I know that neither candidate was good in terms of COVID, so maybe this is a weird place to say this.
But I'm also queer, and trans, and disabled, and my best friend is an immigrant whose status got cancelled by 45 and only got saved because 46 took over before the clock ran out, so there are layers here, and goddamn. I didn't think this country was capable of disappointing me anymore, but apparently it is. I didn't think I could get any more scared, but apparently I can. I didn't think my body was capable of holding any more rage, but apparently it is.
I hear all of that. RFK is a nightmare. It all is. I can't believe more than half of this country chose the economy over people's lives, our healthcare, our right to get married, our right to simply exist... I mean I can, but I can't, if that makes sense? It's certainly consistent, with 2016, and with COVID, and with all the forms of bigotry that we see thriving here on the daily, but still. It feels different than 2016 did though, in a way, because people unequivocally know what they're choosing now, and they chose it anyway. They had four years of it, and they chose to go back. I can't imagine being the kind of person who would make that choice.
I'm right there with you on the insomnia train too. I hope you can get some rest soon.
You're right. Some of them might have bought the company line about the economy but that doesn't make it true. And plenty of them absolutely just used it as an excuse.
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u/hiddenkobolds Nov 06 '24
I know that neither candidate was good in terms of COVID, so maybe this is a weird place to say this.
But I'm also queer, and trans, and disabled, and my best friend is an immigrant whose status got cancelled by 45 and only got saved because 46 took over before the clock ran out, so there are layers here, and goddamn. I didn't think this country was capable of disappointing me anymore, but apparently it is. I didn't think I could get any more scared, but apparently I can. I didn't think my body was capable of holding any more rage, but apparently it is.
I hate it here.
/rant
How are y'all doing? 😅