Dipshit extraordinaire has won the election. I have all the feels. This country has great potential but it keeps disappointing. It was stolen by barbarians cloaked in civility, and now it’s being destroyed by barbarians cloaked in civility.
I worry for many who live in the US, including myself as a trans person. Part of me wants to find asylum elsewhere, but I am poor, currently attached to three others, and I dunno how we’d stick together in another country. Plus, the more lefties who leave, the harder it will be for those who try to stay and fight. I don’t want to make it harder for them. To say nothing of the geopolitical implications if the US falls. I’ve seen incremental progress in local elections and have learned the sheer value of them, but will those be able to matter anymore with the incoming authoritarianism from the top down?
All this right when I get some large increases in my Ko-fi earnings, which has been mega reassuring and motivating. I knew the election was coming up and I have acute disdain for it, but I expected more from voter turnout. I thought I would have enough insulation to build up before things in the US could get worse. Now I feel like I have to race as fast as possible to success, earning enough money to get out of here. However, A. warp speed leads to creator burnout/making soulless content, and B. can I maintain my spirit despite the election outcome?
I guess I’ll just stay passing male in public since IDK what else to do besides stealth my way through survival.. but many people don’t have that option. I’m hoping against hope that dipshit rigged the election and there will be a reversal. However, we have proven to have mega secure elections, so I can’t count on that being the case. I am angry, disheartened, worried, and then some. And that’s speaking as a white AMAB trans person.
I am so close to writing a rant ten times as long. Instead, I am going to eat breakfast and keep myself informed as the day plays out. Donate if you believe marginalized folks shouldn’t be murdered by the cis-het patriarchy, I guess?
Edit: Added more thoughts in a public post on my Ko-fi page.
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