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[jianantonic]

I'm just so sad.

I'm all but guaranteed to lose my healthcare, which will be a hurdle unto itself, but so many people have it so much worse. It's not just that rights will be stripped away; it's that the people who are against civil liberties now feel emboldened to aggressively threaten them, regardless of the law. Several of my friends have already reported abuse against them -- sexual assault, verbal assaults, death threats -- just because they are who they are. Women, trans, gay, POC...

And I think about my nieces. The women of the future. This week, a woman with a top tier resume lost a job to a bully without a tiny a fraction of her qualifications. What does that say about the value of hard work? Penis trumps all.

I've been deeply depressed since Tuesday. I broke out in full body hives yesterday as I read reports of more violence and hate crimes. I can't wait two or four years to turn things around. We must act swiftly to stand up against the bullying, the hate, and the incivility. How, though? The task ahead feels overwhelming. But here we are. Here we go.

Comments

[deepseasiren.livejournal.com]

You need to chill out and give Trump a chance, Meg. And by the way, I voted for him.

[jianantonic.livejournal.com]

You need to think about just how hurtful and inappropriate what you've just said to me is. I just told of friends of mine being assaulted and abused, and you've told me to chill. I will never chill while human rights are under attack. I will never chill in the face of hate crimes. It would be wrong to do so. A good friend would see that I am hurting and scared and show empathy or say nothing at all.

[zekejojo.livejournal.com]

Oh my god, exactly!

[deepseasiren.livejournal.com]

I wasn't referring to that, I was referring to you breaking out in hives over something you have no control over. Trump's election has nothing to do with these crimes, it's the ignorant people who do. And if you think what I said to you is hurtful and inappropriate, then I really don't have time to worry about hurt feelings when what I said wasn't referring to your pain, it was referring to the fact that people need to quit blaming Trump and his election and everything related to him to hate crimes. You seemed to be putting the two together, and I can tell you now it's not Trump. It's hateful people, period.

[jianantonic.livejournal.com]

When the person yelling at my friend to kill himself says, "This is Trump Country now, faggot! Go kill yourself!" and when the boys who assaulted my friend said to "Grab her by the pussy," yes, these are directly associated with our nation's election of that imbecile. As a country, we've decided that this behavior is okay, because we elected a guy who encourages it.

Apparently his behavior isn't a dealbreaker for you, since you voted for him. Since you are engaged to an admitted womanizer. Since you can compartmentalize how these things affect other people. How they affect me, even. What you said was insensitive, your defense for what you said was insensitive, and I'm no longer interested in being part of your life. It's a shame. I really cared about you.

[istar.livejournal.com]

OMG! Totally with you and totally shocked at the scary and abhorrent behavior that's coming out of this election season. 2000 was my first voting election and I remember how that felt, and this is worse. Those voices who say to chill or that it's okay are not listening to those who say it's not okay, who are vulnerable to having their lives ended by the effects of the next 4 years.

No matter what we do, whether we protest in the streets or fight each other online, all of this is validating the villain's ego. This is exactly what he wanted. Every time our divisiveness makes the news and causes chaos, he gets a tiny boner and it's the best day of his life. I would rather not contribute to this anymore.

[acousticel.livejournal.com]

I too have had a spike in my anxiety that Wellbutrin cannot help, even up here in Canada. I'm scared for you and all of the people in the USA and the world whom this is already and will be hurting. I'm so very sad to see my home country imploding. Sending love but unfortunately not much hope as yet. Just know we are watching, and we are fighting too up here.