This scene from the film Cabaret has been running through my mind... [View all]

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I think the reason for me personally thinking about this at this particular time (when Free Speech is being destroyed) is due to the fact that most of my Dem friends, family and neighbors have been telling me that I am "over -reacting" and I am an "alarmist" and need to "relax more", and to "stop reading DU and watching Dem podcasts if it makes me upset", "stop getting worked up", etc since 2024.

Well, I DID that, for 6 months and it did NOT WORK!!! In fact, it made me more angry since my functioning brain still knows what the hell is going on and I can not stop myself from "thinking". My body knows what is going as well since I lost 20 pounds in 1 year without trying (from tRump stress). Even my Prim Care doctor (also a Dem) understands completely.

Have your Dem friends and family told you that you are being an alarmist or "over reacting" to tRump 2.0? If so, what do you tell them now? I want to tell them, "I told you so and Fuck Off!!!".

If anything makes me "worked up" it is their overall complacency since the election. They say, "Relax, it's not as bad as you think, there is always 2028, etc.". I feel like no one has taken my realistic concerns seriously. That has put a mental wedge between them and myself.