A few weeks ago when Governor Walker won the recall election in Wisconsin a lot of conservatives mocked the “Wisconsin crying man” who said repeated something to the effect “democracy died tonight” “America as we knew it is dead” and he blubbered without shame on national TV.
Unfortunately, we have a lot of Wisconsin crying men (WCM’s) on the conservative side. It would not surprise me to find that some who mocked the guy a few weeks ago are now saying the exact same thing from the opposite side. I think those who feel they need to vent those feelings should watch the video of that guy blubbering in front of the camera. Then they may better appreciate what it really looks like.
Your insight that it may be part of the grieving process is useful. I think at some point most of them will realize how pointless the hand wringing is and buck up for the future political and legal fights that lie ahead.
I’m gravely disappointed with the decision and feeling down about it, but this is not the end of it all. We don’t need to sugar coat the decision or pretend that it will all be easy, but giving in to despair is not a particularly American trait. We would do well to resist it.
By equating the two, it sounds like you don't see a substantive difference between what happened in Wisconsin and what happened in the Supreme Court ruling.