Trying To Stay Sane... ish.
The worst has come to pass...
Trump won the presidency and both House and Senate will be Republican dominated, and the Supreme Court has already signaled it will give them all a free reign, even if it goes against our Constitution...
So-- we're all pretty fucked right now.
I woke up November 6th, heard the expected news, and sobbed. Cat came to comfort me, but she was already feeling resigned and numb. I just had those dreams of the future with the military turning against (some of) it's own citizens and what a nightmare it all was, including the "Greater Depression" that you couldn't talk openly about.
Towards the end of the new Fascist regime, I get targeted-- according to my dreams, all of which do NOT come true, but rather seem to show several "possible paths" of the future. Almost all of them had this outcome, though, the hard-right takeover of our Democracy. It lasts less than a decade, but it makes many other crises far WORSE because the agencies that help people in crisis are systematically dismantled. Even ones deem "sacred" to most Americans, like help for the very poorest people and the elderly and disabled. Rights are rolled back to enable white men to be in charge of everything again (unless you're a Quisling for white men). Christianity becomes openly favored over other religions. And of course censorship of any criticism of this whole power structure and it's leaders.
It's gonna be a nightmare.
I don't think I get targeted until a massive event happens towards the end of this era, but while I am not paranoid, I am also not foolish. How do I navigate my compulsive need to write with the understanding that it will help get me into trouble later--?
Trump won the presidency and both House and Senate will be Republican dominated, and the Supreme Court has already signaled it will give them all a free reign, even if it goes against our Constitution...
So-- we're all pretty fucked right now.
I woke up November 6th, heard the expected news, and sobbed. Cat came to comfort me, but she was already feeling resigned and numb. I just had those dreams of the future with the military turning against (some of) it's own citizens and what a nightmare it all was, including the "Greater Depression" that you couldn't talk openly about.
Towards the end of the new Fascist regime, I get targeted-- according to my dreams, all of which do NOT come true, but rather seem to show several "possible paths" of the future. Almost all of them had this outcome, though, the hard-right takeover of our Democracy. It lasts less than a decade, but it makes many other crises far WORSE because the agencies that help people in crisis are systematically dismantled. Even ones deem "sacred" to most Americans, like help for the very poorest people and the elderly and disabled. Rights are rolled back to enable white men to be in charge of everything again (unless you're a Quisling for white men). Christianity becomes openly favored over other religions. And of course censorship of any criticism of this whole power structure and it's leaders.
It's gonna be a nightmare.
I don't think I get targeted until a massive event happens towards the end of this era, but while I am not paranoid, I am also not foolish. How do I navigate my compulsive need to write with the understanding that it will help get me into trouble later--?