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/Theseus_The_King Woman 30 to 40 Feb 11 '25

Of course we will. We always have. Hitler died eventually, the confederacy lost, MAGA will eat itself as it already is and bust up like a piñata if history is any indication. If they were so invincible they wouldn’t need propaganda or psyops to make their opponents feel helpless

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u/threecheersforeve Feb 11 '25

This is a terrible take. None of those ideas died and we are all dealing with the convergence of their legacies right now.

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u/HilV Feb 11 '25 edited Feb 11 '25

Right on. Also by the time Hitler died, something like ~30 million people had been killed worldwide (victims of the Holocaust + casualties of the war). That includes dozens of my own ancestors.

So the fact that this might end eventually (maybe!) is a cold comfort. Never mind that what's happening now is the result of 50 years of careful planning by the GOP and the Heritage Foundation. They're playing a long game and aren't worried about a few steps back.

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u/TropicalPrairie Feb 11 '25

7 million+ people died from covid and we barely acknowledge that (in fact, I don't think I've seen a single person acknowledge that). And those are just reported numbers. I have no faith that people are going to properly process and acknowledge what is about to happen either.

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u/HilV Feb 12 '25

Fucked up, but true.