22 Comments
User's avatar
Karen's avatar

Tell your MOCS and REPS exactly what you believe. Don’t cloak Evil in nice words and don’t cuss either (keep yourself safe). Their actions aren’t immoral, they are amoral and they are killing the very people who voted them into office and they need to hear that you know that. They need to hear that you know they aren’t holding their Oath to the Constitution and they need to hear your disgust, mistrust and that you aren’t mistaken. Stand strong and do not be so afraid you stammer—you aren’t alone—we are all together in this.

Expand full comment
Stephanie G Wilson, PhD's avatar

Agree, as long as we're not misogynists while we do it. We've got to radically change everything when we rebuild this country, and that's a good place to start.

Expand full comment
Walter Rhein's avatar

Misogyny is one of the main tools of the oppressors. In my opinion, the fact that many churches prohibit women from being ordained is one of the main drivers of misogyny in our culture. You're right, there are many things that need to be better in our society.

Expand full comment
vr colletti's avatar

MAKE THOSE BITCHES CRY !!!!!!!!!!! ... "decorum" officially ended when they elected "GRAB 'EM BY THE PUSSY" ...

Expand full comment
Walter Rhein's avatar

Yup!

Expand full comment
Nancy's avatar

I sure needed this and I sure know how powerfully true everything you share here is I am so grateful that you are in my world Please keep shining the light.UNITED WE STAND.

Expand full comment
Walter Rhein's avatar

Thank you Nancy! I appreciate you very much!

Expand full comment
David Perlmutter's avatar

"When these sexual assault artists send you unrequested pictures of their manhood, get them arrested. Track down their mothers and their wives."

And their employers (especially if women are among them). There have been several cases where these men lost their jobs just for doing that, even if it was just because the company wanted to save its face...

Expand full comment
Walter Rhein's avatar

It's a very effective strategy. I wish more people would employ it. These jerks act like jerks 24/7.

Expand full comment
Rebecca Romanelli's avatar

Wow, I felt like I was listening to myself while reading your article Walter.

I've been talking to assholes eating shit sandwiches since I was a feisty kid and I'm sure as hell not stopping at 74 years of age.

I stood up for myself as soon as I could walk and had no problem letting creeps get a dose of the crap they served right back in their face.

I grew up with four older bros and three younger ones and had no illusions about male superiority.

When I traveled solo, men steadily 'informed' me I was a tempting target. Thanks for letting me know what's on your mind dudes. I better turn my life around to placate your misogynistic perspectives. Forget it.

If anyone has hesitated to declare their truth in the past, now is the time to activate.

Nicey nice has landed us in this shit storm but I'm not giving up on it yet. 🆓⛓️‍💥🌐

Expand full comment
Walter Rhein's avatar

I really appreciate your comment Rebecca! I'm 50, and it always makes me happy when people in their 70s tell me they agree with me :)

I've been writing a story for my daughters about a princess who fights the patriarchy. It includes a scene where men tell her she can't walk around by herself. She challenges them to a duel and humiliates them :)

Keep speaking the truth!

Expand full comment
Rebecca Romanelli's avatar

Brava for your princess Walter! There's nothing like a good dad for a young girl growing up in these treacherous times. A tip for your daughter....

Blast them with your lightsabre sweetie! It worked for me. 🤺🧍🏽‍♀️👏🌹

Expand full comment
Alene N.'s avatar

Thanks for inspiring me to rage write in my journal this morning. I too am sick of pandering to the truth-resistance of these sycophants. After 61 years living in this imperfect country, i give no more Fs about the WATBs who vote with their heads up their a$$e$. Watching their comeuppance is not enjoyable for me, but I don’t feel sorry for them. They have inflicted too much damage on this country already, innumerable dead schoolchildren is just one example. These people soiled their own bed and now they need to lie in their own waste, or get busy cleaning it up.

Expand full comment
Walter Rhein's avatar

Yes! Bring out that rage in your journal and then use it to fuel your self-righteous activism! Thanks for the comment, it brings me hope!

Expand full comment
Kathy Minicozzi's avatar

The best way to stop people like that is to be a better person than they are.

Expand full comment
Walter Rhein's avatar

We also have to protect the vulnerable populations they want to exploit.

Expand full comment
Mark Fresolone's avatar

Great article! I’ve long thought that in the public sphere, fear of “Republican ire” on the part of broadcasters, FBI Directors and candidates alike significantly changed behavior for the worse. The President’s retaliatory knee-jerk, begun in 2015, is a hyper-charged version of that. Rock on!

Expand full comment
Linda Silfven's avatar

“They are a shit sandwich with a nothing burger on the side”!! Lol!

Expand full comment
Lindy Hubert's avatar

I love all the examples of how to talk back to these beasts. Elbows to the throat and nose. We’re done.

Expand full comment
Linda's avatar

I'm so tired of speaking softly, it's time to carry a big stick.

Expand full comment
Lindy Hubert's avatar

Now is exactly the time. They are not playing and we need to be done being nice. We should have done a long time ago.

Expand full comment
Frank's avatar

Totally agree 💯 Walter. I will not ever give an inch to these vile Neanderthal conservatives. They broke the rules of decorum but still expect us to follow them. This only weakens our standing. It’s like bringing a knife to a gunfight.

We are in a new era and there are no rules. Until we all realize that, we can then better prepare ourselves for the inevitable fight against oppressive conservatives.

Expand full comment