It's Hard to Feel Good Right Now - Evan Fields

[GigiLeigh]

https://newsfromunderground.substack.com/p/its-hard-to-feel-good-right-now

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We’re not okay. Not really.

We’ve been taxed with this bullshit — this constant erosion of dignity, of trust, of worth — for more than a decade now. It’s seeped into our relationships, our mental health, our sense of who we are as Americans and as people.

And pretending otherwise doesn’t make it go away.

Donald Trump is an infestation on the bloodstream of American society. He is repulsive. Greedy. Narcissistic. And let’s be truthful, the man shits in diapers.

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That isn’t right. It isn’t normal. And it isn’t okay.

We already have enough to carry as adults — work, grief, money, health, family, marriage, parenthood. We shouldn’t also have to fear for our safety. We shouldn’t have to watch armed agents shoot mothers in the face, gas peaceful protesters, or normalize violence just to get through the week. We shouldn’t have to beg to just feel okay.

I’m sick of it.

We should be able to live our lives, go to work, and be with our families without sacrificing basic safety or healthcare just to survive in the country we call home.

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This is what happens when leadership collapses into performance and cruelty becomes policy. When the economy grinds people down and the government finishes the job. When rhetoric dehumanizes and enforcement follows.

People don’t want chaos. They want stability. Safety. A chance to live without fear. A government that doesn’t make their already difficult lives even more difficult on purpose.

That’s not radical. That’s basic humanity. And the fact that it feels impossible right now says everything about the people in charge — not the public that’s resisting.

Much more at the link.