T tolerate stupid. Anyone who does tolerate stupid....is likely being stupid as well. I don't "get along" with everyone. I don't pretend to and I'm not going to wear a diaper pin on my shirt (sweater, sweatshirt, jacket, etc) to signify that everyone is "safe" around me. Everyone IS safe around me until they act stupid. Then all bets are off. I'm too fucking old to suffer fools lightly, don't intend to and won't act like I might. I admire "Mad Dog" Mattis's advice: Be kind and respectful and smile. And have a plan to kill everyone you meet. Just because you have a plan doesn't mean you have to use it. I carry a .45 colt and don't plan to use it. But just in case.....
My depression has eased just a bit. Whether it's the meds treating the critters, getting past the election without having to pack up and move to Belize or finally almost getting to the Winter Solstice so that the days will start getting longer...I don't know. At least I am less 'cidal. Whether it was of a homi or sui nature, I couldn't tell. At one point I didn't care, either.
Still hunting for the bastard, though.
Ciao
