I know there's a lot of talk about one person's scandalous financial lies & how much they served as the foundation for a career of lies...
But don't forget to sit with the twinned grief in this horrible story: the illusion of wealth that runs this world while most people agonize over an inability to make enough to live with even a little security.
The headline is clickbait.
The reality is a painful reminder of systemic injustice.
Be gentle with yourself for doing what you can in rigged games.
@MLClark There's been some talk in recent years of the U.S. establishing a Universal Basic Income (UBI) but frankly I can't see that happening here for a very long time.
What saddens me is how many people without even a little security are conned into giving their money to the man with the scandalous financial lies.
To come back to your other point, though: I also can't help but feel saddened by people voting against their own interests.
There was a case a few years back, when a woman on camera was informed that Obamacare (of which she vehemently disapproved) was the same as the Affordable Care Act. Her crushed look when she realized she'd actually voted against her family's interests was beyond all glib commentary.
My heart breaks for the harm caused to all by bad-faith political actors.