Puri Hoyt
[uspol/mute] I'm sorry I haven't been showing up much lately. USPol has been scaring the shit out of me.
Puri Hoyt
Like every time I go online, I find something new to despair about.
Puri Hoyt
Anything could happen at this point.
Puri Hoyt
I don't know which is paranoia and which is a legit thing that could happen anymore.
Puri Hoyt
Saying "Oh, there's no possible way THIS could happen" automatically becomes a jinx.
Puri Hoyt
I'm almost afraid to hope in case that becomes a jinx by itself.
Puri Hoyt
It feels safer to stay in the house and not come out.
Puri Hoyt
Each time I thought I recovered and am ready to move on with my life in spite of this stupid election, something new turns up and I'm in tears again.
Siv
Yeah. My email's been blowing up about all the dirt about Trump or those he has on his side.
Siv
Just like "oh yeah, this person did this shitty thing and has these sexist views and etc"
Puri Hoyt
And like... signing petitions can only go so far. I feel helpless in all this.
Puri Hoyt
'Cause my vote didn't even matter.
Puri Hoyt
Begging people to vote for Hilary didn't matter.
Puri Hoyt
America's hatred and desperation was too deafening.
Puri Hoyt
I'm crossing my fingers that our rebellions are successful because god we need them.
Siv
Iiii was one of those people who thought that there was no way that Trump would be elected. DX /scrubs face. Just, fuck.
Chara Dont
Same
Chara Dont
it's one big ' D:'
Siv
Yeah
Puri Hoyt
If it makes you feel better, I thought the same.
Siv
Phew.
Puri Hoyt
"Ohhhh man, after what he bragged about in those tapes, there's no fucking way America will let him run for president anymore."
Siv
Yeah, I just thought he was going to be a laughing stock, in the end.
Puri Hoyt
Ah ha ha...
Puri Hoyt
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Puri Hoyt
"Women will be too disgusted by him to vote, even women who aren't minorities. I can rely on that."
tronja307020
see, one of my work friends voted third party because she thought he had no chance in Hell, too.
Siv
Also apparently, one of the people he has on his side is Steve Bannon. The section about his personal life gives me the giant side-eye.
Puri Hoyt
Most of US's white women: (votes for Trump)
Puri Hoyt
Me: ...
tronja307020
I hoped the same thing, but I was likr /gently votes for Hillary, just in case.../
Puri Hoyt
Me: fjsaklgjdaklgjdskl jgadlkj g
Puri Hoyt
I voted Hilary too. Because I remembered the Bush election. You never know...
tronja307020
i just...cannot believe our country voted for that disgusting pile of himan excrement.
Puri Hoyt
"Yep, Gore's gonna win. ...Wait, what?"
tronja307020
yup, exactly. we thought fornsure he wouldn't win. and that he wouldn't win again...
Puri Hoyt
Drumph's like a real-life Pokey Minch, I swear.
Puri Hoyt
Some bratty hateful kid you don't expect to go anywhere, then suddenly, he's a tyrannical dictator by the third game in the series.
Siv
...oh my god.
Siv
/mind blown
Chara Dont
And you can't even hope others'll handle him because...
Puri Hoyt
All branches of our government are being run by children who have no idea what they're doing, give zero fucks, or are too selfish to consider anyone who isn't like themselves.
Chara Dont
or are terrifyingly competent in the worst possible direction
Puri Hoyt
And of course: slept during history class, thought past events are hogwash, or were smug in the belief that America's "progression" that those events couldn't possibly happen again.
Puri Hoyt
Like all the people who think racism against black people ended after the Civil Rights movement.
Puri Hoyt
More than Jim Crow happened after slavery got outlawed. :/
Puri Hoyt
I was never taught much about the Vietnam War in school even though I knew it existed, and I wondered why.
Puri Hoyt
Nope, can't show Amurrica fucked up in any shape or form. 'Cause we Got Way Better Now after the Civil War.
Puri Hoyt
We were heroes during WW2.
Puri Hoyt
We totally didn't scoff and file our nails while Jewish refugees begged for help.
Puri Hoyt
You know, maybe we wouldn't be nearly as pissed off about our own country if, you know, we were actually taught those things happened.
Puri Hoyt
As opposed to getting pissed off at our country because oh, they lied to us by omission.
Puri Hoyt
I didn't like history growing up because we were taught misery after misery after misery with no hope in sight (except winning wars). I had what I call "White Guilt History."
Puri Hoyt
We were at least told some of the shitty things we did like the Trail of Tears.
Puri Hoyt
But if you want to hear about the accomplishments of anyone who isn't a white dude, good luck.
Puri Hoyt
As I've often told people, I was only taught American history. I think I got one World History class during high school one year. That's it.
Puri Hoyt
I know a received a better education than most people did (cripes, I still remember the one textbook we had that said,
Puri Hoyt
"Robert E. Lee didn't support slavery, but he didn't want to betray his family, so he became the Confederate general.")
Puri Hoyt
(Which... I'm pretty sure isn't true. Ha ha ha ha ha...)
Puri Hoyt
(Oh, and I think there was the textbooks that had something nice to say about every president we had while being an apologist regarding shitty things they've done, if brought up at all)
Puri Hoyt
But fuck, I'm still bitter.
Chara Dont
I wonder how they're gonna do that to Trump
Puri Hoyt
"Trump felt bad about rounding up Muslims, but he said it was the only thing he could think of to keep Americans safe."
Puri Hoyt
Puri Hoyt
Worst part is I might not even be exaggerating.
Chara Dont
wow i applaud you for typeing that it must feel like your fingers want to throw up
Puri Hoyt
There will need to be an English word for "Laughing your ass off with loathing" if there isn't one already.
Chara Dont
Lauthing
the bromance
/nods understandingly
the bromance
And you live in a red state, too. Anyone who's not a Trump supporter living in those states is gonna have a lot to contend with.
Puri Hoyt
At least I expected Texas to be, well, Texas. : P
Puri Hoyt
Austin is the City of Sanity here.
Puri Hoyt
"Keep Austin Weird" indeed.
the bromance
Yeah, I wasn't the least bit surprised Trump took Texas.
tronja307020
As a Texan, I knew we had no hope of going blue, no matter how much I wished we would.
tronja307020
But was also not surprised that Austin did.