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Nov. 9th, 2016 10:47 amI'm worried about my disabled, older, or chronically ill friends, family, and neighbors who have to live their coming days worried about losing their only access to health care or having its cost skyrocket, threatening their well-being and even their lives.
I'm worried about the women of America under the threat losing the rights to make choices about their own bodies and their own health, who are also dealing with an unprecedented level of social acceptance toward sexual harassment and violence against women.
I'm worried about my non-white and LGBT friends, family, and neighbors who have to live with the threat of a spike in hate crime like what happened in post-Brexit UK, and what historically always happens after sociopolitical climate shifts like this, especially here, with the rich diversity of Indianapolis that happens to be surrounded by... the rest of Indiana, which is mostly bigots and the KKK with gun fetishes.
I'm worried about the livelihood of Americans and their families in Mexico whose economy is already rapidly declining, who have to worry about the safety of migrants in their family, who have to worry about the threat of difficulty of travel between Mexico and the US increasing and decreasing their ability to be with their own families.
I'm worried about the future of the native people of this country, the true Americans, who have more right to this land and their livelihoods than anyone else here, but are still fighting the tail-end of their genocide, who now have to deal with a shift in power during important battles for the little rights they have left.
I'm worried about queer people who finally got the chance to start families who are now sitting under the looming threat of their families being torn apart by law, and who are under threat of an increase of laws not only allowing but encouraging and promoting discrimination against their families.
I'm worried about everyone outside of America who is going to be affected by the changing global economy and political climate.
I realize a lot of this is 'worst-case scenario' stuff, but it's also very real threats that people can't ignore, unless they're in a position of luxury to not have to deal with it themselves. Even if somehow everything works out for everyone, people are living in fear right now, and that is not right.
As someone with the privilege of being able to avoid a lot of these problems personally, I want to do something to help, but I don't know what I can do but sit around wrought with anxiety...
At least behind the unnerving threat of incoming fascism in our culture, there is also an uprising of people wanting change, people fighting back, the voice of a social revolution.
For now... just... please be safe, everyone.
I'm worried about the women of America under the threat losing the rights to make choices about their own bodies and their own health, who are also dealing with an unprecedented level of social acceptance toward sexual harassment and violence against women.
I'm worried about my non-white and LGBT friends, family, and neighbors who have to live with the threat of a spike in hate crime like what happened in post-Brexit UK, and what historically always happens after sociopolitical climate shifts like this, especially here, with the rich diversity of Indianapolis that happens to be surrounded by... the rest of Indiana, which is mostly bigots and the KKK with gun fetishes.
I'm worried about the livelihood of Americans and their families in Mexico whose economy is already rapidly declining, who have to worry about the safety of migrants in their family, who have to worry about the threat of difficulty of travel between Mexico and the US increasing and decreasing their ability to be with their own families.
I'm worried about the future of the native people of this country, the true Americans, who have more right to this land and their livelihoods than anyone else here, but are still fighting the tail-end of their genocide, who now have to deal with a shift in power during important battles for the little rights they have left.
I'm worried about queer people who finally got the chance to start families who are now sitting under the looming threat of their families being torn apart by law, and who are under threat of an increase of laws not only allowing but encouraging and promoting discrimination against their families.
I'm worried about everyone outside of America who is going to be affected by the changing global economy and political climate.
I realize a lot of this is 'worst-case scenario' stuff, but it's also very real threats that people can't ignore, unless they're in a position of luxury to not have to deal with it themselves. Even if somehow everything works out for everyone, people are living in fear right now, and that is not right.
As someone with the privilege of being able to avoid a lot of these problems personally, I want to do something to help, but I don't know what I can do but sit around wrought with anxiety...
At least behind the unnerving threat of incoming fascism in our culture, there is also an uprising of people wanting change, people fighting back, the voice of a social revolution.
For now... just... please be safe, everyone.
