A big hello from Thunder Bay, Michigan
When I open a text or letter asking for money, 98% of the time I simply click “delete”. Just like that, poof, it's gone. So why am I… Christie Tobey from rural Alpena, Michigan … writing to you personally about this one? Because I’m angry! Because real evil is at work in our country. It’s gnawing away endlessly, and it threatens the very foundations of our Democracy.
Are you angry, too? Are you anguished over the growing divide in this country, the very destruction of our national identity? Are you frustrated with our Democratic response, downright terrified of the possible outcomes in November? Could we survive another Trump victory? How is that even possible? Yet it seems that all Donald Trump needs to do is snap his fingers and money appears, from billionaires and poor MAGA supporters alike. Basically, money that just floats his way from selling lies and propaganda.
Forward and Backward
Ten years ago, I would never have considered myself a hateful person. I would have described myself as decent, kind, openminded, carefree, and happy.
The last 10 years have changed me into someone I almost don’t recognize. Like many of us, I’m not afraid to say that I hate what this country has become.
I hate Donald Trump and everything in the MAGA movement.
I hate that there are family members I can’t and don’t talk to anymore.
I hate being fearful for my grandchildren’s future.
I hate that my rights as a woman are being stripped... AGAIN.
I hate being suspicious of everyone I meet.
After being faced with 3 men on a street corner wielding AK 15s during a peaceful protest on Women’s Right to Choose, I hate that I am scared to participate in protests any longer.
Who is this hate filled and foreign person in my body? Where did I go and what can I do?
Recently a glimmer of light has started to flicker. A way back to common decency and shared goals and values. Democrats 101 has spoken to me, to my heart. An easy or quick fix? No. But a way forward? YES. A starting point.