I’m utterly discouraged. I’m a middle-aged, upper middle-class white guy. No one in a position of power is gunning after me. In 2022’s America I should feel pretty cozy and safe. But, no. The anger bubbling at the surface scares me. I’m a big, burley guy. The only thing that should scare me is clowns, and maybe crossing paths with a bear. What I would have thought, in the land of the free and the home of the brave, was that so many people I know and love are under attack and being dehumanized because they are not straight, white, or male.
Well said. We have turned into a theocracy as the pillars of democracy are chipped away. Vote as if your life depends on it this fall. Because it does.
I’m utterly discouraged. I’m a middle-aged, upper middle-class white guy. No one in a position of power is gunning after me. In 2022’s America I should feel pretty cozy and safe. But, no. The anger bubbling at the surface scares me. I’m a big, burley guy. The only thing that should scare me is clowns, and maybe crossing paths with a bear. What I would have thought, in the land of the free and the home of the brave, was that so many people I know and love are under attack and being dehumanized because they are not straight, white, or male.
Exactly. Thanks for voicing this well, Michelle.
This absolutely captures my feelings as well. Thanks for writing it.
I’m two years older than you, but I’m right there with you. I didn’t celebrate this year because there was nothing to celebrate. 🙁
Well said. We have turned into a theocracy as the pillars of democracy are chipped away. Vote as if your life depends on it this fall. Because it does.
I’m sorry you’ve become so disillusioned.
If you're not disillusioned, you're not paying attention. Or you're on the wrong side.