For those who are stressed out and depressed by reading about politics, but don't want to completely block it out and risk being uninformed, here's a tip: Focus your reading on solutions, not problems. Read only articles and posts about what is being done to solve the problems we face, or about what should be done about them -- about those who are fighting back against Trump's depredations in various ways, how you can help do so, how the Democrats need to change in order to win elections in the future, and suchlike. Skip the ones that are basically just "here are all the latest terrible things that are happening" or "here's yet another example of how bad and awful and terrible Trump is". You already know bad things are happening and you already know Trump is awful. Wallowing in more of that will just depress you further while providing nothing positive. Reading exclusively about resistance and positive action will keep you still informed but a lot less stressed out. - Infidel753
Reposting ALL of this, because after just spending a few minutes online today, I ready to start drinking...
ReplyDeleteAnon@2:11pm - Maybe *that's* why I'm experimenting with THC gummies.
DeleteWe've cut our news consumption to local and then 1 hour of national coverage. That seems to be more than enough.
ReplyDeleteREAL, Workable Solutions are the key nobody is really talking about! I heard an interview with an author who stated that Conservatives usually want more restrictive immigration policies, BUT that Liberals could embrace the same things, too. NOW, we know what the conservatives want to do, WE just need to find a better way to do it!!!
ReplyDeleteIt was also noted that in Europe, immigrants were the cause of a lot of crimes. In the USA, just the opposite! No immigrant comes here to just cause trouble as they want to be as inconspicuous as possible. Work, make money, AND PAY TAXES as a result. It is possible for them to get a Taxpayer ID Number (TIN), so they can collect Social Security when they retire here. They have reasons to be good citizens!