Beside the passing of a family member and some others Friday will be the saddest day in my life.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

I love my nation and I will grieve for her.

[tazkcmo]

1. Condolences and empathy

A hug for you and your family.
As for our nation, she's down but not out.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. I was born in the final year of the Eisenhower administration.

I never felt this way about another president. As much as I disagreed with Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and The Bushes I never felt as if they wanted to intentionally do harm to the people I care about.


I told my buddy Drumpf reminds me of the type of guy who would get two homeless men to fight and promise to pay the winner fifty dollars and then not pay the victor.

[Siwsan]

3. Agree 100%

We just passed the 2nd anniversary of my sister's death, and the 2nd anniversary of my mom's is in two weeks. So this nightmarish travesty is happening smack in the middle of what is already a pretty intense period of mourning. My ability to function is running on empty.

[redwitch]

4. It is indeed going to be a sad day.

Bereft is how I feel now.

[jeffreyi]

5. When MLK died

I was in high school. Some students wore black arm bands to express their distress. Maybe I will wear one on inauguration day, as a gesture of mine.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

6. Saddest events beside the passing of family members and friends.

The assassination of Bobby Kennedy
The assassination of Dr. King
The passing of Muhammad Ali.
Trump.

[3catwoman3]

7. I am relieved to know I am not alone in feeling this way.

I have accused myself of being melodramatic, but not since 1978, when my younger brother and only sibling died in an ice diving disaster, have I felt this much despair and unwillingness to accept reality. I remember standing in our dining room before leaving for his memorial service, saying to myself, "This can't be happening. This can't be happening. THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING."

That happened. This is happening. it is so very, very much more than the difference between party philosophies. It is the difference between decency, dignity and decorum on the one hand and depravity and decadence on the other.