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Now We Will Get What We Asked For (inthesetimes.com)
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[–] 53 points 2 years ago (4 children)

My heart goes out to the people who didn’t vote for this shit. To the people that did, I sincerely hope you get what you deserve.

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    • [–] 14 points 2 years ago*

    Can't wait to see project 2025 get implemented.

    Executive branch like a fascist dictator

    Government agencies like the FDA, EPA gutted

    Justice department completely politicized

    Insurrectionist pardoned

    Tax cuts for the rich

    Social safety nets cut

    Social security out to pasture, especially Gen Z

    ACa repealed

    Federal abortion ban

    It's going to be a wild ride thanks to Americans.

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    [–] 10 points 2 years ago

    I most certainly did not ask for this.

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    [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Hopefully they don't sunset Social Security too soon. I'm almost old enough to collect it.

    I know it's selfish, but fuck it. This is America and this election just proved that fuck you, I got mine is the national motto.

    What a shit hole.

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    • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    So uhh....how many of you are staring at the 2nd and thinking about arming yourselves now?

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    [–] 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I wish I could kill myself

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  • [–] [S] 31 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    No you don't. Stay with us.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    For what?

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    That's the neat part: The fight never ends. We just keep fighting and fighting and fighting.

    I'm tired boss...

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    And if it's not, at least I can die satisfied knowing I gave it everything I had.

    That does not feel satisfying to me. And I’ll constantly wonder if there was anything else I could have done.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    (I'm halfway through my daily ration of grog so I'll ramble along with you)

    I've been doing the right thing since 2000. I vote in every primary and general election. I donate to candidates. I did text banking for Bernie. I'm doing what everyone says you should do. Hell, in 2000 I swapped my swing-state Nader vote with someone in a solidly blue state because I knew how much it mattered.

    But every election makes me feel like some kind of alien creature. People act more and more irrationally, arguing about more and more inane things. And nearly every time things get worse. I'm trying to be a good little raindrop but the rest of them are going in the opposite direction as hard as they can.

    When do I get to stop doing something that feels like beating my head against a wall? It's been two and a half decades of this and every single time I feel like we get further away from what I'm working toward because everyone else is acting crazy. And every time I feel less and less like I'm even a member of the human species. They're all so alien to me.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I think it's important to keep your mental health. I try not to dwell on the bad and just know that I did my part along with millions of other people. Even in the reddest state, there are A LOT of rational people.

    BTW, I live in a red state so I usually feel like my vote legitimately doesn't matter. But we got the Chief Justice that we wanted (she wrote the minority opinion that an abortion ballot measure should stay on).

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    It's not mental health per se. I've been in a pretty good mood today, surprisingly. It's more that every election I feel like what I do has less and less impact, because everybody else isn't pulling in the same direction.

    And, yeah, the state senator and representative I wanted won, so that's nice. But these tiny victories feel so useless against the weight of a nation determined to destroy itself and the world.

    Plus even the rational people don't make sense to me in other perplexing ways. If I just reinserted myself into the ad-filled, algorithm-driven existence they all seem to inhabit I'd feel less like I beamed down from outer space. I'd be able to talk about TV shows and Facebook and other normal people stuff. But I've been there and I didn't like it.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Hey, I really like the sound of the eightfold path. Is there any Buddhist literature you would recommend? It might be really nice right now.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    https://www.accesstoinsight.org/

    I like Theravada because it is closest to simply the Buddha's teachings without a lot of other side stuff that is found in some of the sects. The thing that has helped me the most is learning to allow emotions to happen but not react to them by going off on a long chain of destructive thoughts, which trigger more bad emotions in an ongoing cycle.

    Meditation helps you learn how your own mind works. The idea is just notice that the thought or feeling happened and go back to concentrating or observing (depending on the type of meditation you are doing). Eventually you notice them when they happen during normal activity and can just let go of them without reacting.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    Hey. Europe is nice. You are welcome to come and live here :)

    Also: Please don’t kill yourself. If you think about doing so, please talk to a professional. There are also plenty of friendly people available via free hotlines. The world is a better place with you in it. Don’t let them win :)

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I'm indigenous Canadian and my family have had to deal with worse. I've lived most of my life fighting all the time.

    This isn't the end, it's only another road block we have to get around. I've had to face down many local, regional and national elections where idiots were elected that campaigned on indigenous hate so none of this is new to me. I may not be American but seeing your latest national election made me feel bad again because whatever you guys do affects us here too.

    It sucks and I hate it but the only thing that makes me feel worse is giving up.

    I'll live my life fighting, I really don't care

    You should too.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    We lost by such an overwhelming degree. I don't know how to have hope anymore.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    Then don't. Fighting for hope is overrated anyway. Fight because you're angry. Fight because of what they took from you. Fight because this isn't okay, no matter what anyone tells you. Fight because you don't want to let it ever happen again.

    Just don't stop fighting. Don't give up.

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