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[Buddyzbuddy]

2. I for one, appreciate your post.

When I first signed on to DU following the last Presidential election I got into a passionate discussion with another member here that thought it was their job to throttle down my hope for the future. I understood their feelings of hopelessness and I certainly was not of good cheer.

But I explained that I grew up on hope and encourage that for everybody else. When growing up like I did, hope was what kept me going. I know for a fact that others had it much worse but they too clinged to hope.

Hope doesn't imply that you will do nothing but rather, is a motivator to keep moving forward, to use your struggle to become stronger and more resilient. Hope is aspirational and should be encouraged.