When Donald Trump won election with a majority of the Electoral College (not the popular vote!) those who did not think he was the best choice said: Be Vigilant. That seemed to be a good idea up to the following points:
1. The quantity of his strange actions and words were a lot to watch.
2. His apparent disinterest in generally following reasonable precedence was a lot to watch
3. His being really totally out of control relative to norms of any kind of moral, ethical, or legal behaviors was too much to watch
4. Watching someone who didn't care about anything except himself and opinions, feelings about himself... at the expense of truth and science and empathy... WELL!!
NOW -- the only thing for us mere mortals to do... is to hope the professionals - i.e. the elected politicians/officials in Congress will impeach and convict Trump. At least impeach!
Note... (this is an added revision a few minutes after original posting):
I used to watch a lot of Stephen Colbert to get my news with a coating of comedy. I must say in the beginning I thought it was a bit harsh. Then it became normalized as what Trump was doing was harsh and harsher and harshest. And then - Colbert's stuff also became difficult to watch as it was one crazy thing after another being joked about while being serious. I wondered for my sanity!
A long time ago I didn't follow the news a lot. Then I thought I really should be following it a bit more and I began to read the newspapers and watch tv news and listen to NPR. AND THEN -- almost at the same time I heard Dr. Andrew Weil talk about mental health and taking a fast from the news... Wow - I found myself in the middle as I often do... pay attention to the news AND/OR take a break/fast from the news.
Today -- I read The New York Times a lot... or at least scan headlines and read parts of many articles Monday thru Friday. I take a local newspaper and listen to NPR, too. Colbert is somewhat on hold. All TV news and comedy is recorded for later watching but often is not watched. Am I more or less sane as I am somewhat more disconnected?
I WILL VOTE... ALL OF US MUST VOTE... And we, the still sane and truthful and caring must win!
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