I found this piece written by Bruce Lindner on Facebook. It’s helped me climb out of the pit of despair and look to Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s example to navigate the future.
“When the announcement came that Ruth Bader Ginsburg had passed away yesterday, my iPad went berserk. Over a hundred Facebook friends sent me private messages within the first few minutes. They ran the gamut from “We’re so screwed now,” to “It’s all over for America,” to “It was nice while it lasted.” I read the first few and decided that I needed a few hours of space, lest I lose a few friends. So I played some music. I still haven’t even read most of them, and probably won’t for a few days. I have little appetite for negativity.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg led a life of constantly swimming upstream. Everything from institutionalized sexism, misogyny, ignorance, bigotry, anti-Semitism, and for her final curtain, five bouts with various types of cancer. FIVE.
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Throughout it all, never did she throw up her hands and say; “That’s it, I’m so screwed.” or “My life was nice while it lasted.” To the contrary, she never, EVER complained. Instead, she fought. Because she knew the ultimate beneficiaries of her battles weren’t just herself. They were us.
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I realize these are depressing times, and I confess that I get depressed too. But I have ZERO tolerance for defeatism. Do NOT message me to tell me how bleak your world is. What makes you think I want to hear it?
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If RBG showed us anything, it’s that defeatism is for the meek. And the meek are the lambs that conservatives eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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Don’t be meek. Be like RBG. Be STRONG. She was all of 5’1” tall, and maybe 110 pounds soaking wet. Yet never in her eighty-seven years did she say to herself or anybody else; “It’s pointless to fight on.”
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Now is the time for Democrats to assume the role of the wolf. No more lambs. And Goddamnit, don’t you DARE message me with your “woe is me” attitude.
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Be like Ruth. If for no one else’s sake, do it for our daughters.”
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BeLikeRuth
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Eloquence in words. 💗
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It was certainly what I needed to hear/read.
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yeah the defeatists deserve the earth THEY inherit. I sure ain’t going down with them. Great post my darling. Great post.
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Thank you! I’m glad I discovered this on FB.
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Your best blog ever. Powerful, inspiring, heartfelt and empowering. RBG would be proud.
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If only I’d written those words! All the credit goes to Mr. Lindner.
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I realized that after I posted it. But I so appreciate that you were brave enough to share it in these crazy turbulent political times. ❤️
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I’m not all that brave, but I do have a big mouth….Thank you!
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I’m so glad I have finally learned about this wonderful woman. Her legacy will live on. Fantastic post.
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She was a wonderful woman. I highly recommend the documentary TBG. It’s excellent. And all the credit for this post goes to Bruce Lindner. I just discovered it on FB.
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A splendid tribute, Leslie
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I wish I’d written this.
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I must confess, I’m not even American and even I was like “America is dooooooommmmmmeed”. As you have so correctly written, RGB was not a defeatist by any stretch of the imagination.
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I was only the conduit for the words. What Bruce Lindner wrote gives me some hope that we can rise and be like Ruth.
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It’s hard not to go down the rabbit hole of negativity after so much bad but it is important to keep up the good fight. Our best tribute to RBG is to remain vigilant, stay active, and VOTE!
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Amen!
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Be like Ruth!!! Well said.
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I wish I’d been the one to write it! All the credit goes to Bruce Lindner.
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