It’s been months since I blogged, for reasons I don’t totally understand. I’ve been extremely active on social media – you can follow my Facebook page or connect with me on Twitter. I guess I just like the interactive quality of those channels better. I’d love it if you follow me there and we can chat.
This week, post-Charlottesville, was incredibly hard for a lot of us. I think, for me, the hardest of any so far. And that is REALLY saying something.
Even as bad as I thought it would be – and “believe me”, I thought it would be bad – I did not expect our President to be threatening Nuclear War over Twitter and outright supporting neo-Nazi’s and White Supremacists. I feel like we are living in some type dystopian future and I really, really want the book to end.
Nevertheless, we must persist. So I write my representatives, donate to good causes, sign petitions, attend rallies (not sponsored by hate groups), keep up on the news, and share information through social media.
But sometimes, at the end of the week, you just need a good sheet cake (thank you Tina Fey), a glass of rosé, and some YouTube venting…
Here is some related reading I recommend – from people much more articulate than I am:
It’s indefensible for Republicans to stick with Trump
A brief note to my fellow white people on what to do after Charlottesville
A white supremacist pointed a gun at me in Orange County, Calif. They’re in all of our communities
Kellerman: The ugliest reality in America revealed itself again
Nazis can march on my hometown but they can’t win
I voted for Trump and I sorely regret it
OC Green Mama 