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Where do mariginalized people go now?
To the camps, I think?
I'll be there once he gets to the gay part of the list.
Gays have a year or two before they are swept into the camps I think. First on the list will be immigrants and trans people in red states. That phase will begin in January. That will take 18 months at least. If they are as incompetent as they've been in the past, this phase could take the entire four years until his 3rd term.
Think they can change their last names and blend in if they are lucky?
I think people who can pretend to be cis, straight white conservative christians have the highest chance of long-term survival in red states.
Great now people need to go to church and hang out with those two faced grifters. Paying 10% to blend in.
Most "Christians" have never even cracked open a bible, much less stepped foot into a church. Lie about it. Remember, you're a Christian now so you're forgiven. If you don't sin, then JJ died for no reason.
I get the feeling that when neighbors turn on each other not going to a church is going to be on the lost. Certainly lower than trans and LGBT folks but it will be there.
You may be right. But church people can be nosy and judgy. It's not a safe place to be repeatedly visiting in my opinion.
Yes but history has taught me if you are not part of the clique you are a target for when things go wrong. It's like going back to Salem. They literally blame gays and immigrants for hurricanes now.
Not after fascists fill the ranks of the NSA and mass-surveillance state apparatus. I guarantee that if you're a teenager they have already captured enough data about you to reliably predict who's liberal, gay, trans, etc with a very high degree of accuracy; doesn't really matter though, as fascism will treat every false positive with extreme prejudice anyway.
Only the kids who go on the offensive and proactively blend in with fascism will remain hidden, if they keep it to themselves and avoid typing it into a phone or computer.
Guess everyone here is screwed already. Where god I hope this will not be as Trump foretold.
Yeah I'm sure I'll be right after. I would like to avoid it all...
Underground railroads. It's basically already a thing again with abortion.
Assuming northern states can protect them.
Hey at least we passed amendment 3 in Missouri. We barely got it, but we have legalized reproductive freedom
Beats me, they're a decent portion of the people that voted for him.
That was what was terrorizing.
2nd generation Mexicans i know show how proud they are for voting for Trump. They think they're one of the good ones....
Hey, I know it's disappointing and inadequate, but no one who fought for you yesterday has forsaken you today. Good luck, friend.
I don't think they can protect me. My family has been uprooted before thanks to war. I can't sleep tonight. I dk what to do. I don't understand why I have so many challenges this year. I'm starting to feel darker thoughts again. I struggled so much in the past and here we go again.
hug
Seasons pass. In two years we will begin to undo what was set in motion today. We survived him before. We will survive him again. Somehow.
Sure but everything is red. Dude is gonna do whatever he wants.
Nuke Spain? Prob gonna do it.
Sanctions? Like he cares and the murican people apparently will thank him for it.
I don't know, man. I'm trying to hang on here myself. Get some sleep and some perspective. Survive one day at a time. That's how I got through his first four years.
And I might just withdraw from social media and news. I'm not sure I'm going to want to know what happens over the next four years.
Well it's probably gonna suck as minority or a woman, or lgbtq+.
All folks I have in my life. But then, I'm getting up there. I've definitely lived through more hostile times toward them. But I really hoped my kids wouldn't have to.
I don't want to bring in life just to suffer. This has cost me so much.
I've got five kids. I have no choice but push forward and keep fighting for them. But the truth is, they seem poised to take on darker days than I ever have.
Bless thier hearts. I don't have the heart to do it. I'm super depressed over this. What was 4 decades of being a good person for when a dbag can become president 2x? I should have just been a villain.
Canada.
Hope Canada doesn't follow trumps path then. With climate change Canada gonna feel real comfy soon imagine.
Hm, haven’t heard about the wildfires I take it?
Thanks for reminding me. Maybe east coast is ok?
I'm still going to double down on my accent training anyway. No one hates Canadians.