Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone

i don't want to alienate anyone with i told you so shit but like if you are just joining us with "things in america look very bad" you might consider listening to people who have been saying that who you have been pointedly ignoring

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Matt Hope @matthopeart.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 01:04 UTC

Anyone paying attention this isn’t a surprise and it’s been plenty bad for many people. I feel similarly about the European situation because it’s been plenty bad there too before the current events. I guess I’ll just grimly watch as a disabled person unable to do anything.

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[DC] nxptvne @nxptvne.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 03:16 UTC

I’ve been kissing democracy goodbye for as long as I’ve been old enough to understand and be aware of politics. I hate to say it but having a two party system is ultimately what has fucked us over. Our options would be more than just two people every time if it wasn’t for the two party system. At

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Pickle Tiedrich @prettyliltakemachine.is-extremely.gay [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 00:57 UTC

voting for the lesser evil our entire lives has brought us to the brink of outright open fascism and people’s only response seems to be doing the same thing but even harder

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Bible Blackbelt @estrusflask.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 00:48 UTC

Vote for the corpse that fingerwags when he's told presidents can never do crimes and says actually trans people should only do therapy until they're eighteen. Who can resist such slogans as "but look at the other guy!"?

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Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 00:48 UTC

i honestly feel like shit about this but it's been a huge fucking waste of mental energy keeping myself going while simultaneously having to pretend to be okay because if i point out the simultaneous fascism crisis/genocide/climate change y'all treat me like i'm fucking nuts

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Nora's Hobbyverse @norameld.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 08:11 UTC

Since 2012, I've been angry and upset about it. I've been told "you're over reacting", "It's not that bad", etc. I want so badly to yell in my mother's face for ignoring me for so long, and only now, when it threatens her does it even matter. I am glad I am half way across the country from her now.

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