*half of American voters choose Donald Trump again.
The other half are pretty pissed.
*at most half
I made a pact with myself that if it came to this, I would exit stage left. Well, here we are. 0 hope or the means of ever reaching them in this lifetime.
May whatever passes as a deity have mercy on what passes as our souls. We don’t deserve it.
I’m not sure where you’re going with that comment but I’m going to interpret it in the least-charitable way possible and assume you’re talking about suicide, and that ain’t the path to take, friend. Reach out - that omnishambles of a cockwomble isn’t worth it.
If you’re talking about moving or leaving the country, then good luck with that too 👍
I’ve been struggling with my mental health for a long time and I need some type of “win” or “hope”, but I currently have none sadly.
I had a coworker I was somewhat close to and could vent to. She just got fired (budget cuts).
I mustered the courage to finally set up therapy again after many years, after a few very negative experiences with “caregivers”. First meeting was pretty awesome, second was cancelled by them due to illness. It happens, no judgment there. But they would call back before last weekend for a new appointment, and never did. I just got shadowdumped again, didn’t I? What the hell is so offputting about me that even people who get paid to help me won’t give me the light of day?
As for a future, that just got robbed from us. 20 years plus if you’re 40, more if you’re younger. We will never get those years back.
On top of that a myriad of mental and physical aillents, medical debt and no sight for any realistic kind of relief in the near future and… yeah, it’s really hard to keep finding reasons to keep going when life is really firing those melon-sized lemons at ya with the speed of a vulcan cannon.
Man I’m sorry to hear that. I’m not going to pretend to know how you feel or give you hollow “I understand” or “it’s going to be okay” promises because I can’t back them up, and yeah the next few months are going to be proper shit.
All I can tell you is that having known you for half a dozen paragraphs on a phone screen, I already care about you more than that bumbling punchable arse piece that is going to make life difficult for a couple of years, and I think it’d be super cool if you stayed around a while.
I can’t promise you wonders, but I do hope you find your way.
Your kind words are appreciated. I will take them into consideration!
Man, I know a lot of us are in a really dark place right now. I really hope that’s all this is. I feel it bro. The crushing fucking anxiety of 4 years of Trump wondering every god damn day if he can possible dream up a way to be even more vile and every. god. damned. day. the answer is yes.
Like, it hasn’t even started yet and I already know he’s going to horrify me anew a minimum of once a week before he gets into office.
But … that’s not all there is, man. It sounds like you’re in a rough personal situation. And I’m sorry. I know Trump is just the sprinkles on that shit sandwich. But there are good things in this world, and there are good things you can do as part of it. If you’re in it. Stay with us.
You matter.
Why go out as a nobody when you can go out as a somebody!
Hey, if you’re feeling this hopeless, remember that your death is what they want. Don’t give them the satisfaction. Things are bleak now, but if we can survive, if we can hold on, there will be a time to fight back.
Some Americans.
I can’t fathom how so many people can look at Trump and see President material. And I know no single motivation covers all of them.
But like, even if you looked at Kamala and thought, “Meh.” Fuck, even if you looked at her and thought, “Ugh.” How can you look at Trump and think he is in any way better.
He is going to steal from us. Probably billions of dollars for his stupid fucking family. He is going to be the most corrupt motherfucker we’ve ever seen lead America, and I don’t say that lightly. And the money that isn’t stolen will go into stupid fucking projects like building walls and proping up Musks failing companies. Oh, did I say money that wasn’t stolen, I meant money that was stolen differently.
People are going to die. We have to face the possibility of an actual abortion ban that no one fucking wants. Women will die. Everyone will die if they ban vaccines. Let’s have polio back again so we can create good American jobs building more iron lungs for people to live inside for 75 years. The economy will be in shambles because “tariff everything” just fucking means “raise the price on everything.”
To say absolutely fucking nothing of Project 2025 and the welcoming of fascism to America. And I feel pretty certain that Trump will just sign an executive order granting Russian agents top security clearance.
And you say, name me one fucking thing that will be better in America if he’s President and what do they have? Fucking migrant farm workers won’t be picking crops.
We have all failed each other. Because how we can live in a fucking country where people like that are just out and about instead of in an insane asylum or riding the short bus once a week to spend their disability on a fucking happy meal, is just completely unfathomable to me.