Giving Up On Giving Up: Check-in Post #1

[nanila]

Hello Fine Crew Members,
How are you doing on your Giving Up On Giving Up?

The only thing I'm managing to do every day is force myself to read the news. Possibly this doesn't sound like much, but I desperately want to bury my head in the sand on so many issues, including Trump, Eastern Ghouta, Brexit, the list goes on. So for me, opening up the Guardian Roundup and the Economist Espresso every day, gritting my teeth and reading them, is a triumph over inertia.

Here's hoping you've had some successes, however small, as well!

Comments

[monanotlisa]

I do read the news, and give a money, and go to marches whenever I can. I think my wife alone counted her contributions last year at 5,000 USD. I must have a similar amount in donations to political causes...and just pray it's enough. Probably not. But it's hard for an immigrant barred from actually entering the political process.

[nanila]

Well done to you and your wife for doing what you can. That's a remarkable amount of money and effort.

Sympathies on being barred from entering the political process. I spent nine years in the UK before I could vote here, and I felt that keenly for every moment.