I wonder at the advertising response with the new president. Will the multi
ethnic models make way for more redheads? We must remember, Gingers have no
souls
clay
> On Nov 21, 2016, at 2:13 AM, archer75--- via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Here's another middle-of-the-road mantra:
>
> "The pessimist complains about the wind;
> the optimist expects it to change;
> the realist adjusts the sails."
>
> Gerry
> ~~~
>
> For "peace of mind", the sincere middle of the political road, with a
> jaundiced view of politics and politician in general, is the best horse to
> ride IMO.
> The middle-of-the-roaders basic political philosophy is:
> "America is a nation of the people, by the politicians, and for whichever
> group can get its interests taken care of."
> Using that principle, what can you say about the current political situation?
> Gerry
>
> Floyd Thursby wrote:
>
>> I have too, even quit really reading the paper or watching the PBS news
>> which I used to watch every evening (mostly because I hate the stupid
>> commercial TV and it comes on at a convenient time). I could let the
>> obvious bias slide, it was just part of the package, but now it is more
>> like propaganda and it is off-putting. I see this whole thing being
>> very corrosive, politics in general this year, to our social order. I
>> have family and friends who seriously are grieving over it all and are
>> emotionally disrupted in thinking about it because sH->e didn't win (or
>> won't get the electoral vote, sH->e apparently is ahead in straight
>> votes so that has them in a tizzy too). It's like a constant drain on
>> their energy thinking about it and has them cranky and angry and sad and
>> all the other stuff.
>>
>> It really hurts me to see that, I don't really get it and wish I could
>> somehow make it all go away and get them all back to the people I knew a
>> month or two ago, even with the differences we had. It is impossible to
>> talk to them about it, I would have to be in mourning too to have a
>> cry-fest or something and plot the revolution, Stand Strong against The
>> Don or something. And I was not particularly enamored with the "winner"
>> so I didn't really have much enthusiasm for it all, but I am cast as
>> "winner" (and racistbigothomophobexenophobemisogynist) too since I did
>> not like H->er, and that puts me as an enemy or something. It hurts.
>>
>> I know 8 years ago there were a lot of people who were upset about the
>> election outcome, and there was a fair amount of trash talk and such,
>> but this time around it is way way more. I don't recall nearly as much
>> animosity and downright hatred as I am seeing here, even though there
>> were some fairly settled opinions on the matter and some ongoing strong
>> feelings and opposition. And the hatred is coming from people who just
>> want us all to love one another and get along and such, except if we are
>> on different "sides." Perplexing.
>>
>> I hope it all dies down in a few weeks, and life gets back to whatever
>> passes for normal these days. I doubt if it will, but I hope so, and I
>> honestly hope the new guy sorta gets down to business such that it will
>> be good for everyone, whatever their orientations, and the election
>> trash talk subsides. I was actually, for maybe the first time, quite
>> pleased with BHO's pronouncements on the matter, it showed a fair amount
>> of integrity on the issue.
>>
>> --FT
>>
>>
>> On 11/20/16 4:25 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
>>> I've decided I have to stop listening to NPR. As near as I can tell
>>> everything else in the world has stopped since all they talk about is
>>> Trump...
>>> -Curt
>>>
>>> From: Max Dillon via Mercedes
>>> To: Mercedes Discussion List
>>> Cc: Max Dillon
>>> Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2016 3:57 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Let the Martha'ing Begin!
>>>
>>> Please no!
>>>
>>> I'm going to start a charity, donate in order to end discussions about
>>> trump.
>>
>> --
>> --FT
>> Winston Churchill:
>> “Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large
>> or petty,
>> never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.
>> Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of
>> the enemy.”
>>
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