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Lindsey Graham Says Joy ‘Doesn’t Exist in the Real World’ (www.thedailybeast.com)

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Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said he isn’t buying all that Democratic “joy” on display at this past week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago during a Sunday appearance with Jake Tapper on CNN’s State of the Union.

During their conversation, Tapper brought up the “disciplined” and “well-produced” DNC this week that, as the journalist put it, “conveyed patriotism and unity.” Graham didn’t see it that way.

“Well, I didn’t see what you saw,” Graham told Tapper with a laugh. “If you’re a Republican, you saw a hate fest. You saw a hate fest full of insults.”

“Americans are not joyful when they go to the gas station and fill up their car,” he continued. “They’re not joyful when they make their mortgage payment. They’re not joyful when they go to the grocery store. People are hurting, and this whole joy love fest doesn’t exist in the real world.”

To bolster his claim, Graham pointed to the gas prices, the state of the border, and inflation during Donald Trump’s presidency when “the world was not on fire.”

He's either lying or what he said gives us a look into his shitty perspective of the world. Either way such a miserable and pathetic existence.

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[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 50 points 3 months ago

I will tell you in advance: with that mindset, even if every issue you stated in the last paragraph is solved, you will still not be able to smile. People will still keep dying and suffering from injustice, just elsewhere or in different ways.

Try to celebrate every incremental step towards justice and use that energy towards the next step and so on.

[+] Xanthrax@lemmy.world -25 points 3 months ago

Then I'll continue to not smile. I refuse to pretend to be happy while people suffer. It's natural to feel empathy. You guys can ignore it if you need to for your mental health, but as an American with the power to change things, I will continue to protest.

[-] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 28 points 3 months ago

If you have the power to change things, why haven't you done so?

[-] Xanthrax@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

We all are! And it's changing! Pro Palestinian support is finally a thing! We just have to keep protesting while keeping up with the election.

[-] adespoton@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 months ago

Ever heard of “joy in suffering?”

Generally, the more you have, the more miserable you can be. It’s important to take time to appreciate the positive things in life even while grieving for those who don’t currently get to experience them. Joy and grief aren’t mutually exclusive feelings, and you don’t need to ignore/suppress the grief to experience the joy.

[-] Xanthrax@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I'm happy in my free time. I'm talking about politics and the way we show ourselves in public. I'm talking about the way we influence people.

Johnny Cash is a good example. Of course he smiled, but he dressed in black and he died in black. I'm fine doing the same.

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