Like we all knew it was going to happen, but legitimately I’m pretty concerned about the next step here from the US.
Most of the poors, myself included, are poorer and more mentally fatigued than ever before in recent memory. It has vibes of '08 but mixed with a literal murderer living in your fellow people’s airways the whole situation is absolutely horrifying.
Obviously senate is deadlocked while they’re butthurt about the elections, that was always going to happen. Hopefully the GA runoff is a democrat win? I guess? Will they be able to push a stimulus bill through if that happens? Will they want to?
I don’t really understand what is happening anymore, I’m pretty terrified in my day to day like I was back at the beginning of this. The city I’m in is getting more cases than ever before. Nothing has changed and has, in fact, gotten worse.
The complacency that this election has created in the liberals feels malicious and borderline sadistic.
I guess I’m just posting wondering what you all have to say about the next coming months. I’m pretty worried.
Edit: I want to add that, at this point, I can barely remember who I was before this agoraphobia that was forced onto me was in place.
I remember going to bars and hanging out with friends. I remember casually going to the store and just walking around. I remember being excited to visit friends and family whenever i had the chance.
Fuck. I remember being creative. Making music and writing. That’s gone too and replaced by alternating panic and a deep, unrelenting sadness.
Why am I just sitting in this apartment, scared and confused, with the weeks passing by in instants? What the fuck are we waiting for? How much of our lives will continue to be stolen?
we’re going to end up with probably half a million dead by the new year
I’ve got a feeling/fear that Thanksgiving is going to kick things into a truly horrific place. Anecdotally, a friend-of-a-friend was telling me that Seattle airport is seeing flight bookings comparable to 2019 for Thanksgiving. Obviously that’s a word-of-mouth rumor, but there’s been press coverage about stronger than expected demand and United are adding 1400 flights for Thanksgiving week. West coast states issued a travel advisory today, but I don’t think it has any teeth whatsoever. My hunch is that people will only realize the insanity of flying at a time like this when they reach the airport…