Just as sick to my stomach as I was when:

[LakeArenal]

Dump got elected
George Floyd assassination
Babies in Cages.
Insurrection Day
Now Rittenhouse.
And all those other injustices over the last five years.

[Diamond_Dog]

1. Same here.

You wonder, how low can we go.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Right there with you, my dear LakeArenal...

[TDale313]

3. Yeah, I am to. n/t

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

4. Everyone knows that racism is alive and well in this country... this verdict comes as no surprise.

[Initech]

5. There are some dark forces at work.

[anotherOKIE]

6. No, not me.

I reached the low point when dRump was elected. That is THE low point for me and, so far, nothing else has quite come that close.

[StarryNite]

7. That's how I feel too.

All the other stuff is bad but that was the worst.

[Boydog]

8. Keep fighting

[SergeStorms]

17. We're going to have to take that literally...

now, and not just as encouragement to persevere. It's already at that point, so don't go bringing a protest sign to a gun fight.

[ananda]

9. I know. It's so sickmaking.

I hate this country having so many corrupt judges.

[Dreampuff]

10. I'm not only in Shock by the verdict.

I'm probably more shocked by the response from people I know.

[pansypoo53219]

11. homicide too high. and he blubbered. hope is life sucks like zimmerman's. becaise not guilty is buls

he should have plead to a lesser charge. plus. judge bullshit.

[mnhtnbb]

12. You are lucky to be out of the US.

We are living in a very fu*ked up country, full of racists, bigots, misogynists, and armed to the teeth. Looking for any chance to assert white male supremacy, especially using firearms.

It's always been here: the orange one gave these a$$holes permission to act violently on their sick, twisted beliefs, and there are plenty of others happy to help them get away with it.

[LakeArenal]

13. We moved here right before covid and not because of trump.

But so so lucky to be out US in this “third world” paradise.

[Bettie]

14. Me too

People have taken their masks off. Gone are the days of "agree to disagree" because it isn't about ideology. It is about basic morality.

[Boydog]

15. Keep fighting. We've just got to pound the hell outta them

We simply have to learn to fight like they do. We need to unify and keep pounding their asses.

[Mr. Ected]

16. When I lived abroad, many acquaintances confided that they envision America like the wild, wild west

As much as we had hoped that Americans had evolved over the past several decades, it's quite apparent that we have not. There will always be a racist, bigoted, uninformed contingent that devalue life and will take it away from you if they feel like it.

I never once got that feeling living in Europe for 8 years.

[SergeStorms]

19. It's our inherent gun culture.

Everything is solved with killing anyone who disagrees with us. This is one of the most primitive countries in the world. We're the biggest "shithole country" on the planet.

[live love laugh]

18. OJ comes to mind.

[airmid]

21. I'm just angry all the time. My light good natured self is gone and I'm not

sure I can ever get that back. I’m angry, disgusted, exhausted and just feel empty.

[Delphinus]

23. I hear you.

[iluvtennis]

22. Yes, same here @LakeArenal. This was a very sad day. n/t

[Delmette2.0]

24. After TFG was elected I told a friend I was sick to my stomach about it

She never talked to me again.

It is no big loss. I was getting iritated with all her "I'll pray for you." instead of a simple good bye.

[Dave says]

25. It has been a flood, hasn't it?

Then again, the fire is always burning. Civil rights; MLK, JFK, and Bobby; Nixon and enemy lists; WWII; the Great Depression; WWI - you get the point.

On edit, I skipped over too much: GWB-Cheney and the Iraq War; the trillions wasted on killing in Iraq and Afghanistan; 9-11: December 12, 2000, etcetera.

[Ferrets are Cool]

26. Same, but I must add the day Jr was elected......twice

I am so upset. I can't believe I live in "this" country. I'm not sad, I'm devastated.

[housecat]

27. Must pass the voting bill

[Tribetime]

28. Yes and also something for the whole country to Rally behind Biden about

[Artistree22]

29. Same here.

Starting with Sandy Hook and the rest of your list- I am shaking. The fact that Anthony tried to stop someone who shot someone else and was killed by this coward who claims self defense- IS SICKENING. Anthony was braver than most people- for sure.

Now that our great state of Texas has expanded gun rights to these types of vigilantes, I am not happy. They want that upper hand to intimidate us from speaking up and holding them in check when they are being assholes or for us to be hesitant about attending protests. I am someone who has never shied away from standing up for others in certain situations but I would be weary of becoming the target of one of these cowards with a gun. I don't even put any political stickers on my car anymore because of these unhinged idiots. In the days of bush jr, I used my truck as billboard by writing/drawing my anti -bush and anti- war statements in the dirt and only rarely did I get flipped off. These days, I feel like these cowards with guns are just looking for an incident like little man- boy kyle.

The trial was a ridiculous sham from the beginning. Underage vigilante gets a gun illegally and ends up murdering 2 people. He gets to take 2 lives and not even get have to give up any of his life for it is just wrong. Like you said, it makes me sick to my stomach because it seems not only justice doesn't matter, people are cheering him on for his actions. I think that's the part that just adds to my despair about our future. I feel we are a stone's throw away from the brutal lynch mob mentality in parts of our society.

The only things that keeps me going are my Mom,(most of family is rightwing-love em but don't like them) pets, a few friends, riverlife and the best group of students I have ever had. I do have a lot of hope in them as I see their compassion and they are way more aware than I was when I was a teen.

Peace n love
I also want to say thanks to all of you here. I've been reading your intelligent and heartfelt posts for years. Thanks for keeping me sane and informed.

[llmart]

34. Yes, never forget Sandy Hook.

That one will never leave me. I still cannot watch any clips of those kindergarteners walking out of that school without losing it completely.

This punk Rittenhouse - karma will get him. I have to believe that. He has to live with this for the rest of his life. I hope the rest of his life is miserable.

[pazzyanne]

31. My stomach turned over when I heard the verdict.

My heart is sick tonight. I wanted justice and I, as well as America, did not get justice today. America, rule of law, and Americans lost today.

[70sEraVet]

32. Thank G-d for these group therapy sessions!

Share, recharge, and get out there and make a difference!

[llashram]

33. the RW of this country

have carried the day in the rittenhouse verdict. Yet this is a bellwether of things as they have ALWAYS been in this country. Starting with the killing of Native Americans after 'the first thanksgiving'. The story is bullshit by the way.

[Akacia]

35. Yes, I am so sickened by it all.

After hearing about it I could not bear to listen to any more news stories about it. I thought that he would at the very least be found guilty of lessor charges. Reminded me a whole lot of how I felt after OJ`s trial and verdict.

[LakeArenal]

36. I still can't read or listen to any of it.

[CrispyQ]

37. It's hard being an underdog.

I feel like I've been on the underdog team my entire life. We've had some wins, for sure. Made progress, for sure. And I came to terms with the fact that you can never let up. Never let your guard down. But recently it feels like we're backsliding. That we're losing. And when I tell myself not to get discouraged, that's what they want, I remember in the background is climate change. It's hard to be optimistic that progress will prevail.

Sending some virtual good vibes your way.

[LakeArenal]

38. Thanks. Everyone needs some good vibe out there for them.

Right back atcha!❣️🇺🇸❣️

[Boomerproud]

39. I'm in a dark place as well. The difference with climate change

is it has/will affect everyone and everything. Gated communities and $$$ aren't going to protect anyone. Will finger pointing make any difference when we're all suffering?

[lastlib]

41. The awful litany is getting WAAAY too long!

RFK assasination
Reagan elected 1980
John Lennon murder
Bush v. Gore decision
Vote for Iraq war
Ted Kennedy death
RBG death
........ad infinitum