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Turbo said:
This is what was most troublesome about Orange Supreme the first time around. All those racists feeling free to come out of the woodwork. As shown by your post, we were very much affected by that in Canada too. Considering it didn't temper much over the last 4 years, I can only imagine it getting worst now.
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Poilievre is just going to further stoke the tiki torches too. 🤬
 
Wow. I had to hold my tongue at work when chatting with one of my bosses just now. I mentioned the Nazi assembly I linked above.
First off, he had never heard of Anne Frank, which I find astounding and troubling. Then he went on to say "maybe they should think twice about putting on a play about that stuff in an area that is known to be racist. Sounds like they were asking for it."
I got angry and had to stop talking before I said something I'd regret.
 
I've been on Bluesky a bit over a year now; it may not be twitter, but these days neither is twitter. It's mainly poster's methadone for me; I follow a couple political commentators, many artists, and a handful of good-natured shitposters. Honestly, social media has shown itself increasingly to be a strain on my mental health and happiness, and the election has only pushed me to find the right middle ground between "staying informed" and "staring forever at the horrors."
 
Also, I don't know if anyone's brought this up (see the above comment about metering social media), but while it hasn't made the outlook feel any better, I've felt a lot less blindsided by the Trump victory over the last couple days as I've considered that the Biden election wasn't some swerve away from fascism or reactionary attitudes and that 2020-2024 was no cakewalk reprieve, as well as recognizing the W Bush administration also laid a lot of groundwork towards American voters favoring authoritarianism and score-settling, let alone the path the Republican party's taken since it started courting the Christian right in the 60s/70s.

I refuse the idea that our overall character as a people is that of cruelty and divisiveness, but I recognize our governmental system has been building up to this for decades (not just this election cycle, or even the last eight years), and we fought against it every step of the way. I'm scared for what comes next, but I'm also cognizant that good people don't suddenly lose their souls or their voices, and that I've done the work of loving and living under right-wing rule for more than half my life already. Again, not diminishing what's next or saying I'm gonna eat it up and ask for seconds, but reminding myself we've stood strong against fascists before, and in my lifetime.
 
Nee Lewman said:
He should have to run the country with a fucking ankle bracelet.
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Merchan never should have delayed sentencing until after the election. That orange fucker should be behind bars.

And, Jack Smith shouldn't have filed in Florida. He should have done so in DC and/or New Jersey. That sycophant judge delayed the Florida trial for the fucker, and now he's gonna walk on what should have been treason. I am livid.
 
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