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Yallow

(1,926 posts)
Sat Apr 2, 2016, 10:02 PM Apr 2016

For The First Time In A Long Time I Now Have A Little Hope

I was working in my yard this afternoon on a nice sunny day in Seattle, and some dude walking by saw my Bernie sign and gave me a thumbs up. He stopped to talk for a minute and I found myself saying something I have been thinking about and talking about for the last month.

I told dude that every single thing related to our planet has been going to shit for a while now. Because of the energy I see at some of the rallys, and the conversations now going on, I have found new hope. From watching the climate collapsing, to seeing economic disparity I had really felt hopeless for quite some time. I guess this feeling of hopelessness is what happens when you begin to grasp the impact of climate change, and other things. The valley where I grew up the whole stinking area burned the last two summers.

I haven't thought our world could possibly turn around for a long time. Just look at Crazytown. (the Republicans)

I now have at least a little tiny bit of hope for the future.

At least that's a start.

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For The First Time In A Long Time I Now Have A Little Hope (Original Post) Yallow Apr 2016 OP
K&R..... daleanime Apr 2016 #1
There's a lot of reason for hope. rug Apr 2016 #2
A future to believe in! mountain grammy Apr 2016 #3
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