I watched the opening hearings last night. I can't even be angry, I'm just so sad and frustrated. I have never felt so far away from some of my fellow citizens than I did last night. I don't necessarily like identifying as "patriotic", but our history (good and bad) is important to me and to see our historical buildings and institutions just....violated is what it felt like, was upsetting. The modern Republican Party should be burned down around their ears for what they've enabled. The absolute brainwashing that happened is so confusing to me. I have never thought any of our presidents were perfect, even when they were the ones I supported. There was plenty I despised about the Democrat presidents of my lifetime and I held no quarter on protesting policies they made or upheld. I appreciated Cheney's speech, but I still see her as an enabler. One of my friends posted, "Um...this is civil war. It's not being fought in muddy fields, but this is the civil war we've all been afraid of. And it's so bizarre that I'm out here still paying a mortgage and worrying about getting enough calcium while we're in a civil war."
No big plans for the weekend, which is good. I've got a new 3D sculpture to work on, which I think I'll do while I'm watching the rest of the hearings.
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