#i'm terrified for my country

[mischieviem]

Palestinian people's rights are being taken away because of Biden and Harris. You're a genocide apologist and you want brown people dead. Go to hell

I am in full support of Palestine. I hate Biden and Harris's pro genocide standings. But Trump is also pro genocide and SO SO much worse- and as much as i hate putting someone like Biden or Harris in office, if trump gets into office he is going to run this country so far into the ground that we wont even be able to speak out against the genocide without risk to our own safety.

It fucking sucks to have to vote for someone that no matter what is greenlighting horrible un-fucking-speakable acts- but with Harris at least Americans will have the continued right to speak out and support Palestinians. It is death and destruction on all fucking sides- but with Kamala there is less we will have to speak out against, and therefore we will be able to focus more on protesting the systematic genocide happening right now.

This is the first time i am of legal age to vote in this country- and I have only shitty options. it is unfair and fucking terrifying. I am just trying to do my best to make a fucking difference.

I'm sorry that it's all so muddy and unfair. Point blank- I hate Biden and Harris too. but I hate trump more. In politics you have to vote for the one you hate the least, because it is impossible to LIKE any politician.

[hilacopter]

I find it ironic that western leftists demand israelis leave israel because we're all white colonizers in their eyes (regardless of the fact that even if jews really weren't indigenous to the levant, which we are, over half the population is middle eastern anyway), but when we do leave israel for other countries we get hatecrimed. it would be bad enough if we had people telling us "good on you for going back to where you came from" or some shit but no they really just view us as inherently irredeemable and evil no matter where we are. almost feels like they're trying to lure us into being harassed overseas.

[anniebass]

I'm nauseous

[esmeraldaka]

Hum...

I am not american. Nor am a highly political person, and not a political blog (and never will be.)

But this? I'm livid. This is terrifying.

Wtf USA? That's how you end up with a dictator at the wheel soon.

Edit: this is objectively a really bad law, no matter who's the president. No one should be above the law. Also, I'm removing comments as I see them

[prettyflyshyguy]

Over the next few days as I try to enjoy myself as much as possible, and rid myself of the anguish and horror of my twenties via hard-partying (going to the zoo, making my direct family experience an escape room with me, drinking as many milkshakes as I can physically cope with) - I feel its worth reflecting on some things from the last decade.

-I really didn't know what I was doing when I existed uni, and I still don't know what I'm doing HOWEVER -- I have a much clearer idea of what I'm good at, and what makes me happy.

-I've won multiple awards for miniature painting. Coming from a kid who dreamed of one day owning a cool skink army (and I do but its mostly not assembled BUT DON'T WORRY AB--) that's pretty fucking sick.

-I've tabled at multiple big conventions, and I'll be tabling at an event next year that I've dreamed of tabling at since I was 14. And. AND. Each one was actually profitable.

-My art journey has taken a while, but each year I get better and do more things and although I'm not where I want to be, I've made things with value and meaning and I'll only keep improving if I put the time in. I've done things I could only once dream of doing. I've also hit a point where, things may take a bit, but I genuinely feel like I can tackle almost any subject matter and I'll break through.

-I've met so many incredible people and forged wonderful friendships both online and IRL and I'm thankful for it all. It's hard to know what to do with everyone sometimes when I struggled with friendships for years.

-I was a weirdo baby-alt-fashion 20 year old, had a normie phase somewhere along the way, and now my fashion has returned to where it belongs: straight out of 2010 and I care less and less about what people think and I grow more and more confident in just being myself.

-If I'm being real -- I'm not where I want to be, in a lot of ways. Thing's have been a downward spiral the last few years, but I've been growing in my work and my resilience and by god you cannot kill me in a way that matters.

-My biggest takeaway is really: not everything gets better. But a lot of things do. And you have a lot of power over a lot of things - you just have to be brave and keep kicking. Some things get better, some things get worse, some things stay mostly the same. But you keep growing. You keep changing. You gotta persist. You gotta.

[pardycity]

pardy nation, namely you guys up in america. you guys need to keep fucking living. you have to. i dont care how terrible shit is you need to fucking live. don't fucking die. please.

don't let those fuckers get the satisfaction they want.

[otaku-dragon-lover]

Jesus fucking tap-dancing Christ

[rabbithaver]

every so often i will see a post from a leftist on this website that is so egregiously ableist that i remember that like. oh yeah the userbase of leftists on this website is violently anti-disabled people and will jump at any chance to demonize any of us for any reason. i just forget that fact because i'm extremely dedicated to curating my space

i'm paraphrasing here but i saw a post that said, "every time i see an American [disabled person] mention being scared about the election because they're afraid of losing their benefits i have to laugh. anybody who wants blood-soaked money from the US government deserves to starve" which. like. goodness that's a lot to unpack. i think we should burn the whole suitcase instead !

[purpurussy]

Literally have not slept at all and it's 7am starting to think it's time to just give up and get out of bed. If you see someone looking completely haggard at tit that's me

[mypeggableromance]

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[korogie]

I was turning 13 and begged my friends to not talk about the election because I didn't want to think about turning 13 with Trump as president. I am now turning 21 tomorrow and I can't believe Donald Trump is going to be president again.

[postmodernmulticoloredcloak]

in italy headlines are being made by the case of a 25-year-old italian guy who's attending university in miami, who got arrested for flimsy reasons outside of a nightclub, hogtied (which is not illegal in florida), almost choked in the same way as george floyd, and tortured to the point he's suffering physical damage in addition to severe ptsd. his mother, who reached him in the usa, says he's attempted suicide four times. the videos of his treatment by the police have reached his lawyer and apparently prove the statements made by the police completely wrong (to the surprise of exactly no one).

reason number seven million i'm never setting foot in the united states ever!! especially not florida!! de santis just signed a law that protects police even more!! the fuck!!

[roboyomo]

it is Insane how just in one night. the streets are covered in snow and the wind can be so strong at times that it is capable of pushing me to the ground

[imwritesometimes]

I think a fun activity for Thanksgiving this year, with the way the vote count is going, would be to cancel the whole dinner altogether and I order a pizza and drink a whole bottle of wine and huck my phone off the roof

[ginathethundergoddess]

Are you fucking kidding me. How are this many people voting for that orange fucker. I'm going to fly into the fucking sun.

[haarute]

just now, someone broke into my very next door (our buildings are connected) neighbor's place as they were away on a trip. they noticed over security cam livestream footage and contacted everyone. a bunch of cops with rifles and shotguns then showed up right in front of my bedroom window, broke into their house, and took away this singular unarmed woman who had snuck in and was hiding inside of their trailer in the garage.

the sergeant told my mom not to worry because they took several items (like a fire extinguisher) from my neighbor's place and were going to straight up lie about why she was being brought up to the precinct by saying that she was stealing/using said items so they can detain her for longer.

i'm feeling a lot of things right now