Yeah, like one person tweeted - at least those of us who are against Trump and aren't of colour wear the right camouflage - which is sad as it is: why should anyone wear a camouflage in the free society of equals we aim at? Well, more like "used to aim at", since the Trump victory - things are rapidly going into reverse: the candidate for an Education Minister is supposed to be a guy who's a young Earth creationist (!!), the dude responsible for environment doesn't believe in global warming - what the actual fuck?! With this rate, by the end of Trump reign, America won't find itself 4 years later, but 400 years in the bloody past! How can any science progress and thrive when you have a fucking creationist at the wheel?! Ugh, and more ugh! I'm sincerely hoping you will make it through the four years safely (what would I do without your lovely writing, this selfish Slytherin laments!) and if you have to rely on your white skin to protect you, so be it. Whatever keeps you safe, yeah? You'll still be your wonderful original self when the orange dude is done with his circus, and I hope the next choice of your fellow countrymen is a better one. I wouldn't normally be worried about Trump alone, as much of a demagogue he is, but congress and senate are looking dreadfully red as well - and that is where the real power resides, that is scary. I grew up in socialism, in a one-party system, and though ours was the most moderate type on the market (ex-Yugoslavia), it was still a autocracy much more than it was a democracy - but we knew no better. As soon as one party rules all the channels of government, this is when things have a potential to turn dangerous. But you know what the worst thing is: Trump didn't vote himself onto this position, the American people gave him that power and its just sad to think that so many people out there share the hateful sentiments he channels. I thought this article was very insightful: http://billmoyers.com/story/farewell-america/ Even if Trump is lazy, he is also self-absorbed, greedy, and entitled and I can totally see him selling the benefit of your country to the highest bidder of all the lobbyists that surround him. I hope there is still authority in place to stop him, at least on the grand scale, though it might not be enough to make the life of little people more bearable. Good luck, babe! Don't give up, it's only 4 years! As long as you don't let me wait for your next chapter that long, LOL! :) *hugs you and offers cookies*
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Well, more like "used to aim at", since the Trump victory - things are rapidly going into reverse: the candidate for an Education Minister is supposed to be a guy who's a young Earth creationist (!!), the dude responsible for environment doesn't believe in global warming - what the actual fuck?! With this rate, by the end of Trump reign, America won't find itself 4 years later, but 400 years in the bloody past! How can any science progress and thrive when you have a fucking creationist at the wheel?! Ugh, and more ugh!
I'm sincerely hoping you will make it through the four years safely (what would I do without your lovely writing, this selfish Slytherin laments!) and if you have to rely on your white skin to protect you, so be it. Whatever keeps you safe, yeah? You'll still be your wonderful original self when the orange dude is done with his circus, and I hope the next choice of your fellow countrymen is a better one.
I wouldn't normally be worried about Trump alone, as much of a demagogue he is, but congress and senate are looking dreadfully red as well - and that is where the real power resides, that is scary. I grew up in socialism, in a one-party system, and though ours was the most moderate type on the market (ex-Yugoslavia), it was still a autocracy much more than it was a democracy - but we knew no better. As soon as one party rules all the channels of government, this is when things have a potential to turn dangerous.
But you know what the worst thing is: Trump didn't vote himself onto this position, the American people gave him that power and its just sad to think that so many people out there share the hateful sentiments he channels. I thought this article was very insightful:
http://billmoyers.com/story/farewell-america/
Even if Trump is lazy, he is also self-absorbed, greedy, and entitled and I can totally see him selling the benefit of your country to the highest bidder of all the lobbyists that surround him. I hope there is still authority in place to stop him, at least on the grand scale, though it might not be enough to make the life of little people more bearable.
Good luck, babe! Don't give up, it's only 4 years! As long as you don't let me wait for your next chapter that long, LOL! :) *hugs you and offers cookies*