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When you believed in a better future and ignored reality for too long... (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 month ago by SugarCatDestroyer@lemmy.world to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world
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Here is a link to another post, but this is still harmless news compared to others, although I'm not sure -- https://lemmy.world/post/37101088

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[–] KelvarCherry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 24 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I'll confess this was me and now is me. Trump got elected when I was middle school-aged. I really, really believed that was the low point, and for the rest of my life, the USA would get better. I believed the USA population was just ill-informed, and I did not expect this global rise of fascism and digital surveillance. I assumed people would never vote to strip away freedoms if they knew that was going to happen. I assumed the internet would always stay anonymous, and always be a free space.

Obviously there was an immense amount I did not know about. I had heard of the Trail of Tears and Slavery and the Civil War, but I didn't grasp institutionalized racism beyond police brutality; didn't realize the Left was losing the internet, didn't recognize the danger of the manosphere; didn't understand how wide-spread the propaganda campaigns were, didn't grasp that billionaires and centi-millionaires would want fascism, and would enact it across the Western world.

When Kamala announced her campaign, I deemed her president. Every step of that campaign, as the Republicans careened more extremist-right I became more certain that even their party members would deem them insane. I knew people were struggling financially under Biden, but, that guy's holding signs reading "MASS DEPORTATIONS", has two moronic side-kicks (Musk and Vance), and his term was filled with economic hardship. Also, Jan 6th, 2021.

In hindsight I'm ashamed of my naive optimism. I'd beat myself up for it more, if I wasn't living in the middle of my personalized hell.

[–] SugarCatDestroyer@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

It's hard to hear this, I also scold myself for my expectations and naivety.

[–] Robyn@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I feel ya. For me the eye opening moment was the full scale invasion of Ukraine. I grew up with the ideas of the unprecedented era of peace and human rights as a given hammered into my head, so I made it a moral duty to follow the war semi daily once it escalated. I live only one country over, so we’re next on putin’s campaign. And yet half the people here feel just fine with this arrangement. Our lackluster response, our bickering over the smallest things while this future defining horror show unfolds at our doorstep, it’s all quite sad.

Anyways, since then I’ve been doing my best to understand people, to go out of my way and educate my self on what people are going through. I still have a lot to learn, but I refuse to stay ignorant, because it only leads to more pain.

[–] KelvarCherry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago

Absolutely agree on refusing to stay ignorant. I do not ever want to forget this time or let myself slip into that willful naivety.

For me one moment that shocked me was the overturning of Roe v. Wade (USA abortion protections) by Dobbs. When that decision leaked early, I was nauseous, and kept checking the internet to see it debunked, only to see more proofs of authenticity. Then, watching as the protests stopped, energy trickled down, and life just.. continued. Afterwards, I retreated into being a hikikomori for several years. That core right had been given, then taken away, and the people around me just moved on.

[–] MountingSuspicion@reddthat.com 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Naïveté is the joy and sometimes the pain of youth. I am legitimately glad to hear at least some kids are still reveling in it. The world is a terrible place sometimes and I hope that the youngest are spared that knowledge at least for some time. You're still relatively young, so don't beat yourself up over it. If you have the time and ability, getting involved locally, not even necessarily politically, just volunteering somewhere that makes an impact, can be really healing. It's a great way to build community with amazing people and feel like you're helping the world get to the place you believed it was, or believe it should be. Best of luck navigating through these trying times. May we all make it out the other side, and may the path through be short.

[–] KelvarCherry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago

I've been trying to do what I can in this time, online and IRL. It is really disorienting living in this nation, not knowing what's working or what's not; or what the situation is going to look like in a week or two. So many assumptions that I had of basic protections and securities are just Gone. I genuinely do not recognize or understand the people or systems around me anymore.

At least if we're doing something it's changing the scenario. It's not like things could get much worse. "rather live two days like a tiger, than two hundred years like a sheep" ~Tipu Sultan

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 1 points 1 month ago

I was younger a whole lot longer ago. I though GW Bush was the epitome of stupid in us presidency.

I was fucking wrong.

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

The ultra wealthy are the ones stealing your future.

They're also spending a lot of money to make sure as many people as possible do not realise it is the simple existence of the ultra rich causing all the problems.

Wealth creates income that buys more wealth. The share for you and everyone else you know decreases every day, making existence more expensive every day.

We have to tax the ultra wealthy out of existence, and if they don't allow that the French have proven an effective next step.

[–] finitebanjo@piefed.world 10 points 1 month ago

Over in the USA, I wish we were seeing this level of awareness. At best we're seeing swing state voters remember "oh yeah, this is why we voted him out the first time."

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 month ago

We didn't ignore reality, we lived in a different one.

Then they brought their reality here, with their fake news and alternative facts. And they took over.

Honestly we need to deport these people back to their original reality.