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Terry Mc Kenna's avatar

I am of the age appropriate for the Vietnam War. I drew a high number and avoided the draft legally. Up until the last few years, I put a flag out on holidays. I am married, pay my taxes and raised a son to adulthood.

I will never fly the flag again.

If I meet someone and it turns out he is a vet, I am on my guard about his mindset. Same with cops (who don't mistreat me).

So what do we do? This was not my creation, it was the creation of right wingers with a platform.

To be frank, I even fear those who did not graduate from college - I assume they are Trumpers and so are beyond hope.

Oh,and though I sing in a Catholic Church choir, I despair of Christians.

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Betsy's avatar

Keep the faith and push through… look for the good in people, instead of the bad. We will all get past this time if we work together.

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Terry Mc Kenna's avatar

At my age, my circle is getting smaller. So I give up. I ran into a woman in a park while walking my dogs - I made a joke about Trump (it was news related) - she went into a rant about the pipeline and inflation. I give up. There is not talking to these people.

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