Confession:
I haven’t been able to stomach the web since, well fuck, since the asshole got kicked out of office.
Burnt out on the battle to remove him and the day to day struggle to remain sane while he was in office.
J’s creation here and the good people, people I adore actually and dammit you know who you are kept me sane and focussed. The antidote against asshole was caring about people and seeing them as multi-dimensional outside of out politics. A community who soldiered on.
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After spending 40+ years here in this country I finally took the oath and became a citizen last month. And some people were surprised in my circle and I had to tell them there was an America I still believed in, the one that liberated my country in WWII (I wasn’t around for that of course) and I knew could be and in my mind I was thinking of CoSo. CoSo is my America. The values and aspirations here. The seeing beyond politics (but never accepting fascism) and value of all.
Thank you CoSo.
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This is beautiful. Thank you for sharing this, Abbot.
I am grateful to know you and am daily thankful for the good folks I have met through this platform 💛
Thank you. My adoration for you knows no bounds Min. 🥨💙
🥨💙🥨💙🥨
Your early friendship and kindness during the first days awakened me to the possibility that I could participate…that maybe I could be part of this community. I will be ever grateful.
@TheAbbotTrithemius congratulations on your recent citizenship and thank you for all you wrote, here. I think you nail it when you say spiritually spent but bring grateful for a principled community soldiering on.
Hey Museek, Thanks so much, you're another amazing presence here in my "America", we are lucky to have you. :)
@TheAbbotTrithemius Congrats!!!!
Thanks so much JCSHER! :))
@TheAbbotTrithemius Congratulations on your citizenship. Our country is better because of you.
So happy you are a party of this community.
Thanks so much Miss Lovely, means a lot from you!! You are such a rockin presence here! <3
@TheAbbotTrithemius thanks for classing up the joint, Abbot! 🇺🇸
Ah haha… I’ll do what I can! Thank you my friend. <3
What’s yr fave song on Ohm right now? I think min is “The Spell of Mathematics”
@TheAbbotTrithemius I'm going with this one today
https://youtu.be/fbp0bET06wc
@TheAbbotTrithemius
Congratulation and thanks so much for sharing this. I can feel your heart swells and my heart swells because of it. 💜
Thank you Cher!! You are another rock of kindness and excellence here, always great to see your presence and comments here.
You are right about the heart thing, what an empath you are! :)) 💙
Thank you 💜 💜 The circles of friendship, the care and support given and received for all things is the catalyst for unique and wonderful COSO. I'm so glad you have felt that here and that it's impacted you. Your presence here and in this country will spur on others as they make their path known. Welcome home 💜
"Welcome Home"
jeez...that's so nice of you to say. I'm genuinely moved by it. Thank you so much.
@TheAbbotTrithemius @mach @CherNohio
All ya'll in this thread: 👊 👊 👍
@TheAbbotTrithemius
Congratulations to you! It’s always heartwarming to read one’s opinion of our beautiful community here, no matter how long (or short) their time here. I’m glad you’re here, and happy for you Re your citizenship! 🧡
Thanks so much Jodie!! 💙
@TheAbbotTrithemius Welcome to the States! I hope you find that there are really good people here IRL. Just have to wade thru the idiots. 💜
Purple!! Thank you so much!! It means a lot!! :)) You are just another incredibly kind person here. Heck, you tried to gift me a fuxking incredible motorcycle if I came and got it! HAHA ..how awesome are you LOL!!
😃🌺🪐🙏
@TheAbbotTrithemius Aw gosh, ur gonna make me blush. We've missed you 💜
And I still have that bike 🤔😉
Ah ha ha...wow! Apologies.. 😂
Can you put up a photo of it again, it's such a beautiful bike.
@TheAbbotTrithemius She'll need a complete engine overhaul at this point. Has been sitting a while.
Thanks Purple!!
Still, wow, just an amazing looking motorcycle!! How has no one snapped that up yet?
:)
@TheAbbotTrithemius Probably because I've never listed it for sale. I have a lot of sentimental feelings about her and only want her to go to someone who'd love her and restore her. Most would want to treat her apart for parts or turn her into a chopper down here
@PurpleDragon @TheAbbotTrithemius
"Whose motorcycle is this?"
"It's not a motorcycle, it's a chopper, baby."
"Whose chopper is this?"
"It's Zed's."
"Who's Zed?"
"Zed's dead, baby. Zed's dead."
Ahh...thanks!
Aww man, even more honored you offered it to me now! Wish I was closer and I had a place to tool around with it and get it back to working condition. :)))
@TheAbbotTrithemius I wish you were too! I'd even let you use my garage!
HA...That would be fun!
In the face of it all and was the best of what the internet could be. Honest, kind, caring, always striving for intelligence, compassion, ingenuity and optimism. And fun.
I feel like we fought a war against lies, stupidity, racism, homophobia, sexism and all the grotesque shit the asshole spouted forth and poisoned everything good with..
I also know the battle is really just on pause here, and I feel like so much more is needed..but damn if I’m not spiritually spent…
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