I have been what you all call a “lurker” here for a long time. I have always come here to read what smart people have to say about the issues in our country. I am 64 years old, wife, mother, grandmother, not college educated but willing to be educated. I don’t even know how to write a diary and I am probably messing it up. I have always been afraid to express an opinion because of ridicule and writing a diary is terrifying for the same reason. I am just one of the common masses. My husband and I have worked hard all our lives and I mean blue collar, hard work. My husband worked the same job for 42 years and he was lucky to have it and our kids attended public school and we didn’t have to worry about paying our bills and putting food on our table, and we knew we were lucky. We are life long Democrats and have voted in every election. Now we are retiring and signing up for SS and Medicare and we thought we would be OK and maybe we might be able to enjoy it and have no worries. That is all gone now. I am so afraid I can’t stop shaking, I’m nauseous, my head feels like it might explode and I have no comfort or kind words to say to anyone. My hands are shaking so much, I can’t type. My question to you all is what good does it do to go over and over whose fault it is that we are where we are, and is wearing a pin on your lapel going to help anyone? I have seen every topic discussed here but I would like to know what anyone thinks about Martial Law. I believe the people who voted for Donald Trump are not all racists and deplorables. I believe most of them were scared of losing their jobs, their security and watching their families suffer. In their fear they did something desperate, because they didn’t see any other alternative. I know they were wrong, but what happens when he doesn’t live up to their expectations. There will be rioting in the streets and who else thinks that Martial Law will be declared? I think space here would be better spent on telling people what they can do to survive what’s coming. Things are going to get bad, very bad and platitudes and good thoughts and wearing a pin on your lapel are empty platitudes. I always made fun of those survivalists but now I’m not laughing anymore.
