Cross-posted at Love, Joy, Feminism

Fuck the fear this half-dictator, hot bag of ego is trying to fill my country with.

Fuck the pessimism he’s trying to engender in decent, idealistic people.

Fuck his fear-mongering, hate-filled, microscopic, nearly nonexistent heart.

I’m way too optimistic in people and the promise of this democracy to give in to his shenanigans.  Our freedom is worth something, and I’m not going to surrender it to this cheap huckster.

I’m just going to start quoting people who are better and kinder and braver than him because I think we all need to remind ourselves what we’re fighting for.

“Democracy must be built through open societies that share information.  When there is information, there is enlightenment.  When there is debate, there are solutions.  When there is no sharing of power, no rule of law, no accountability, there is abuse, corruption, subjugation and indignation.”

– Atifete Jahjaga

“Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us.  The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country.”

– Franklin D. Roosevelt

“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.”

– Maya Angelou

“For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.”

– Nelson Mandela

“We know that, when women take control of their destinies — as mothers, wives and citizens — and participate as full members of society alongside men, not only do they find rightful fulfillment, they make society stronger and government perform better.”

– Atifete Jahjaga

Take that, you pessimism-spewing blowhard.    >: – (