US Election

[schneefink]

I'm afraid for my family in the US, for my friends and their families and loved ones, for everyone who looks in any way "different", for anyone who voted for Hillary (or wanted to but couldn't), for people in the countries that will suffer because of the new US president. I hope you all are and will be safe. Love, hugs, good luck, anything you need. People are going to die because of this election and it's terrifying.

I'm not afraid for the people who didn't support HRC or supported Trump, I'm afraid OF them. And angry, so so angry. I'm angry at so many people and institutions, the media, the Republican party, the Supreme Court...
I hope I can use this anger as personal motivation. I involuntarily woke up around 3am today, right when the first polls said that the odds for Trump were above 50%. Went to sleep, woke up three hours later from nightmares, couldn't fall asleep again. I have to do the best I can, now more than ever.

Comments

[tielan]

It's the worst of all possible outcomes for so much of the world. We didn't get a say in it, but we have to ride it out just the same.

The up-side is that our lives and humanity are not as immediately in danger the way some Americans' are. It's still all awful.

[schneefink]

Yeah, there's definitely a big element of "thank god it doesn't affect me as directly" when comparing my situation to those in the US (or Mexico, or countries with US troops...)

[extempore]

Wird bei uns nicht anders ausgehen.

[schneefink]

Bundespräsident Hofer könnt ich grad noch ertragen (uuuugh), aber bei Bundeskanzler Strache will ich mich anspeiben.