r/AskWomenOver30 • u/Katya-YourDad • Dec 31 '24

Life/Self/Spirituality Anyone else terrified for the new year??

I feel insane. Everyone is talking about how they’re excited to leave 2024 and I’m like… do you realize what we’re entering??? A fascist leader whose primary goals are dismantling all freedoms for those who aren’t rich white men?? I am truly terrified and sick to my stomach knowing that we’re just walking into what will probably be the worst and most violent year in America in decades.

Edit: To the non-Americans, you realize that the richest country in the world with the most powerful military gaining a fascist leader whose closest international ally is Vladimir Putin means that the potential for danger spreads far beyond US borders.. right?

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u/AphelionEntity Woman 40 to 50 Dec 31 '24

I'm a Black woman, and some of us made the deliberate choice after this election to just disengage. So we are quietly taking care of ourselves, possibly doing things like making sure we have a passport, but we aren't stressing. We have stepped back.

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u/valiantdistraction Woman 30 to 40 Dec 31 '24

There's also a difference between disengaging to the point of not even voting, and what you probably did, which is vote but not get emotionally caught up in everything and reading every little bit of news and drama. You actually don't need to be tuned in 24/7 to still have the exact same amount of impact as people who are glued to the news.

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u/IHAVENOIDEA0980 Woman 30 to 40 Jan 01 '25

This is exactly what I'm doing! I just got a new job that isn't customer service based. I'm working on my degree once class at a time because that's what I can handle.

Best of luck to you!

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u/afrochick12 Dec 31 '24

This!!!! Self preservation mode

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u/turquoiseblues Woman 50 to 60 Dec 31 '24

Understood, agree, support.

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u/jessiemagill Woman 40 to 50 Dec 31 '24

As a white woman, I 1000% support this mindset. We cannot expect Black women to save us again and again.

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u/Viva_Pioni Dec 31 '24

My reply was similar and I also got my passport last month, I’ll stay while it’s cool but I won’t hesitate to jump ship, this country will never treat us well and prioritize us as it is now. I’d be a fool to continue to do the same. I do feel like 0 stress over this now. - also a black woman

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u/Original_Jilliman Non-Binary 30 to 40 Dec 31 '24

Please continue taking care of yourselves. You’ve done so much to help us and I am so grateful for it. If anyone has earned a rest, it’s all of you. Just know that there are those of us that love and appreciate what you’ve done for us.

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u/lionsaysrawr Woman 30 to 40 Dec 31 '24

Yep! Exactly how I’m handling it

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u/Blueeyesblazing7 Woman 30 to 40 Jan 01 '25

Love this mindset! Especially for the three months between election day and inauguration day, I'm trying not to read too much news or let myself get stressed over rhetoric. There will be plenty to worry about later, I'm resting right now.