I've been there. It seems natural to want to correct back to a neutral point, of neither optimism nor pessimism. Certainly this is one of the less pleasant times to exist in, as if dinosaurs had observed meteors coming from them and knew what they were. I don't think it's irrational to accept that.
But on the other, we have power, up until the very last. Because the only way this continues is by them insisting they have power and us saying yes. If even just an unusually large, but small (say, 10%) of the population moved in a more progressive direction, conservatives would be hosed, and we'd be electing people who'd be listening to progress. Protest theory proves that.
We are powerless (where we wish to be powerful), and have ultimate power (where it matters). That's what I get from my worldview, and after many years of alternating depression and medication (I'm 36), I think it seems pretty balanced.
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But on the other, we have power, up until the very last. Because the only way this continues is by them insisting they have power and us saying yes. If even just an unusually large, but small (say, 10%) of the population moved in a more progressive direction, conservatives would be hosed, and we'd be electing people who'd be listening to progress. Protest theory proves that.
We are powerless (where we wish to be powerful), and have ultimate power (where it matters). That's what I get from my worldview, and after many years of alternating depression and medication (I'm 36), I think it seems pretty balanced.