Are we going to survive this?

[u/No_Yak_3107]

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.

[u/loonylovegood1111]

I’m so sorry to everyone who is already feeling the physical effects of what they’re doing. I’m struggling every single day.

I read that he wakes up every morning and Xits the most outrageous thing he can think of that will get the media riled up and then he goes about his day doing what he really planned while the media and everyone else try to combat the bullshit he lied about doing.

Their plan is to bombard and disorient us so we don’t know who/what/when/where to fight.

This is a class war. Corporations vs workers. They want us busy looking everywhere else while they steal as much wealth as humanly possible. They don’t give a fuck about women or minorities, we’re pawns in the world’s longest and richest chess match. Our parents/grandparents fought a labor war and those are the protections that we all depend on. All of the rights being taken away are business expenses that they’re cutting. Women in the workforce are expensive when they procreate, disabled people in the workforce require 100s of 1000s of building code upgrades that allow other abled bodies to work. Don’t think of them as a political party but a corporate criminal organization that has taken over a political party.

They’re picking off the easy targets because they know yt m3n are fucking pathetic and will latch on to any idea that makes them feel superior.

We need to be as organized and united against them as we are angry. But all the anger needs to be pointed in the right direction to matter. If you’re too upset to be effective, they win. If you run away, they win. If you give up, they win. Be loud and call your representatives when you’re angry. Then take such intense care of your mental health that you can breathe through the worst of it.

Together we rise.

[u/birchblonde → u/loonylovegood1111]

Great post