#before I could write off the rising extremism in America as a vocal minority | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

undeadlobster · 6 days ago

Text

Was watching LOTR last night with my beloved and when we first see Gandalf riding in his cart and singing as he travels down the roads of the Shire I just burst into tears. I didn’t realize how much I’ve been missing that sense of safety and home until that moment

#this election really tore the rose tinted glasses off #before I could write off the rising extremism in America as a vocal minority #like i understand America’s foundations in the genocide of the Native Americans and its bedrock of white supremacy from slavery #but I had genuinely moved we had moved so far away from it that any steps back would be manageable #but now?#a majority of American voters just signed off power to a immoral fascist and the party that backed him for decades #they will hold the Supreme Court for decades and even if Trump doesn’t try to hold onto power again in four years…#…I garuantee you that the GOP will have taken this time to solidify their hold on the country and paved the way for their successor #even if voters didn’t agree with him but tolerated him they just gave him the keys to the castle #and the last time he was supposed to leave office he attempted a violent coup #the GOP is never giving up power again #fuck fuck fuck

0 notes