Current siltation in the world... and for my friends...

[kseenaa]

I don't even know how to start this post, to be quite honest. I have such a hard time getting what I want to say into words.

Can I start with that I am quite horrified? And pissed off? Yeah, that works...

Because I am. It seems as if all them Trump-supporters haven’t ever seen a history book in their life. Because I see history repeating itself. And it scares the fuck out of me.

Little unimportant Sweden might not able to effect much of the US or world politics, but it sure as hell affects us! It effects the freaking WORLD! And the world is outraged.

But it also effects me on a more personal level. Because I have friends. Friends all over the world. In the USA to. Of various religions. Of various skin colours.

And their not safe. My friends, my wonderful friends from one of the biggest countries in the world, biggest and one of the most developed... are not safe.

I’ll repeat that.

Friends that I talk to each day nearly are not safe.

And rage and swear over it. I cry and feel hopeless. And there’s nothing I can do. I am stuck here in Sweden, safe and sound mind, but still.

Ugh.

I still have a hard time putting it into words.

So I’ll link to this blog that put it into words for me. Absolutely perfectly.

One more time...

So if you are a Trump supporter? Or think he makes sense? You can just get the flying fuck out of my life!!!

This entry is crossposted between LJ and DW. Comment where you are comfortable.

Comments

[brunettepet.livejournal.com]

It's horrifying what Trump is doing to this country.

[kseenaa.livejournal.com]

It's unbelievable how anyone can see any sense to what he is doing? How anyone can think it's any good??? I just... can't understand it.

[volare.livejournal.com]

it's completely fucking horrifying what's happening here.
MA is something of a safe haven, at least for now, but we can't just rely on that and not keep fighting for ALL of us.

the scarier thing is that people aren't picking up on the fact that T***p wasn't just able to waltz in and overthrow everything without a whole lot of previous collusion and collaboration policies from both political parties that's been quietly put into place for the last 20-30 years. That strategy has been running in the background this entire time.

He didn't change a single damn thing about this country except to make it socially acceptable to be an ignorant, racist bigot - these people were already like this. They just weren't as generally open about it, certainly not emboldened by it.

So we fight, for now. They are allowing these giant protests... for now. How long until they order the National Guard to force us to disperse, as a show of power? Police have already been assaulting protestors.

How long until the US domestic military has to choose between following orders or following the Constitution? It's coming. It's just a matter of when. And THAT is truly terrifying.

[kseenaa.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I've been thinking that to. Remember, history-nerd here... :-P I see the parallels far to well to other leaders in history, many of them. And the US police force and military force are very strong and very well armed. Both of them. Which does not bode well if it ends up that bad.

I sincerely hope it won't. :-/ But sitting over here, it doesn't look to good, to be honest. Gawd, I'm sorry. I just wish I could snatch you and your family up and move you here.

I just hope that all the protests and everything going on can continue. Not only that they won't be stopped, but that people keep their strength to keep it up. Because that most dangerous thing is when the people give up, get desensitized and just stop caring. THAT's dangerous.

*keeps fingers crossed for all*

[desdemonaspace]

I understand wanting to cut Trump supporters out of your life.

My entire family are Republican, and I am not talking to so much as one of them. It's lonely, but I CANNOT abide what they've done. Also, I am so worked up about it, I become inarticulate. I'd like to be about to counter all their talking points with cogent facts and more facts, but I'm too emotional and I picture myself simply foaming at the mouth.

Yes, I totally get it. It's be nice to be able to win people over to the side of sanity, but I just find myself gibbering with rage.

[kseenaa.livejournal.com]

To me it doesn't seem as if those that voted for Trump, his supporters, can even listen to facts. They come up with their own facts and their own counter arguments, and then they only see that and can't see anything else. As if they have blinders on, only being able to look straight ahead, and not see how others might experience the situation.

[synkkaenkeli.livejournal.com]

*hugs you* I feel pretty damn helpless too. this first week of his presidency makes me wonder how we're gonna survive the next 4 years unless the ACLU can keep jumping in and making noise.

[kseenaa.livejournal.com]

Fingers crossed for the ACLU. Really. I've donated from over here. There's not much else I can do. At least there are some decent people over in the US. Which I knew, but still.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

Something has got to give and I really hope that if he keeps pushing like this, impeachment will happen. Even the Republicans are finally growing a pair and speaking out against him. I just don't know what to do...

[kseenaa.livejournal.com]

I don't think anyone really know what to do. Except those that support him, it seems. :-P I've donated to ACLU, because it feels like that is all I CAN do from over here. I just don't understand why no one really does speak out against him when he does all these insane things...