Nov 7, 2024
I'm not gonna lie, I've been spending the whole day trying to be strong for others and trying my damnedest to focus on the positive aspects of the elections (first trans Congress member, first senate with two black women, etc.) and the blatant facts of the US political system (the fact that Trump, regardless of what he says, can't just do whatever he wants), but the more I interact with the hopelessness that my loved ones and others are feeling, the more I just find myself being slowly pulled into the void.
Nihilism is probably the worst trap to fall into at this time, and it's the hardest to avoid. It's vital that we don't allow ourselves to get sucked into it. But god damn, some people are just really convincing.
#us politics#politics#not helpol#sorry for all the political posting guys#I'm just not feeling too good rn#i made it through most of the day feeling ok#but i got home and did homework and checked YT#and the reality just suck in i guess#and the words of others did too#so many people are convinced he's going to turn things on its head#people are talking about how we won't be able to vote for a president anymore#which would go against the entire democracy#i don't think that will happen to be clear#but the ocerwhelming amount of fear and despair online#is suffocating
