re: #379 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Maybe since you’re not on the ground here and aren’t seeing how fired up people are in general, it’s easier to give into despair. There’s a level of civic engagement going on that I have never seen and it’s not in Trump’s favor.

That’s definitely a good thing, though I’ll feel better if it translates into actual gains (e.g. in the special elections taking place this year).

I’m not giving up. (Which is, btw, how the “Obama’s ultimate legacy will be letting the US slip away to fascism” bullshit comes across.)

Well, to be fair, I think that was Sarah Kendzior speaking more out of frustration than anything else (at a time when things did indeed look irredeemably bleak). She’s also said this, more recently:

People ask if I have hope. Hope’s not a feeling I relate to. But I value pragmatism and compassion and it’s overflowing in the US right now.

— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) February 24, 2017