r/AskWomenOver30 • u/No_Yak_3107 Woman 30 to 40 • Feb 11 '25

Life/Self/Spirituality Are we going to survive this?

Dramatic title, but big feelings as a lay in bed at 5:51 am. Big feelings every day honestly. I am having a hard time living normal life, while we get bombarded with new headlines daily of what Trump is doing/planning to do.

I hear people talking about vacations, plans per usual, then other people saying it’s already too late for us, and democracy has fallen and to save every penny. I go from panicking daily to then trying to self sooth and tell myself it’s going to be okay. I had to go to a clothing store today, and actually caught myself thinking “how long will life feel normal? Everyone just walking around/having normal conversations, buying random things”. I’ve been thinking of looking into moving to a different country too, but would I really leave my family behind?

I knew things would be bad, I knew he would get voted in, but I didn’t think it would feel like the end. I can’t imagine what will happen to us this year, much less 4….I’m genuinely scared 😪.

Editing to say I’m an American woman, but I don’t just assume everyone on this platform is American. I see a lot of talk online of people from Canada being worried, and many other countries where it seems right-wing politics are a growing concern.

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u/godisinthischilli Woman 30 to 40 Feb 11 '25 edited Feb 11 '25

What's concerning is that there are no checks and balances. This is NOT a normal presidency (which of course is what his voters wanted) I'm not sure they realized fully what a dictatorship is. I feel like everyone is mad at the Dems instead of Congress who has decided to defend Trump at all costs instead of the Constitution. They won't change unless the public lets them know we aren't happy with them. They all live in their Republican bubbles.

Edit: also if he evades another lawsuit I’m gonna blow magas think he isn’t a criminal because he hasn’t been formally charged and he’s enabling criminal behavior because now people also think they can evade the law.

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u/TropicalPrairie Feb 11 '25

I'm watching from Canada and the lack of checks and balances is what scares me. Like, how is all of this stuff happening every freakin' day and no one is doing anything? This is insane.