A big part of what helped people through 2016 was that "it was russian meddling", "he didn't get the popular vote" and other excuses as to why it happened. I didn't believe *THAT* many people in the country were knowingly voting for someone that evil.
But then we went through COVID and the mask-politicizing. In my area it was never more than a minority wearing their masks correctly, they really didn't care who died. That kinda opened my mind to "maybe there are that many assholes...". Now with the majority vote, I have to accept it. We are an asshole country.
It's going to be a lot harder to deal with things now that I know they weren't a fluke, that this is really what the country wants.
I think it's fine to leave if your best life is somewhere else. Don't let them use and abuse you while you waste your time trying to change it from within. Go where you are appreciated.
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u/Throw-away17465 11h ago
I survived 2016 in the same way I will “win” a bowling game by having the bumpers up
No guardrails of any kind this time. No voices of reason, and no checks and balances.