I burnt out long ago when I saw Democrats being full rightwing and most Americans being “enlightened centrists” doing shit. For me the tipping point was the Supreme Court stealing the election from Al Gore.

But I think what was most frustrating of all was the years of being called am extremist by most when pointing out the Democrats weren’t stopping fascism and later that Trump would be the end of democracy during his first term. I remember so many fucking people saying that taking out Trump by any means possible was “extreme”, only to see some of those same people now wish for the exact same damn thing when it’s much more difficult to do so.

I’m glad I left that country years ago. Ultimately the reason there’s a lack of unions, justice, and more there is because it’s a country full of broken people, ruled by broken people.

Many immigrants thought it was great simply because they weren’t being actively hunted to be killed or no longer dealt with unaffordable food (like my parents). They came from even worse countries at the time and when the USA wasn’t that bad, so they keep quiet and just try to live on, and just accept injustice because it’s all they’ve ever known. And the natively born there either are deluged with propaganda so they never pull the wool out of their eyes and never taught to think critically or are systematically broken down into poverty, injustice, and violence so they lose hope.

I don’t think Americans will do what’s right, even when only one path is now left open. But maybe I’m wrong, and like the old quote they’ll do the right thing at the last moment when they realize they have no more choices.

Either way, it doesn’t directly affect me anymore. I tried fighting back, but a small group can’t fix a broken people. Maybe completely shattering them is what’s needed instead.

In the meantime, I’ll keep helping those seeking help where I can, especially the 🟦🌸⬜🌸🟦 seeking to leave to safety.