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The Future of America - Uncertainty is King
12 months ago
Peaceful morning, my fellow friends, watchers, and lurkers on this website. In case you've been living under a rock or just waking up to this historical morning, my country voted for its next round of leadership. Unfortunately, to sit here and pretend the outcome was desirable is ignorance at best, insanity at its worst.
A convicted criminal was voted in as the leader of the Free World. Not just America, I said the Free World. Plenty of other nations still look up to America as how things should be run. On top of that, all three branches of our government is practically run by the burgeoning facist state that masks itself under the entire Republican party. The only glimmer of hope remaining for this so called "system of checks and balances" is the House of Representatives winning a majority for the Democrats.
Let's not kid ourselves here. This isn't a friendly matter of disagreements like most developed nations deal with around the world.
Bigortry won.
Hate won.
Greed won.
Anti-science won.
Religion extremism won.
Billionaires won.
Criminals won.
Corporations won.
Violence won.
But I'm not going to sit here and simply pretend we should get on our back and accept our fate. This is yet another wake up call. Yet more and more I have my doubts people will answer this time around. There's too many people that are simply content with how things are. People thinking we should stomp on the rights of others to feel comfortable to walk around public spaces or watch media at home. Too many people believing in warped stances of single issues to not give a damn about everyone else. It's a ME ME ME culture that is the anti-thesis of humanity. A culture, a mindset, a despicable set of mind that will lead to nothing but more suffering.
In all essence, I think the most haunting aspect of this should be said.
The TRUE American dream won.
Think about it. America was built upon taking advantage of others lesser than in this grand continent. Individualism rules the mindsets of everyone that bothered to lead their states and groups of people. We're honestly no different than the tribes our ancestors conquered 100's of years ago. And now, the tribe in power feels emboldend to oppress, torture and yes, outright MURDER tribes seen as lesser than. We haven't progressed, only regressed with our outright embarassing history full of racism, cheating, and violence.
As a entire nation, we have failed to curb the cult programming across the board. Slanted media sources everywhere. Mega churches (ESPECIALLY them) able to lie to their congregants and influence them under the name of "God". Social media platforms warped and run into the ground by billionaires (FUCK YOU, Elon Musk.) We were primed for this moment. This turning point of the country. Such a concept is something I read about in one of my favorite young adult fantasy adventure stories called "Pendragon." Go check it out! But I fully believe every country goes through these big points. Some become too big to overcome for decades. Now I fear America is going to be set back decades.
At this point, I don't know what it is going to take to wake people up from this nightmare. To those that voted for Trump, I feel honestly sorry for you. How gullible you must be to trust someone who's entire life is built of immortal acts and entitled positions. Maybe you are part of that crowd and are afraid to own up to it because your precious fucking feelings got in the way. Maybe your cynicism of making a change to improve your life forced your hand to trust facism.
Maybe you're just so afraid of change in culture to the point that you want to take any means to destroy it like facist regimes of old. I don't think there really is any justification for voting for Trump or any of the MAGA movement senators/house reps this time around. You're either a victim of lies or simply a person that hates American culture. Or maybe my cynical mind things you're the actual bastions of it. This is really what America is all about. Freedom for those that matter. Those with wealth, white skin, God, and influence on their side. The lesser thans don't matter, just means to fuel a Capitalistic machine to make the rich, richer. Unchecked. Unopposed. Leading us into a Christian facist state and Cyberpunk-esque future where corporations rule everything.
Of course, there's going to be many others that will suggest fighting harder back, but it's hard to see the hope going forward. I myself might end up moving out of the country within 4 years, starting fresh with hopefully the girlfriend turned wife of my dreams up there. My parents and I used to think this nation really was something to be respected and in awe of. Now, we're stuck in a state of endless uncertaininty. I wish I was kidding when I say this fandom may not exist the same way again if Project 2025's attack on adult rated content comes true. Plenty of lives are now in serious jeopardy not only here in America, but around the world whose leaders might be motivated to follow suit.
This might be the only time in a long time I've let myself doomspeak like this, but we seriously need to have more of these serious discussions. I'll happily risk friendships if it meant the chance of changing other minds. No more being a coward. People have to be CHALLENGED on their beliefs, much like I was that lead me into caring more for humanity.
And this fandom is something I owe a lot of my happiness too. It helped me break out from a lot of terrible mindsets that would have made me gullible to trust facism. It's why I'm so passionate about these events and taking the anti-theist stance I have held since my deconversion. This isn't the way forward. All we can do now is stick together, stay informed, and make responsible decisions as the facist state develops around us. Stick with things within our control and never lose sight that there will always be people that care.
I love a lot of you on here, and I feel that love towards me too. If you've felt insulted by this journal, reflect why. You might feel I'm attacking your humanity and character, but I'm really saying things that should have been said long ago. Reflect on if that anger is justified and comes from a good place? Or is it purely emotion and fear as I think it is?
Let's talk and make progress together. Hopefully, my streaming platform can be a beacon of light for those that tune in for sure. That's part of why I've made that a big hobby of mine. I want to change minds for the better in my life. That's one of my life goals and dreams.
Anyway, if you made it to the end of this journal, thank you. Hope you continue to support me and one another. A ton of people are hurting. Please put your pride aside and feel sympathy for them, especially if you are in a place of privilege (even if you hate that word and never want to admit it). We're all humans. We need to ditch the tribe mindset and come together where we can. It starts in these small groups of friends and colleagues. Progress can be made. The human spirit is resilient as fuck, so let's tap into that.
Much love, everyone. Fair warning, but if you're going to start insulting me or those that agree with me, you're just going to be blocked. Don't need that here.
A convicted criminal was voted in as the leader of the Free World. Not just America, I said the Free World. Plenty of other nations still look up to America as how things should be run. On top of that, all three branches of our government is practically run by the burgeoning facist state that masks itself under the entire Republican party. The only glimmer of hope remaining for this so called "system of checks and balances" is the House of Representatives winning a majority for the Democrats.
Let's not kid ourselves here. This isn't a friendly matter of disagreements like most developed nations deal with around the world.
Bigortry won.
Hate won.
Greed won.
Anti-science won.
Religion extremism won.
Billionaires won.
Criminals won.
Corporations won.
Violence won.
But I'm not going to sit here and simply pretend we should get on our back and accept our fate. This is yet another wake up call. Yet more and more I have my doubts people will answer this time around. There's too many people that are simply content with how things are. People thinking we should stomp on the rights of others to feel comfortable to walk around public spaces or watch media at home. Too many people believing in warped stances of single issues to not give a damn about everyone else. It's a ME ME ME culture that is the anti-thesis of humanity. A culture, a mindset, a despicable set of mind that will lead to nothing but more suffering.
In all essence, I think the most haunting aspect of this should be said.
The TRUE American dream won.
Think about it. America was built upon taking advantage of others lesser than in this grand continent. Individualism rules the mindsets of everyone that bothered to lead their states and groups of people. We're honestly no different than the tribes our ancestors conquered 100's of years ago. And now, the tribe in power feels emboldend to oppress, torture and yes, outright MURDER tribes seen as lesser than. We haven't progressed, only regressed with our outright embarassing history full of racism, cheating, and violence.
As a entire nation, we have failed to curb the cult programming across the board. Slanted media sources everywhere. Mega churches (ESPECIALLY them) able to lie to their congregants and influence them under the name of "God". Social media platforms warped and run into the ground by billionaires (FUCK YOU, Elon Musk.) We were primed for this moment. This turning point of the country. Such a concept is something I read about in one of my favorite young adult fantasy adventure stories called "Pendragon." Go check it out! But I fully believe every country goes through these big points. Some become too big to overcome for decades. Now I fear America is going to be set back decades.
At this point, I don't know what it is going to take to wake people up from this nightmare. To those that voted for Trump, I feel honestly sorry for you. How gullible you must be to trust someone who's entire life is built of immortal acts and entitled positions. Maybe you are part of that crowd and are afraid to own up to it because your precious fucking feelings got in the way. Maybe your cynicism of making a change to improve your life forced your hand to trust facism.
Maybe you're just so afraid of change in culture to the point that you want to take any means to destroy it like facist regimes of old. I don't think there really is any justification for voting for Trump or any of the MAGA movement senators/house reps this time around. You're either a victim of lies or simply a person that hates American culture. Or maybe my cynical mind things you're the actual bastions of it. This is really what America is all about. Freedom for those that matter. Those with wealth, white skin, God, and influence on their side. The lesser thans don't matter, just means to fuel a Capitalistic machine to make the rich, richer. Unchecked. Unopposed. Leading us into a Christian facist state and Cyberpunk-esque future where corporations rule everything.
Of course, there's going to be many others that will suggest fighting harder back, but it's hard to see the hope going forward. I myself might end up moving out of the country within 4 years, starting fresh with hopefully the girlfriend turned wife of my dreams up there. My parents and I used to think this nation really was something to be respected and in awe of. Now, we're stuck in a state of endless uncertaininty. I wish I was kidding when I say this fandom may not exist the same way again if Project 2025's attack on adult rated content comes true. Plenty of lives are now in serious jeopardy not only here in America, but around the world whose leaders might be motivated to follow suit.
This might be the only time in a long time I've let myself doomspeak like this, but we seriously need to have more of these serious discussions. I'll happily risk friendships if it meant the chance of changing other minds. No more being a coward. People have to be CHALLENGED on their beliefs, much like I was that lead me into caring more for humanity.
And this fandom is something I owe a lot of my happiness too. It helped me break out from a lot of terrible mindsets that would have made me gullible to trust facism. It's why I'm so passionate about these events and taking the anti-theist stance I have held since my deconversion. This isn't the way forward. All we can do now is stick together, stay informed, and make responsible decisions as the facist state develops around us. Stick with things within our control and never lose sight that there will always be people that care.
I love a lot of you on here, and I feel that love towards me too. If you've felt insulted by this journal, reflect why. You might feel I'm attacking your humanity and character, but I'm really saying things that should have been said long ago. Reflect on if that anger is justified and comes from a good place? Or is it purely emotion and fear as I think it is?
Let's talk and make progress together. Hopefully, my streaming platform can be a beacon of light for those that tune in for sure. That's part of why I've made that a big hobby of mine. I want to change minds for the better in my life. That's one of my life goals and dreams.
Anyway, if you made it to the end of this journal, thank you. Hope you continue to support me and one another. A ton of people are hurting. Please put your pride aside and feel sympathy for them, especially if you are in a place of privilege (even if you hate that word and never want to admit it). We're all humans. We need to ditch the tribe mindset and come together where we can. It starts in these small groups of friends and colleagues. Progress can be made. The human spirit is resilient as fuck, so let's tap into that.
Much love, everyone. Fair warning, but if you're going to start insulting me or those that agree with me, you're just going to be blocked. Don't need that here.
You've managed to capture a lot of my own thoughts in your words here, Zeus. My own experience as a student of history is a weighing me down with some calculated cynicism, but I know I also need to keep strong for my good friends and fellow citizens like you. Despite the evidence of apathy or hostility in this country, I don't want to be someone who gives up and backs down from the fight for righteousness and the safety of my family and friends.
Time will tell what must be done, but I can promise you and my other fandom friends that I will remain resilient too, and give my best to help those who are worthy of it.
But, unfortunately we all need to start having these tough conversations to help deprogram others. Plenty of people agree with human flourishing and well being. We just need to erase the bad reasons to makes others side with harmful stances.
There's a lot of immaturity and mental muck to wade through. People need to think for themselves. I think today is a massive display on how beyond awful our education system is. And it's only going to get worse until capable people step in to teach others in how to critically think.