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yeah @Jack,
I never saw Trump as a joke.
I live with a Trump voter, my mother. I’m so angry and I don’t know what I’m going to say tomorrow. I cook for her. I don’t want to anymore. I certainly don’t want to sit at the table with her any more.
@Axecalibur: Middle Name Danger
I’m sorry. I’m sorry for all of it. You’re right we shouldn’t fight. We don’t need that. We need to think about what we should do. Activism, protests, never letting our voice go silent. I know these things work, but right now those actions sound so hollow.
@Troubelle: Moonbeam Malcontent
Don’t beat yourself up for it. After all we’re only human. You’re a good person, you know that? I’m sorry that I failed you. I’m sorry that despite my vote and all I thought could help was for naught. I’m sorry that the start of your adult life is something my generation could have prevented, but didn’t because they believed in hatred towards minorities and people who can’t fight back and claim it to be righteous and just. That you had to have this not just with Bush as our childhood, but Trump on our adulthood.
The margins are so close. It’s like 2000. Like George W Fucking Bush.
I think she needs four of the five states currently leaning Republican to win… I’m gonna go drink some more alcohol, play some pokemon, and hope to God that things are better when I look again…
I’m drunk, I’m trying to figure out who can marry the mister if the ACA is repealed. I’m ok without insurance, until last year I paid out of pocket for everything, but he needs insurance. . .dialysis is fucking expensive.
The Canadian immigration service website is still down.
Never have the last lines of one of my favorite songs been so apropos:
This is beyond belief.
Hugs, Ooglyboggles and Axe. You’re both extremely moral, extremely admirable human beings. We’re all pissed off right now, but please let’s stay friends.
@OoglyBoggles
It’s not just y’all. You could say I have chronic hero syndrome. I like to help people. Save people. And when a disaster like this happens, and I know I can’t save everyone that will be adversely affected, and some of those people are my friends who live thousands of miles away….
It sucks butts, to put it one way.
Fair enough. I’m not mad at Bernie, though. Shit, that he and Elizabeth Warren are still around and in a position to help is something to feel good about, you know?
I’m going to go do the dishes and take a shower and hope Clinton gets 65 votes while I’m away.
By the way I checked and Americans can seek asylum in Canada if it comes to that.
I wish I could make things better with a link to brainbleach of some kind, but I know that all the sloths and kittens in the world won’t really help. It’s easy for me to look on this and comment because when I wake up tomorrow, I’m not going to be the one whose country is facing this.
On top of the suicide hotline posted earlier, I’d like to add this site with links to ones across various US states, in case the earlier line is inundated with calls and it’s hard to get through to someone – http://www.suicide.org/suicide-hotlines.html
Please look after your health, everyone. Self-care first and foremost. If he wins, he won’t take over tomorrow, so there is time to breathe and think.
My thoughts with you all.
@OoglyBoggles
*hugs* I’m scared too, man.
@Everybody:
I couldn’t ask for a better group of folks to watch Ragnarok with.
Hugs and love to all of you out there tonight. Tomorrow is a new day, and things will have changed for the worse, but it’s still a new day. You won’t be facing this alone!
@Dalilama: I just hope to watch it from a safe distance.
@Oogly + EJ + Troubelle
Hugs and love
@Jack
I’m so sorry
@Thread
Fuck
Handsome Jack-“I’m going to go do the dishes and take a shower and hope Clinton gets 65 votes while I’m away.”
Good idea! I’m going for a long walk, hoping she wins while I’m away. 🙁
I’m praying. I suspect if there’s Someone out there listening, Someone could save a whole lot of future tsuris by making certain those snug margins turn just a little bluer…
Ach, I know I’m in the UK and we’re dealing with our own stupid Brexit shit, but at least I know my fundamental rights for free healthcare, and social security safety net and our LGBT rights aren’t under attack. I am just having so many feels for you all here, wanna come to the UK? I got a big sofabed!
Aunt Podger-We can only hope.
These kinds of days are why I hate helping people and being the good guy. Because people so often show themselves to not deserve help. They put themselves into those situations when they could have easily prevented it. More often than not, helping someone else comes to my detriment.
The good news is, looks like Amazon can cancel The Man in the High Castle. A little too close to reality for most people’s tastes.
And since it’s increasingly looking like Trump will win, I just have to lay something out there. Let’s just call it a hope that, more likely, would seem like a curse:
If Trump wins, I hope the people who made it happen get exactly what they asked for.
I’m glad my state voted to legalize marijuana, because we’re gonna need it to get through the next four years.
This is a global catastrophe. Fuck.
I’ve had one song for this election and it’s even more appropriate now. I can’t find a video of it on youtube, but I’ll give you some lyrics.
The song is “Speaking for Me” by Northern State. An ex-boyfriend introduced me to them as a joke, but they have a few really good songs that are political and/or feminist.
I really can’t deal with the election results. I had so much more faith in my country.
And now I am going to sink into music for awhile because the BBC is recounting the entire story of how the votes came in. It was painful enough watching the first time. I really don’t need to see it again.
@Axecalibur.
If my teasing went over a line and antagonized you, I apologize. I don’t want to fan any flames tonight either, unintentionally or intentionally. We’re all on the same team here: fuck this election.
Van Jones: “This was a whitelash.”
For LoadingReadyRun fans, Alex of LRR is hosting an “election refuge stream” on twitch. It’s been pleasant.
Dems are poised to fail to take the Senate and House, too. Fuck.