Mimi wrote:
I feel completely flat. It’s not even as if I’ve reached the point where I don’t have the tiniest shred of hope, (though it is the tiniest), but my overwhelming hatred of Johnson and this government just eclipses that’s SO much that the noise blocks out any alternative. And I’m pretty sure there are people we all know that will be voting blue today, and I feel sick at that. I think I know a handful that will be, and who live in some of the poorest and most deprived areas of the country. I’ve spoken openly to my family about it, and am heartened by their responses, but none of us live in Tory areas.
I get this Mimi. I totally do. What I feel I've lost the most over the past three years is my sense of empathy or general understanding of other people in this country. I tend to be an optimist, believing that 98% of people are genuiely decent - honest, loving, want the best for their families. People might not share my outlook or values or agree with me, but on the whole the aim (wanting the best for the country) is still there. Naive, I know, but probably a good foundation for healthy relationships. I also accept that people don't tend to follow politics or political issues as closely as I do, and on the whole if other things give you joy and a short news clip on the radio is your only contact, than fine. They're happy or if not happy just trying to survive and that's important.
What I've been struggling with is how things that seem so blatantly obvious to me just aren't registering to others, or if they do they are just discounted (eg the idea that Brexit can be "done" in one short action, like paying off a bill online or booking a train ticket, and that even assumes that we know and agree on what Brexit actually is; Mr Johnson's utter disregard for any sense of truth and his open racism and misogony).
In short, I'm just not being wowed by the emperor's awesome garb, but instead am repulsed by his hairy moobs.