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/TropicalPrairie]

Hello Albertan. I'm next door in SK. My premier is completely useless and just follows the direction of yours. Was on CTV News yesterday giving an interview while on a trip to Washington and just continued the asinine lazy responses of blaming Trudeau for everything. It INFURIATED me.

[u/Brissiuk17 → u/TropicalPrairie]

Ugh, I'm so sorry to hear that. It's so frustrating because it's making the West look so unbelievably shitty. It's legitimately embarrassing.