Facebook Follies of Friends and Families

[Razgovory]

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[Valmy]

Good old Scipio.

[Razgovory]

Ank.

[Valmy]

Ank.

Ah. I must have unfollowed him at some point.

[CountDeMoney]

Well, considering all the SS-Trumpenfürers I know of in the service, it's kind of reassuring to know there's at least one member of the resistance on the inside.

[Admiral Yi]

Well, considering all the SS-Trumpenfürers I know of in the service, it's kind of reassuring to know there's at least one member of the resistance on the inside.

It seems Spanky has become a fully paid member of the Berniebro Trump/Clinton moral equivalency cadre.  Nothing reassuring about that.

[CountDeMoney]

Welll...somebody's got to sneak the briefcase into bunker.

[Hamilcar]

I know we should not laugh at the feeble-minded, but there are actually people on my Facebook talking, in all seriousness, about suicide watch and offering their support for any suicidal friends triggered by Trump's victory. 

My sister isn't suicidal but I know she's in quite an emotional state feeling like her country has rejected her. She messaged me about being fearful on how she will deal with victorious Trump supporters in Alaska.

No offense to your sister, as this is more of a general remark, but I think it speaks to some fundamental dysfunction within one's psyche if one gets so upset about a political result. The fact is, Trump will not turn the USA into nazi Germany, and even if he is worse than Dubya, the actual tangible effect on anyone's life in the US will not be that great. It is a big country, with a tradition of dissidence, so in the worst case scenario, one can always move to some state or county with people who share your views.

I am not saying one should ignore politics but ultimately it has limited influence on our daily lives. People get emotionally invested in it, because they want their team to win, but I think it is healthier to approach it more stoically.

I'm going to have to concur with my Polish comrade here. Lots of friends and colleagues hysterical to a ridiculous degree.

[The Minsky Moment]

Yeah garb's sis stop whining.  If things get bad you can just quit your job and move to another state hundreds of miles away, no hardship. Two random Europeans assure us that you have no reason to be anxious.

[Barrister]

Yeah garb's sis stop whining.  If things get bad you can just quit your job and move to another state hundreds of miles away, no hardship. Two random Europeans assure us that you have no reason to be anxious.

Nothing wrong with anxious.  Hell I'm anxious and it's not my country.

But weeping, sobbing, loosing your shit - it's really kind of unwarranted.  So far.

[citizen k]

Yeah garb's sis stop whining.  If things get bad you can just quit your job and move to another state hundreds of miles away, no hardship. Two random Europeans assure us that you have no reason to be anxious.

I've had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened. — Mark Twain

[citizen k]

My dear, in the midst of hate, I found there was, within me, an invincible love. In the midst of tears, I found there was, within me, an invincible smile. In the midst of chaos, I found there was, within me, an invincible calm. I realized, through it all, that...in the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there's something stronger – something better, pushing right back. — Albert Camus

[The Minsky Moment]

My grandparents didn't worry enough about politics and found themselves Jewish and in the Reich in the late 30s, which proved somewhat of an inconvenience.

Obviously this is not the same thing, but history is littered with dead people and refugees who were overly relaxed about political developments.  A little anxiety never killed anyone.

[citizen k]

[Hamilcar]

Yeah garb's sis stop whining.  If things get bad you can just quit your job and move to another state hundreds of miles away, no hardship. Two random Europeans assure us that you have no reason to be anxious.

Oh don't play coy. There's an enormous difference between being anxious and worried on the one hand, and fearful sobbing and suicide threats on the other.