Political Venting

[anthony]

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• You're a piece of shit and can go f*ck yourself,
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Don't f*ck Up! Teach yourself how to moderate!

 

[whiteraven]

The current political situation in the US (and by extension, much of the world) has made all the other stuff I'm dealing with much worse. I'm afraid to go outside, angry all the time at just about everything, and deeply depressed. I'm also not sleeping very well, which is a weird thing for me.

I'm sure I'll have more to say later, but it's all just whirling around in my head at the moment.

 

[user27357]

When did the republican party lose sight of the values they have historically held dear? Rule of law, limited government, free markets, defence of the constitution and the bill of rights?
What happens next? This fascism isnt going to survive and all the elected officials that allowed it to carry this far won’t either. A disillusioned nation with a history of this kind of division is a dangerous place to be.
Rebuilding can be great, it can also be an unfinished disaster. I am beginning to fear after the takeover more than i feared the takeover.

 

[gorgonzola]

I'm not sure if it's my current med change or mild dissociation or some weird hybrid but I'm feeling very detached right now and I ought not be. Especially when the present focus is on my own Minnesota.

 

[No More]

I struggle with the silence on the suffering of the people of Iran.

 

[LuckiLee]

Yes, @No More. I just heard 30,000 people killed on the streets. Not sure how true but it's probably not far off.

 

[Paladin_141]

Shit's f*cked, isn't it?

At least I have no shortage of potential employment opportunities after this next tour; Iran, Sudan, Thailand, Taiwan, Greenland, Mexico, Canada, the coming Great American Clusterf*ck....

I only fight for Good Guys and I'm pretty cheap, all things considered (villains tend to have the money). Food, beer and ammunition are required, plus enough to pay my storage bills at home.

This time last year I'd have been joking, but not now. People at home are still acting as if the war in Ukraine is sad but distant thing, like the tribal wars in Africa that pop.up every so often and don't really affect anything here but the share prices of mining firms. They haven't realised it's just the most active front of a global assault on the very concept of the rule of law, a deliberate effort to plunge the world into another era of chaos where might makes right.

I mean, yeah, the world has always been shit, but some of us were quietly working away in underpaid government jobs to make it less shit. That's just not going to cut it any more.

Great time to be a mercenary. Terrible time to be a father.

 

[FFnerd]

I'm feeling a little overwhelmed at the seemingly impossible task of effectively cutting through the echo chambers of news sources in the US today - and the effect it's had on sowing divide, distrust, fear and anger.
I'm especially upset at the disparate coverage of the tragic killing of Alex Pretti.

 

[whiteraven]

I can't deal with the lies, with the gaslighting. It absolutely enrages me.

 

[NightSkystars1313]

The cruelty of this administration is overwhelming. It's a abusive. My PTSD and. Fibromyalgia are raging. My fear is ridiculously high. Peace to everyone

 

[Movingforward10]

It's hard not to despair about the state of the world.
I don't understand how a supposed democracy can turn into a dictatorship seemingly overnight. Why is there not a limit on how many executive orders a president can make? Where is congress in voting for wars or action in other countries?

And in the UK, the media have a lot to answer for giving one person so much coverage it seems like a done deal who will next take charge. But it isn't a done deal. Hopefully common sense will prevail.
The world is full of hate and horribleness. Kindness and care for each other is seen as 'woke'. For some inexplicable reason.

 

[FFnerd]

It's hard not to despair about the state of the world.
I don't understand how a supposed democracy can turn into a dictatorship seemingly overnight. Why is there not a limit on how many executive orders a president can make? Where is congress in voting for wars or action in other countries?

And in the UK, the media have a lot to answer for giving one person so much coverage it seems like a done deal who will next take charge. But it isn't a done deal. Hopefully common sense will prevail.
The world is full of hate and horribleness. Kindness and care for each other is seen as 'woke'. For some inexplicable reason.

Just did a moderate dive into uk election predictions and coverage - had no idea what was happening there. A little concerning to see the interests and convenient narrative of the current administration spilling over there - if my short research was at all accurate.
The timing of Barron Trump’s popularized account of the assault case also seems convenient if not orchestrated to foster more approval for the trump name in general overseas. On the other hand, there’s always a chance it could just be a totally earnest account with no ulterior motives. However families with such strong social and political presence and ties will always take care in controlling their public image by any means necessary. It’s a catch 22 situation and now my need to draw connections with everything will keep me up…