That makes sense, Consuela
I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just in order to play rugby.
Giles ,'Beneath You'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - Sep 18, 2020 3:51:30 pm PDT #26413 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Laura - Sep 18, 2020 4:10:46 pm PDT #26414 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
I was peacefully out to dinner with my husband, blissfully unaware until we got in the car to go home that this tragedy has occurred.
I can't stop crying. It is so stupid to be so upset, but every damn day I think things can't get worse. And then they do.
Scrappy - Sep 18, 2020 5:10:16 pm PDT #26415 of 30019
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I just heard and got an instant blinding headache.
meara - Sep 18, 2020 6:02:36 pm PDT #26416 of 30019
Yeah I'm so fearful that in a lame duck session they won't have anything to lose by pushing it through (and possibly even more to gain if it becomes a gore v Bush type situation!). Earlier today I saw 2021 calendars at the store and was like "not close enough yet!" And now I'm scared of what else 2020 could still bring even before November!
Topic!Cindy - Sep 18, 2020 6:05:32 pm PDT #26417 of 30019
What is even happening?
I'm not buying a calendar until January 2nd. If anyone gives us one for Christmas, it's going under my bed, in a bag, until January 2nd.
Katerina Bee - Sep 18, 2020 7:11:37 pm PDT #26418 of 30019
Herding cats for fun
RBG went out like a superhero of justice. I'm sure it galled her to have to give in before the election.
Theodosia - Sep 19, 2020 3:15:37 am PDT #26419 of 30019
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
May her memory be a blessing.
Laura - Sep 19, 2020 3:43:00 am PDT #26420 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
It would be handy to believe in an afterlife where RBG could smite away as needed. Alas, I just feel a giant hole in our earthly world.
askye - Sep 19, 2020 4:19:50 am PDT #26421 of 30019
Thrive to spite them
I am extremely pessimistic at this point. I don't think that McConnell cares about democracy or the Constitution or the rules and I think there are enough GOP Congresspeople who either feel the same way or don't feel strongly enough to oppose what they are doing. They are ok with what Trump is doing because if they weren't they could stop it.
And I think there are a lot of Americans who think it would be super cool if the GOP were to take total control of the country and make this an authoritarian government as long as the GOP is careful not to call it that and coach it in terms of religious and racist dog whistles. And then they will feel America will get back to the way it The Way it Was, the Good Old Days when Things Were Simpler. Even when they get poorer and lose more rights because it can still be blamed on liberals and the atheists.
askye - Sep 19, 2020 4:24:10 am PDT #26422 of 30019
Thrive to spite them
And then there are people like my dad who don't agree with what is going on and won't vote for Trump but won't vote for Biden either because he is a Democrat.
I don't really talk politics with my Dad but he has flat out said he can't bring himself to vote for Democrats at all in the local and state elections. I know he just didn't vote for President in 2016 so maybe he'll do the same thing this year. I don't think there is anyway he would vote for Biden, just by being a Democrat he is way too progressive for Dad.