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Michigan’s almost tied, and becoming more blue. Ngh, this is terrifying.
FUCK EVERYTHING!
Will that help or is it already to late?
One reaction to the “moving to Canada” sentiment: “Sure, comfort yourself by packing for Canada, but remember that the people who’ll suffer most under Trump can’t leave.” Fair point, I guess? The people who can leave would be economically privileged, but can you blame them if they’re able? Still, it’s not as if Trump’s reign won’t fuck up plenty of other nations, including fucking with the economies of our neighbors, Canada and Mexico. There’s no escaping him, win or lose.
More importantly, just in case anyone needs it, for themselves or anyone, this is the National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255.
Jesus Fucking Christ.
Desperately trying to distract myself with RP on the side.
@AthVeg34F, no idea yet, but I vote having a pet to vouch for you be, if not an entrance requirement, a thing that speaks well of one, like following the formatting guidelines on a submitted manuscript.
Where should we go? I’m in Missouri. It’s beautiful, fertile, has gotten the sweet end of the climate-change lollipop, and has a wonderful network of caves in case the SHTF, but I’m open to suggestions. Some friends and I were batting around a lavender plantation in the Pacific NW.
I just woke up from a bad dream – and into a worse one, apparently.
If Clinton can hold Pennsylvania, Washington and Michigan, she can still win this. C’mon. Since when has Michigan ever had a chance of going red?
http://i.imgur.com/7rZ9eF9.gif
My lesbian cousin gave birth to twins today. Her and her partner were happy. My mom showed me their picture with a smile. She voted third party. I don’t know what’s going to happen to them. I don’t know what’s gonna happen to me.
My mom sees I’m upset and thinks I’m pissed at her. “It won’t change anything. I won’t be happy with either results. Don’t take it out at me.”
I’m depressed. I’m not angry. I’m just depressed.
I know, none of you know me very well, but trust me on this I try to understand hatred, I try to understand bigotry, I come from a ridiculously privileged so I figure it’s my responsibility to, but man, MAAAAAAAAAAN, tonight I found my limit for hate, and it is this, when hate becomes so infused in the people of a nation that a man like Donald Trump can have this close of chance of becoming president, I break, I get angry, I get scared. I’m just so bloody pissed right now, it’s something that’s incredibly hard for me to deal with, does anyone have any tips?
Edit: Also sorry if this is rambly I’m just writing whatever comes to mind, trying to get things off my chest.
Edit: I’m sorry I don’t know for what I just feel I need to apologize.
@Fabe, it ain’t done yet. It’s so damn close. She can still win Michigan. Fox called Wisconsin, but the stream I’m following is right now calling them out and saying that’s premature. I trust my stream waaay more than Fox. But, ugh. This is so damn close.
I swear to fucking god if my roommate says another thing like “people didn’t say that Trump was a racist until he ran” and I have to basically pull up a fucking list of things he don’t show crap about, I don’t even know.
209 to 216, It’s a long shot but if Hillary wins Arizona we can survive a loss in Michigan.
Why the hell do the stars have to align in such a ghastly way?!
oh god florida was just called for Trump. 222 for him, 198 for Clinton.
I guess the one and only thing we can hope is that the next four years are such a disaster that throws the political pendulum very far back to the left. Sort of like how the depression gave us the flawed but beneficial new deal. Of course, the problem with this, as has been noted here so many times is that a lot of marginalized people will be hurt in the process.
Just joining the terrified chorus. I’ve been saying for over a year that we should move to Canada (yes, I know the arguments against it, but I’m also scared to death). Not that we’d be able to emigrate at this point unless Canada decides to grant refugee status, widespread.
@epitome of incomprehensibility
Thanks, that’s really sweet. I’m going back in to finish a program I had to leave early to attend a wedding – in Philadelphia, where I took heart at all the I’m With Her signs – and it was really amazingly good and helpful, so I’m feeling positive.
Right now I’m more worried about anyone in the US feeling understandably afraid or threatened. Echoing the commenters upthread who argue that nobody is under an obligation to stay if their life or freedom is threatened. That’s a job for allies.
@Jack, aw, much love to your cousin. And best of luck to her and to her twins.
@Election, here’s a tweet.
https://twitter.com/SRowntreeNews/status/796141495573155840
http://i.imgur.com/bmjHz8L.mp4
@kupo
I live in Idaho but grew up in WA. They’re probably counting the rural counties. Those have always been red and have much lower populations. The population of King, Snohomish and Pierce counties outnumbers the entire rest of the state and will determine which way the state will go, and it’s highly unlikely that will be for Trump.
“Down with the establishment,” my dad said, laughing.
She and every other queer person and PoC are gonna need all the luck in the world with Trump in office and a Republican majority in House and Senate.
@Aunt Podger
Count me in. I’m British and I’ll need to bring my boys (dog & cat), but I assume we won’t be doing that silly Mount Athos nonsense.
Also (not directed at anyone here)
Re not all who oppose Clinton are misogynists
True. You aren’t required to vote for any woman just because she’s a woman.
But
Not voting for Clinton because of some vague dislike you can’t pin down, but have never applied to any of the men you’ve ever voted for; that’s misogyny.
Not voting for Clinton because of specific wrongdoings you can pinpoint, without applying the same forensic approach to Trump; that’s misogyny.
Dismissing Trump’s boasts of sexual assault as “potty mouthed” (as though the biggest problem with that tape was the language) and therefore trivial compared to global issues; that’s misogyny.
Wow. Worst election ever. 🙁
Please don’t hurt yourselves. You have where to go and if you don’t have money we sure can collectivelly gather some. You are not stranded. Breath deep, be calm, we can find a rational solution.
@Laugher at Bigots
I was surprised to see a friend who’s in an extremely vulnerable class say she voted third party to prove some kind of point. Johnson is at 4%. That’s more than the gap. It got called for Clinton while I was writing this. Guess King County results came in.
@wwth,
That’s exactly the reason a lot of people are voting Trump. They want to break the system, because its’ broken – and they live in a place where breaking the system won’t break them. It’ll break other people, but they don’t give a shit about that.