I don't want to live in interesting times, do you hear me? I want to live in BORING times.

[conuly]

Trump refuses to commit to a peaceful transition of power after Election Day

Fingers crossed that this is jackassery and puffery and not some sort of serious threat.

Comments

[hamimi_fk]

I’ve reached a plane of constant terror and resignation. Stupid people are some of the most dangerous people and I’m losing faith more and more. It feels like no matter how loud people are shouting, Trump and his supporters are just smirking as they continue on with their batshit crazy ideas.

[lavendertook]

That’s how they want you to feel--that’s how authoritarians work. Constant terror and resignation is it. I cll it The Daily Horror. Don’t give up and don’t give in.

Get involved in get out the vote and BLM efforts both help--it keeps you in contact with other people fighting, other people who have bigger targets on their back than you or I do, and it keeps you going. Even if it’s writing post cards from home. It’s the way to fight it, and it’s the way to continue when we do get rid of Trump, because the fascists aren’t going anywhere and they’ve always been part of the fabric of this country. But so are we.

[hamimi_fk]

I’m not giving up but it’s disheartening to see what’s going on. Right now I’m struggling to convince my family to even vote for a variety of dumb reasons (one doesn’t want jury duty, one says it won’t matter, and one just doesn’t care about anyone except themselves). I plan to go in-person and vote no matter what though.

I wasn’t aware about writing postcards as a way to help. I take the BLM movement seriously but it’s another thing my family doesn’t give me support about. I mean they do care at least but they’re not proactive. My son is half-black and my family is of Hispanic heritage so to see everyone just sleeping on these things is frustrating. I will try out the postcard idea. Thank you.

[conuly]

Do you think it'd help if you showed up at their house with coffee, and told them that they'd get a crisp $50 each if they came with you to vote RIGHT NOW?

[hamimi_fk]

I live with them and while money would definitely help, I don’t have it and if I did I would never I offer it to the one who only thinks about themselves. Selfish, leech that one is. I will be dragging one with me, hell or high water. I’m sad my youngest sister is still a few months from her 18th birthday because I know she would’ve voted. (I jokingly asked her the other day why hadn’t she been born sooner?)