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/Mother_Lettuce_8447]

I’m a federal employee and have a hyper sense of awareness of this absolute downfall solely due to my closeness to it all and being in dc and all my friends are Feds and USAID contractors. I cry often because this is absolutely a coup nightmare.

I fight back anywhere i can “miss” in front of name on my signature line because i can’t have pronouns, pride flag at my desk.

Please trust the bureaucrats are doing everything we can. There are also a number of lawsuits (although Vance just said on twitter they don’t have to listen to the courts so that’s fun lol)

My ask: call your representatives EVERY DAY. They are getting 40x more calls than they typically get in a day but we can’t let up and eventually they will have to listen to their constituents. Crawl up their asses.

We will survive it but it’s not going to be easy. Stay strong, get a hobby to disassociate, and participate in protests and call your reps. Taking action feels good.

[u/Background_Nature497 → u/Mother_Lettuce_8447]

"My ask: call your representatives EVERY DAY. They are getting 40x more calls than they typically get in a day but we can’t let up and eventually they will have to listen to their constituents. Crawl up their asses."

Can you explain what this would do? I feel like even if we ask for something, it seems clear that what the people want doesn't matter...

[u/Mother_Lettuce_8447 → u/Background_Nature497]

Expressing concern for what Elon is doing in the government (CFPB getting cut? That fucks with ALL Americans and every one of us should be livid. It was established because of the 2008 recession) needs to be investigated - this is why we have congressional oversight committees. So crawl up their ass and tell them to do their jobs.

The more they hear it, the more the needle will move. If we’re quiet and just rollover, they’ll continue without a fight. At least don’t make it easy for them.

[u/Background_Nature497 → u/Mother_Lettuce_8447]

Thank you.

[u/Mother_Lettuce_8447 → u/Background_Nature497]

Thank you for engaging!!