The problem is that America has beaten down its people for decades and gotten them weak and desperate and now promises a way out, a way to transcend and rise above, through selling out their fellow man. They encourage contempt and hatred as one way ticket to not being included with the masses being death marched to poverty or imprisonment or whatever other bitter end surely awaits the people they’re told are beneath them. An embarrassingly large chunk of white men are just straight up nazis these days as a way to dissociate from the rest of the carnage around them, even if they’re broke and uneducated and from an impoverished background themselves. They’ll vote for and align themselves with anything for a taste of power and control that makes them feel a little less helpless. The same goes for minorities. They’ll punch down if they think it’ll get them somewhere, even if in reality they’re punching sideways. I don’t know what else to say, really. Everybody is so incredibly hateful. We are a loveless, disrespectful nation. We are so spread thin by our government that we would sell each other out in a heartbeat for an ounce of relief. This is what we’ve come to.
It’s not even about Trump at this point. He’s gonna get in office and do whatever he does and it’s gonna be a mess but whatever. This is indicative of deeper problem. This is just the ugly consequence of the already present reality in this country that we all just despise each other. There is no solidarity and there is no love. Trump being in office or not doesn’t change the fact that America is a breeding ground for violent hatred. Trump has given people a shining example of how to give in to the worst parts of your human nature and make it the problem of everyone around them. I don’t even know what we’re supposed to do about that. I don’t know if that’s something we can come back from. And if anything COULD be done about it, Trump certainly wouldn’t do it. Honestly, Kamala probably wouldn’t have either. We are so deeply fucked.
However, I must say, if you voted for Trump, I hope that peace never finds you. Instead, I hope clarity strikes you someday like a clap of lightning and you have to live the rest of your life with the knowledge and guilt of what you’ve done and who you are as a person.
Love yall. Shit is so bleak but the world keeps spinning until it doesn’t, I guess. We can’t count on the government for literally even a shred of progress or hope so just keep up the good fight in your own personal lives. That’s literally the only thing to be done at this point. Stay safe out there. Maybe buy a gun.
if a character is:
gay
angry
you can bet they will be my favourite
Me, reading a fanfic: This masterpiece has great plot development, character arcs, and superb writing! I can't wait to finish-
Me: ... I said I can't w-
Me: ...I -
Me: ...
my girlfriend: *breathes*
me: 💖💖💖❣❣💟💌❤❤💝💝😍💓❤❤💜💜💙💜🌠💙💖😍💚💖❤💕💟❤🌠💕💕💙💓💕❤💖💘💖💋💖💋💗💖💞💗💞💗💚💟💟❣💝💟❤💌🌠💝💕💖💘💟❣💖😍💋💖💘😍💖💋💖😍💋💖💘💖❤💕❤💕💕💓❣❣💟💟💕💓💕💝💌💛💝💝💛🌠💚💝💌💚🌠💝💙💞🌠💞😍
her: how did you say that out loud
kiss a girl under the mistletoe
see christmas lights with her
watch cheesy christmas movies and cuddle
not be so much of a grinch because she's taught you to grow your heart and be happier around the holidays
drink hot cocoa and laugh at whoever burns their tongue first
kiss her on new years
send festive wholesome memes at least once a day to her
Marcelat Sakobi of Democratic Republic of Congo, at the end of the women’s round of 32 boxing match against Uzbekistan's Sitora Turdibekova, made a strong gesture to raise awareness of the ongoing genocide in the DR Congo by placing her hand in front of her mouth and pointing two fingers at her temple.
Resources for Congo:
Friends of Congo
Panzi Foundation
War Child
CammeDRCongo
Genocide Watch
A guide to the decades-long conflict in DR Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Industrial mining of cobalt and copper for rechargeable batteries is leading to grievous human rights abuses.
An explanation thread from 2019.
Books on Congo.
Feel free to let me know of other resources to add.
sir thomas stanley holland,
let me fucking b r e a t h e
Searows house song // Jody Chan sick (via @geryone ) // Iain S. Thomas i wrote this for you // Lucy Dacus My mother & i // Kaven Akbar “calling a wolf a wolf” // unknown // Fernando Pessoa a little larger than the entire universe // Julien baker vanishing point // Lisa Marie Basile i put the coffin out to sea // boygenius souvenir
Book 1:
Crushes, friendship, good v. evil. Characters are loveable, and relateable. Absolutely iconic. Ending is adorable.
Book 2:
Female empowerment! Everyone is still loveable in their own little way. Nothing too crazy, just glad the babies are okay.
Book 3:
Tedros, you ignorant slut. Some insanely cute tagatha moments. But book 4 will straighten everything out, right?
Book 4:
Hell fire. Absolute madness and chaos. Tedros proves to be even more of an idiot, and Agatha is just strugglin ™️. Reader is advised to put the book down multiple times to avoid angrily combusting.