I'm tired of being mad and angry

[evil eggplant]

I'm tired of being mad and angry all the time, dividing my rage between chimpCo and the schmucks who empowered him. Touch-holes who still believe the lies, and worse than that, those who *knew* he lied but forgive him Iraq anyway.

Being angry, skeptical and miserable is hard work.

If I was republican things would be different. Facts would no longer be a part of the decision making process. In fact, there would be no need to make decisions. The knowledge that I was walking the moral high-ground would assure me that my moral compass was always pointed in the right direction.

I would proudly fly my flag and support my President. After all, that's what patriotism is.

I would believe that our mission was a noble one. That what we are doing is worthwhile.

I would believe that Traitorgate was nothing more than democratic smear tactics. That rove is innocent, and truly deserving an apology.

I would watch fox news because they are fair and balanced, unlike the rest of the "liberal media"

Mostly, though, I wouldn't be angry much of the time.

Being happy and clueless is starting to look really good.

[ladeuxiemevoiture]

1. Anger, in spurts, can be motivating; it's negative energy, though,

over the long-term, and doesn't get you anywhere.

[bunkerbuster1]

2. Living is easy with eyes closed

misunderstanding all you see.

[evil eggplant]

4. OK

Is ignorance bliss?

Go to work
Go home
crack open a beer
watch tv
screw the missus
go to sleep
repeat

Doesn't sound so bad.

[Binka]

7. You have a very small world

And it is quite stupid. Does read a book or think ever enter the equation? Pitiful really.

[evil eggplant]

10. please consider this

The other day I was in a fast-food joint. Someone went overboard with the ketchup pump, there was ketchup all over the stainless steel counter.

Along came a fellow who grabbed a rag and wiped down the counter.

With a clinical eye, he inspected his work. The counter was shiny again, the ketchup was gone. He was standing there admiring his work *and smiling*

This guy was happy. You could just tell. His was a small, simple world. You could tell this guy was not on an emotional roller coaster, he was content with the routine of his simple, uneventful life.

What's wrong with that? Nothing.

Ignorance is bliss. The more I think about it, the more I agree with it.

Obviously, over 50% of the country approaches life the same way. Simple and trusting. Uncomplicated.

[ClintonTyree]

3. Hey, it's "hard work" being a Democrat.........

we have to live within the parameters of the truth, while the Slugs can just make shit up as they go along.
I almost agree, most of the time I find the anger and hate for these bastards invigorating, but it does get tiresome after a while. My time COULD be better spent, but someone has to keep an eye on these boneheads, and that duty falls squarely on the stout shoulders of Democrats everywhere.

Hang in there, we're all in this together!

[evil eggplant]

5. I need a sign

These miserable, lying, self serving, holier-than-thou, hypocritical bastards have never been made to answer for any of the ruthless shit they have done.

Once, just once, I need to see somebody pay.

Then I'll feel better.

[Mnemosyne]

6. You and me both evil,

I'm tired. Still have a smidgen of hope left, but won't take much more battering.

Welcome to DU evil eggplant(and they are truly evil)!:toast: :hi:

[SammyWinstonJack]

19. Sometimes I think it would be easier not knowing even half

of what I know about these lying bastards. I agree with you there. As far as them paying for the soulless crap they have pulled, I only see them rewarding themselves, and no one is stopping it.

[evil eggplant]

24. exactly my point

You can bet your ass that I aint going anywhere. I despise them for what they do. I despise those who empowered them, and who refuse to hold them accountable.

And that's why I'm angry.

For all their lies, deception and treachery, and all the evidence that bears out their ruthlessness (and worse) not one of them has paid the price.

That's because they're at the controls, working all the buttons and levers.

There is no longer a system of checks and balances.

Frightening stuff.

[Just Me]

8. You'd rather be ignorant and powerless and exploited?

:shrug:

In that case, go back to bed.

[evil eggplant]

15. not ignorant

I'm far from ignorant, but I am exploited (I just filled up my tank, doing my bit to help out exxonmobil). As for powerless, yeah, I do feel that way, and here's why. chimpCo does whatever they want to. They have never, ever had to pay for the mistakes, miscalculations and lies. Despite my best efforts.

I said it before. I will feel better if once, just once, somebody pays.

In the meantime, I'll still be at it.

[Just Me]

20. MLK stay centered on purpose rather than outcome.

You are powerful whenever you remain purposeful rather than stuck on outcome.

That's all I can recommend.

[evil eggplant]

25. well said

That helps put things in perspective. Thanks

[uppityperson]

9. It is ok to take a break sometimes

It is ok to take a break. Most of us need to. It is ok. Just make sure you come back and continue to work on making things better, if you can. It is discouraging, and we must get our positive things when and where we can, and many of us do get tired of it all. Ignoring it won't make it go away, or get better, but sometimes a nap helps.

[sinkingfeeling]

11. Yes, thinking is hard...here's something to cheer you up...

It started out innocently enough. I began to think at parties now and then -- to loosen up. Inevitably, though, one thought led to another, and soon I was more than just a social thinker.

I began to think alone -- "to relax," I told myself -- but I knew it
wasn't true.

Thinking became more and more important to me, and finally I was thinking all the time.

That was when things began to sour at home. One evening I had turned off the TV and asked my wife about the meaning of life. She spent that night at her mother's.

I began to think on the job. I knew that thinking and employment don't mix, but I couldn't stop myself.

I began to avoid friends at lunchtime so I could read Thoreau and Kafka. I would return to the office dizzied and confused, asking, "What is it exactly we are doing here?" One day the boss called me in. He said, "Listen, I like you, and it hurts me to say this, but your thinking has become a real problem. If you don't stop thinking on the job, you'll have to find another job."

This gave me a lot to think about.

I came home early after my conversation with the boss. "Honey," I
confessed, "I've been thinking..."
"I know you've been thinking," she said, "and I want a divorce!"
"But Honey, surely it's not that serious."
"It is serious," she said, lower lip aquiver. "You think as much as
college professors, and college professors don't make any money, so if
you keep on thinking, we won't have any money!"

"That's a faulty syllogism," I said impatiently.

She exploded in tears of rage and frustration, but I was in no mood to
deal with the emotional drama.
"I'm going to the library," I snarled as I stomped out the door. I
headed for the library, in the mood for some Nietzsche. I roared into the parking lot with NPR on the radio and ran up to the big glass doors... They didn't open. The library was closed.

To this day, I believe that a Higher Power was looking out for me that
night. Leaning on the unfeeling glass, whimpering for Zarathustra, a poster caught my eye.

"Friend, is heavy thinking ruining your life?" it asked.

You probably recognize that line.

It comes from the standard Thinker's Anonymous poster.

Which is why I am what I am today: a recovering thinker.

I never miss a TA meeting.

At each meeting we watch a non-educational video; last week it was
"Porky's."

Then we share experiences about how we avoided thinking since the last
meeting.

I still have my job, and things are a lot better at home.

Life just seemed...easier, somehow, as soon as I stopped thinking.

I think the road to recovery is nearly complete for me.

Today, I registered to vote as a Republican...

[etherealtruth]

12. From where I sit "they" seem to be bitter and angry all the time...

If they "get some" they're pissed until they have all. They refuse to reconsider their positions and are extremely angry when confronted with facts that refute their position ...

[eleny]

13. Are you looking for help or for company?

If you're looking for help, this is the right place. You can join the DU Activists for starters. If you're looking for company in being clueless, you're in the wrong place. But stick around and read a while. You might experience a return of motivation.

[evil eggplant]

17. frustrated

Sorry, I'm neither. Mostly I'm frustrated. ChimpCo had a great week, the WHPC is back to tossing softballs. This seems like a setback, and I'm disappointed by that.

I was an activist in 1969. I know activism works. I helped get our kids home from Viet Nam.

And here I am, at it again. I'm too old for this shit.

Thanks for the kind words =P

[eleny]

18. I'm 58 and was there, too

Buck up because it's all you can do. Giving up is not an option.

[evil eggplant]

23. of course you're right

I aint going anywhere. Just venting a bit

[eleny]

26. Then you're in the right place if it's venting you need!

Come visit some other non political forums here. The cooking & baking group, also the non fiction books group - those are among my personal favorites. Find your own and visit with like minded people. I like to read non fiction to get away a bit. Not everyone can live and breath politics 24/7. Everyone has bad days. That's when I hit the mystery books at the library. But the other political side has never looked good. It's not anything I could ever relate to. I'm just not wired that way. Good luck!

[toey]

14. Oh just pop an ativan...does me good :)

[Deere_John]

16. I know exactly how you feel.

In the days before the 2004 election, when things were looking a bit promising for Kerry, I was really looking forward to the possibility of putting down the whole pile of conspiracy theory crap and having a good laugh at myself for letting my imagination run away with me. Now, I'm still stuck with the original load, and the events of the last few months have brought a whole new pile.

It's depressing and physically debilitating to go through life with the thought that these guys will do anything to keep themselves from being removed from office, because they're so corrupt and treasonous that too lose power is to lose everything, maybe even their lives.

[Just Me]

21. If you fail to find success in your power to be purposeful,...

,...each day,...and you allow yourself to sacrifice your worth and meaning to any outcome,...you will ALWAYS be depressed and powerless.

Stop it.

[Disturbed]

22. "Don't worry. Be happy."

It won't matter a 100 years from now.

Hmmm.... "mad and angry". Does that mean crazy and angry?

[Lefty48197]

27. Republicans are OVERFLOWING with hate and anger

That's what happens when you're the spawn of satan.