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Having Trump as President is how I imagine it's like living with an abuser. A constant state of anxiety — never knowing when or where the next blow will come, but knowing it's coming. You stop planning for the future or enjoying the now and just focus on keeping your head above water one more day. The constant stress actually creates knots in my back that sometimes put me down for days.
And when he's finally out of office you didn't notice you've been holding your breath for four years and you just want to weep with relief at surviving and escaping.
Thats the problem; that was the reaction after Bush, meanwhile Obama continues and expands all of Bush's policies. Under Biden, the libs go back to brunch while concentration camps are expanded and ICE agents start showing up at immigration court hearings.
I agree in spirit but hate the "Biden expanded the camps" thing. Sure, ideally the camps are disbanded and the people released with no person ever being deported anymore.
Sadly thats unrealistic in the US with the way people there are. Expanding them was better than letting them stay overcrowded as they were, which is how most of the deaths were happening.
How about sending fewer people to the camps?
I'm totally enraged, and actively compilling a list of people on the Epstein list, and the billionaires. What's keeping me out of "trouble" is my family getting itself into debt. Once I'm done with debt however...
I will try the pacifist build a community approach first, but I'm already ready to throw down rhuthlessly.
As someone who lived with an abuser for almost 30 years, can confirm, this is very accurate.
I'm glad you made it, mate.