Every day I wake up and think “things can’t really be as bad as I thought they were yesterday, it surely can’t be any worse”. Then I realize it indeed can get worse, every d*** day.
A photo was published yesterday of President Biden, taken at his news conference, where he is holding his folder, and his head is bowed. My very first thoug…
Every day I wake up and think “things can’t really be as bad as I thought they were yesterday, it surely can’t be any worse”. Then I realize it indeed can get worse, every d*** day.
A photo was published yesterday of President Biden, taken at his news conference, where he is holding his folder, and his head is bowed. My very first thought was “here is a deeply grieving man, feeling the pain of the families who will soon learn that they have lost a son or daughter, and remembering the pain of losing his own son”. My heart ached for him, and I was so moved by his compassion and empathy.
Then I began reading comments being left about the photo, and was utterly and completely gobsmacked. Most all comments were from people who saw nothing but weakness and defeat in the photo, and were calling for him to resign.
I know it is only human nature for two people to look a the same picture and see two different things. But for one person to see/feel nothing but love, and the other to see/feel nothing but hate takes me to a place of utter despair that this division in our country can ever be healed.
You saw the right picture, Cathy. Delusional dream views must not be given oxygen. Don’t even read those comments. I believe he was praying as he got ready to speak, and his eyes showed evidence of recent tears. Many far right cult followers do not recall a leader who isn’t just calculating how to monitize events for his own oversized pockets.
It is a powerful image. What actually happened was that he gave the last question to the Fox News reporter Peter Doocy who hammered away at Biden about taking responsibility. Biden put a question back to Doocy who continued to animatedly argue the point. Biden, clearly frustrated, gave up on the attempted exchange and put his head down. I thought, as I watched it, that he was pausing and praying that he would not say something harsh back to Doocy. But, the moment did morph into something bigger and conveyed the burden, sadness and frustration of the President. He did recover and clearly stated that as President he took responsibility for it all. Then he left the room to go to another meeting.
Every day I wake up and think “things can’t really be as bad as I thought they were yesterday, it surely can’t be any worse”. Then I realize it indeed can get worse, every d*** day.
A photo was published yesterday of President Biden, taken at his news conference, where he is holding his folder, and his head is bowed. My very first thought was “here is a deeply grieving man, feeling the pain of the families who will soon learn that they have lost a son or daughter, and remembering the pain of losing his own son”. My heart ached for him, and I was so moved by his compassion and empathy.
Then I began reading comments being left about the photo, and was utterly and completely gobsmacked. Most all comments were from people who saw nothing but weakness and defeat in the photo, and were calling for him to resign.
I know it is only human nature for two people to look a the same picture and see two different things. But for one person to see/feel nothing but love, and the other to see/feel nothing but hate takes me to a place of utter despair that this division in our country can ever be healed.
You saw the right picture, Cathy. Delusional dream views must not be given oxygen. Don’t even read those comments. I believe he was praying as he got ready to speak, and his eyes showed evidence of recent tears. Many far right cult followers do not recall a leader who isn’t just calculating how to monitize events for his own oversized pockets.
It is a powerful image. What actually happened was that he gave the last question to the Fox News reporter Peter Doocy who hammered away at Biden about taking responsibility. Biden put a question back to Doocy who continued to animatedly argue the point. Biden, clearly frustrated, gave up on the attempted exchange and put his head down. I thought, as I watched it, that he was pausing and praying that he would not say something harsh back to Doocy. But, the moment did morph into something bigger and conveyed the burden, sadness and frustration of the President. He did recover and clearly stated that as President he took responsibility for it all. Then he left the room to go to another meeting.
There is a political party in our country whose entire platform is to divide our country by promoting hate of others. This therapist’s telling of her work with a single client is so striking in elucidating this sickness https://www.pacesconnection.com/blog/the-making-and-healing-of-a-racist-a-trauma-perspective?fbclid=IwAR2-5ZonpvN3x61jG5K2YGvYMs__C6yMmp4ZHBo3GP0ipQ_wy6OzhyIr3cQ