I have a whole new perspective on being referred to as a "snowflake"

[Siwsan]

“The older I get, the greater the power I seem to have to help the world; I am like a snowball - the further I am rolled the more I gain.”
Susan B. Anthony

When I read this quote, I had an epiphany. A whole lot of trump* trolls and supporters like to use the term “snowflake” to describe those of us who are appalled and frightened by what happened on November 8. Ok, I’ll own that. Because when you gather enough snowflakes together, you get a snowfall. When you get a snowfall, you can form a snowball. Get a big enough snowball and you can cause an AVALANCHE. So this “snowflake” welcomes the label.

[kimbutgar]

1. I love your post

[Siwsan]

2. Thank you!

[guillaumeb]

3. Plus snowflakes are, in theory, unique.

So what is wrong with being unique?

[Siwsan]

5. The neo cons thought it was a lovely term when they used it to describe frozen embryos.

Perhaps they all suffer from the same memory issues as does their leader.

[Freethinker65]

10. Yep. That is how I remember the GOP using the term snowflake as well. Pure and unique

Now evidently fragile and expendable? Whatever.

[MrScorpio]

4. My standard reply to the "snowflake" remark...

"Unless you've never been in a blizzard before, you might want to rethink that snowflake metaphor."

Feel free to use something about avalanches as well.

FDT.

[Siwsan]

7. LOVE that response!!

Those of us who live in the snow-belt have no doubt about the power of a snow flake with friends.

[Warpy]

26. On another site, I said when enough snowflakes get together and refuse to budge

you end up with a glacier that crushes everything and everyone standing in its way.

[woodsprite]

6. In an avalanche, we can wipe out whatever is in our path.

So let's all us "snowflakes" become that avalanche.

[saidsimplesimon]

8. k&r Siwsan

Epiphany, like in "Peter Pan"? This is a horror story I am living in. Don't shine on this cold, dark day in the valley of the sun.

[bluedigger]

9. I'm still waiting for it.

It's going to be a long winter, though, so I'm good.

[sarge43]

11. Enough snow and enough time and snow can become glaciers

Slow to move, but impossible to stop once they do.

[Fast Walker 52]

12. there's also this nice essay that was posted here a bit back

http://johnpavlovitz.com/2017/01/08/a-snowflake-manifesto/

[Siwsan]

13. I suggest that everyone going to a march should safety pin a snowflake to their coats

Nice, big snowflakes.

[xxqqqzme]

18. Good idea!

I have a purple T-shirt with a silver snowflake embroidered on the front. My new uniform.

[SalviaBlue]

23. Everyone should read this!!!

It starts:

Snowflakes are fragile, temporary, inconsequential little things.
They are delicate and brittle and quite harmless—on their own.
But when they begin to attach to other snowflakes, they become stronger, more powerful.
They become dangerous.
They become a force of freakin’ nature.


It ends with:

Hang on tight and gird your loins, Donald—winter is coming.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

28. Inspirational. Thanks.

[Hekate]

14. I love that, and from Susan B. Anthony, no less!

This is my smile for the day.

[Justice]

15. Remarkable. Thank you for posting this!

[dhill926]

16. K & R

fantastic!

[CatWoman]

17. can i use this?

[Siwsan]

19. Absolutely!!

[AllaN01Bear]

20. i was called comunist pinko pig once and i wear that badge wih honor thank you very much .

i will wear this badge with honor too thank you very much. To those who think trump will save your sorry rear end , u are very mistaken. he is in it for HIMSELF and nothing but HIMSELF so get real . you created this monster, so i for one have no sympathy for u when you don t get your way and dont come crying to me about it.

[SHRED]

21. I find people who call others this...

...are some of the biggest cry babies.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

22. Reminds me of the quote from the book and movie Cloud Atlas.

"No matter what you do, it will never amount to anything more than a single drop in a limitless ocean."

"What is an ocean but a multitude of drops?"

[Angry Dragon]

24. good post

[drm604]

25. Their name calling doesn't bother me.

When someone in a discussion calls someone a snowflake it just demonstrates their lack of an argument and their level of emotional maturity. Someone like that isn't worth engaging in conversation.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

27. Excellent post and great way to turn the Rethug's Nazi propaganda into a "badge of honor."

[roseBudd]

29. Snowflakes form an avalanche. Please share this, it needs it to go viral for the inauguration...

The Russian kompromat could get him impeached.

https://www.facebook.com/649431898439670/photos/a.672858129430380.1073741831.649431898439670/1216753041707550/?type=3&theater

[TrekLuver]

30. I like that because every snowflake is uniquely different just like people. When I first saw that I

laughed and wondered is that supposed to be derogatory?? I mean LOL I can think of better liberal put downs than that for cripes sake.

Love the snowball/avalanche thing and also very very true.