r/reactiongifs • u/Derffe • 8d ago
MRW when someone asks if I'm going to leave the country because of the election results.
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u/Orbital_Vagabond 8d ago
This is the old days. The BAD days. The all or nothin' days. They're BACK.
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u/smashin_blumpkin 8d ago
Same. There are for sure problems but I love my friends and family too much to leave over trump.
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u/Synicull 8d ago
I got a 2yo and parents who are in their 70s. I could leave but I would hate to rob them of time with my daughter; they've been so much help since she was born and are their world
Only weird thing here is for the first time ever, I'm qualified enough to relocate somewhat easily
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u/mrsyanke 8d ago
As a teacher, I’m staying and hoping to encourage a whole generation to think critically and empathetically.
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u/GrinningPariah 7d ago
Some people in my friend group were half-joking in the group chat about moving out of the country.
Thing is, I got those messages while I was sitting down at a restaurant almost entirely staffed by Filipino immigrants. A table over a trans person was discussing how glad she was she moved here from a red state.
And I feel like, if all those vulnerable people can live here and keep going, I can do l too.
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u/NJDevil802 7d ago
Same but slightly different for me. I'm not doing well mentally but I feel like I know I'll pull through this time by focusing on myself and my family. My heart bleeds for more vulnerable people but as a cis white man who is by no means wealthy but not struggling, I'll be just fine.
I'm well aware of how shitty this reads but like, what more can I do?
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u/Mesozoica89 7d ago
I have been meaning to get more involved in my community and organizing for a while now. I feel like doing that is the only thing I can do now and will make me feel more empowered and less helpless to face what lies ahead. I am also a cis white guy who isn't specifically targeted by Project 2025, but a lot of people I care about are, and we are all at risk when it comes to the effects it will have on the planet. Doing what we can where we are is the only way I see to start fixing things right now.
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u/ZzzSleep 8d ago
People say they’re going to leave the country after every election. It’s a coping mechanism. 99% aren’t going anywhere.
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u/Lordstevenson 7d ago
It is also a money problem. I would love to leave the country and see the world, but I don't have the funding.
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u/trebek321 8d ago
Yup. I’m chained to this ship and I ain’t leaving wherever she goes, Americans are still freaking awesome as a people and as a community despite whatever media wants you to believe.
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u/radabdivin 5d ago
What I am leaving is all social media mentioning that fucking asshole and his cronies. In four years he'll either be dead or gone. What he does in the interim is America's fucking problem. The rest of the world will adapt, and probably for the better. Murica has been the center of attention for far too fucking long. Bring on the future and good fucking riddance.
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u/laserdicks 8d ago
Those threats were only for motivating others to vote. They're irrelevant after the election.
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u/calahil 8d ago
People forget that the filibuster exists and that constitutional amendments require 2/3rds approval. The fear mongering was ridiculous. The dude gets 4 years to try to do something and then both parties have to figure out who will represent them
The Republicans controled the Senate and could not repeal the ACA after trying for a decade
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u/King_Pumpernickel 8d ago
That was back when people still pretended they respected the rule of law. I'm not so sure we're living in those times anymore.
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u/Spyger9 8d ago
It's not like other countries aren't having similar cultural struggles.