Joe, I couldn’t agree more with every word you wrote. You’ve captured exactly what so many of us are feeling—this deep, gnawing frustration that goes beyond politics and touches something far more personal: our values, our communities, our sense of decency.
Like you, I grew up with public media. It wasn’t just a background noise—it was a window into the world. It educated, elevated, and connected us. Now to watch this administration, with a Sharpie and a vengeance, try to destroy it all under the guise of “fiscal responsibility” while ballooning the national debt and funding cruelty instead of culture—well, it’s not just infuriating, it’s heartbreaking.
I share your grief, your anger, and your weariness in trying to maintain relationships with people who still support Trump, despite all this wreckage. It’s exhausting to bite your tongue when everything around you is falling apart because of one man and the spineless politicians enabling him.
And yes, it is personal. When someone targets the things you’ve spent your life supporting—your public radio, your arts organizations, your principles—it’s impossible not to take it that way. So thank you for saying what needed to be said. I stand with you. We will not forget—and we will not give up. To be frank, what the hell happened to the party I once supported.
Joe, I couldn’t agree more with every word you wrote. You’ve captured exactly what so many of us are feeling—this deep, gnawing frustration that goes beyond politics and touches something far more personal: our values, our communities, our sense of decency.
Like you, I grew up with public media. It wasn’t just a background noise—it was a window into the world. It educated, elevated, and connected us. Now to watch this administration, with a Sharpie and a vengeance, try to destroy it all under the guise of “fiscal responsibility” while ballooning the national debt and funding cruelty instead of culture—well, it’s not just infuriating, it’s heartbreaking.
I share your grief, your anger, and your weariness in trying to maintain relationships with people who still support Trump, despite all this wreckage. It’s exhausting to bite your tongue when everything around you is falling apart because of one man and the spineless politicians enabling him.
And yes, it is personal. When someone targets the things you’ve spent your life supporting—your public radio, your arts organizations, your principles—it’s impossible not to take it that way. So thank you for saying what needed to be said. I stand with you. We will not forget—and we will not give up. To be frank, what the hell happened to the party I once supported.
Paul
Despise is a good word. They are despicable.
"lt is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into." - Jonathan Swift
As always, right on, Joe. I’ll increase my NCPR donation….Mt. Lakes PBS too.