I absolutely hate that after four years of seeing what it looks like to have someone who isn't a fucking maniac in office, we've turned around and decided that another four years of Dollar Store Hitler would be preferable to a black woman in charge.

after all the shit he's done and all the shit we're still learning about

I've also seen a handful of "leftists" show their true colors about it, which I'm not thrilled by

but I am grateful they ran their mouths online instead of in person

(the tl;dr being "this is the Democrats fault for not prosecuting and imprisoning Trump immediately because of ~norms~")

(you know, be a dictator, but leftishly.)

(Because while yes we all saw him do it we do still kinda have to give people a trial, which means needing evidence that can be submitted in court, which takes time to gather, and DID YOU MISS THE MULTIPLE FUCKING INDICTMENTS)

(not to mention, if that's their reasoning, why in the ever mcloving fuck would the fix be "just put him back in power" )

too many people want a dictator

which was always going to be what ends the county. Not a war, since it would literally take the rest of the world (largely for geographic and logistical reasons), but by deciding that we're just done with democracy.

Four more years of Trump, alone, likely won't do that

but a broader push toward dictators from the electorate at large will definitely do it over time

All I can say is keep a close eye on friends, family, neighbors, and the vulnerable

because this is gonna be bad

And for the love of all that is holy, unholy, and mundane, do not give money to WaPo or the NYT. Their leadership has made it clear they're in the tank for Trump and fascism, do not reward them for it.

they spent the last several months sanewashing and burying coverage about all of the crazy shit he was threatening to do, all his sundowning in public, and now they're "shocked" people voted for him again

(with NYT in particular, they were also dragging Harris since day one)

Anyway, last thing I'm gonna say on this for a while is that this continues to be horrifyingly accurate: