Trump —and it’s not just him, but a lot of the super rich, the super powerful—with the support of half the country— pretty much has carte blanche. Already, stupid school kids are going around chanting “your bodies, our choice,” people are calling in bomb threats to vote-counting centers, hate emails are sent to African-American kids…
Staying in bed is not a bad idea.
Start being careful about what you say.
I have to agree with your 70 year old friend: being old is a silver lining in these times. At least I’ve enjoyed a good life, cancer and all.
And maybe there will be some sort of recovery, but the government could be totally dismantled and unrecognizable even by midterms—if those will still exist!
Yeah, everything is so gross, and the threat of political violence is growing- I fear it's tipping point. I'm hoping at least the decentralization of power in the US holds? It's such a weird patchwork of state and federal. But things could go so wrong in ways we could never see coming. I hope there are midterms too!!
NGL, it's going to be bad, and a lot of people will suffer. But I don't think it's permanent. Americans have the memory of a goldfish, and are easily distracted by shiny objects. But the bottom line is always their wallets. If prices don't come down almost immediately (and under Trump's proposed policies, they will do the opposite), then all that soft support in the middle -- people who were dubious about Trump, but couldn't bring themselves to vote for a black woman -- will evaporate. The Senate and House will flip in the midterms and, just like his first term, there will be severe limits on what he can do. The Supreme Court will remain an issue, and the Democrats need to seriously consider expanding the number of justices once they have the ability to do so. But, as always, our best defense against Trump is the fact that he's a complete fucking moron who will always overreach and botch whatever crazy-ass scheme he tries to pull off.
I hear you and feel you.
Trump —and it’s not just him, but a lot of the super rich, the super powerful—with the support of half the country— pretty much has carte blanche. Already, stupid school kids are going around chanting “your bodies, our choice,” people are calling in bomb threats to vote-counting centers, hate emails are sent to African-American kids…
Staying in bed is not a bad idea.
Start being careful about what you say.
I have to agree with your 70 year old friend: being old is a silver lining in these times. At least I’ve enjoyed a good life, cancer and all.
And maybe there will be some sort of recovery, but the government could be totally dismantled and unrecognizable even by midterms—if those will still exist!
Yeah, everything is so gross, and the threat of political violence is growing- I fear it's tipping point. I'm hoping at least the decentralization of power in the US holds? It's such a weird patchwork of state and federal. But things could go so wrong in ways we could never see coming. I hope there are midterms too!!
Try and take care of yourself through this mess, anyway.
Be watchful and careful, but try not to let it all get you too down.
NGL, it's going to be bad, and a lot of people will suffer. But I don't think it's permanent. Americans have the memory of a goldfish, and are easily distracted by shiny objects. But the bottom line is always their wallets. If prices don't come down almost immediately (and under Trump's proposed policies, they will do the opposite), then all that soft support in the middle -- people who were dubious about Trump, but couldn't bring themselves to vote for a black woman -- will evaporate. The Senate and House will flip in the midterms and, just like his first term, there will be severe limits on what he can do. The Supreme Court will remain an issue, and the Democrats need to seriously consider expanding the number of justices once they have the ability to do so. But, as always, our best defense against Trump is the fact that he's a complete fucking moron who will always overreach and botch whatever crazy-ass scheme he tries to pull off.