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Girard442

(6,081 posts)
Tue Apr 17, 2018, 09:38 AM Apr 2018

Thinking about starting a local Political Trauma Support Group.

Has anyone ever heard of such a thing? People go to support groups to deal with all kinds of losses, and if you're one of those people who reads the morning news each day with a knot in your stomach, nods and goes "uh-huh, uh-huh" when reading a history of Europe in the 1930's, and has a long list of ex-friends and family who you used to be able to talk to, but now avoid -- you've definitely suffered a loss.

This isn't about Activism. Activism is very good, but this is not it -- it's a complement to it. I can see all kinds of pitfalls. There could be verbal fistfights over Campaigns 2016, 2018 or 2020. There could be Deplorables showing up just so they could shout "Snowflakes! Snowflakes!"

Any thoughts?

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Thinking about starting a local Political Trauma Support Group. (Original Post) Girard442 Apr 2018 OP
If your near Madison WI, I'm in. AJT Apr 2018 #1
Great idea. Here are your 12 steps. Funtatlaguy Apr 2018 #2
...writes "Catharsis" on yellow notepad... Girard442 Apr 2018 #3
I realize that I am powerless Funtatlaguy Apr 2018 #4

Funtatlaguy

(10,879 posts)
2. Great idea. Here are your 12 steps.
Tue Apr 17, 2018, 09:44 AM
Apr 2018

1. Get a dart 🎯 board.
2. Put Trumps face on it.
3. Line everyone up to take turns throwing.
Steps 4-12. Lather, rinse, repeat.

Funtatlaguy

(10,879 posts)
4. I realize that I am powerless
Tue Apr 17, 2018, 09:57 AM
Apr 2018

over the hatred I hold for Trump and the current Repub party.
If there is a higher power, why hasn’t he/she/it smited (smitten? smit?) them by now?

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