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Louis Sisneros's avatar

Ring the bells that still can ring

Forget your perfect offering

There is a crack, a crack in everything

That’s how the light gets in

—Leonard Cohen

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Patricia Jaeger's avatar

I don't believe in God. I believe that humans created the concept to explain the unexplainable. But I also think humans needed a reason, outside of themselves, to have hope and to try to be good people. You can be good by hanging onto virtues, and morals and ethics. And, if belonging to a religious group helps you to do this, then by all means engage that side of you. I think, at this moment, there really isn't anything we can do on the Federal level, but there's still a lot we can do on the state and local levels to help those who'll be most harmed by the new administration. I also think we should consider the Amish concept of shunning. Not in an extreme sense, but in the sense of being civil but not engaging with those who wish to insult and cause fear and harm, whether among family, friends, at work, on social media, or in public. Don't engage in name calling or insults because it's non-productive. You're not going to win any arguments with MAGA types or with anyone who voted for Trump (they'll just become defensive). I think that the Republican Party is going to implode because you have a large group of self-centered, arrogant people who have no ideals, who only want personal power and financial gain, and who have either forgotten, or never had, virtues, morals or ethics. They'll engage in political sabotage, backstabbing, and blindsiding each other. Congressional Republicans will not want to listen to Musk and Ramaswamy and CEOs don't want Trump to tank the economy. Regularly, do something that's comforting, and join a local/state political group, volunteer and/or donate to just causes. There will be a time to re-engage at the Federal level and you'll be rested up and ready.

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