Posted on 11/17/2016 3:14:45 AM PST by Prov1322
For many of the more than a million people in greater Philadelphia who backed Hillary Clinton for president, the language of political campaigns is inadequate to describe what they’ve experienced since the election returns came in.
Shissler Rec Center in Fishtown with chalk windows, symbolizing the co-opting of swastikas for the concept “Let in the Light.”
After Trump's win, Philly tries to cope through stages of grief -- but 'acceptance is not an option' Instead, they’re turning to the language of mourning.
“I lost both my parents by the time I was 23. I know what real debilitating grief feels like, and that is what this is,” said Justine Haemmerli, 32, of South Philadelphia.
“I felt like my grandmother died all over again,” said Steve Dolph, 34, of Mount Airy. "There was the same effect: nausea, disbelief, a sense of emptiness, devastation."
Yosef Goldman, 38, a rabbi at Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel in Center City, put it in Jewish terms, naturally: “Many people are experiencing this as something of a shiva. But when everyone is sitting shiva, who brings the food? How do we find comfort when we’re all feeling at such a loss?”
Now, in a city where Clinton beat Donald Trump by a 5-1 margin, thousands of people are still fumbling for ways to cope.
Their responses have been personal and professional, political and practical.
(Excerpt) Read more at philly.com ...
If they were decent they would have objected to the violence done to Trump supporters. They didn't. Cry me a ricer thugs.
If they were decent they would have objected to the violence done to Trump supporters. They didn't. Cry me a river thugs.
The greatest Schadenfreude video ever made.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qzl8xjkgXCo&feature=youtu.be
I’m SICK of the never ending Democrat pity parties THAT NEVER EXTENDS TO ANYONE OUTSIDE APPROVED VICTIM GROUPS.
What pathetic crybabies.
Dirty little secret about Pennsylvania:
All of the rest of us REALLY DON’T LIKE YOU, Philly!
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