I lived through the presidency as well. Quite well, in fact, because the stock market did well, so my investments gained a lot in value, I’m also a cis-white male, so I never felt really directly threatened by his rhetoric.
My issue isn’t with my own immediate preservation. I saw what he did: stack the court with far-right justices who immediately rolled back individual rights (most notably abortion). I’ve also seen his (and their) opinion on climate change, and with him controlling the oval office there is no hope anything will be done in the following 4 years. I also watched as he tried to dismantle the state because it didn’t allow him to basically do whatever he wanted unopposed. Now he has 4 years of experience, and people thinking for another 4 years, on how to more effectively dismantle the whole thing. I also watched his blatant corruption and lies on full display. And, most importantly, I watched as he tried to overturn an election he lost in order to illegally hold onto power.
I’m not being doom and gloom, I honestly think that our country would survive another Trump presidency and at the end he would step down, either on his own or by force, but I’m not willing to take the risk as there is far too much at stake.
I lived through the presidency as well. Quite well, in fact, because the stock market did well, so my investments gained a lot in value, I’m also a cis-white male, so I never felt really directly threatened by his rhetoric.
My issue isn’t with my own immediate preservation. I saw what he did: stack the court with far-right justices who immediately rolled back individual rights (most notably abortion). I’ve also seen his (and their) opinion on climate change, and with him controlling the oval office there is no hope anything will be done in the following 4 years. I also watched as he tried to dismantle the state because it didn’t allow him to basically do whatever he wanted unopposed. Now he has 4 years of experience, and people thinking for another 4 years, on how to more effectively dismantle the whole thing. I also watched his blatant corruption and lies on full display. And, most importantly, I watched as he tried to overturn an election he lost in order to illegally hold onto power.
I’m not being doom and gloom, I honestly think that our country would survive another Trump presidency and at the end he would step down, either on his own or by force, but I’m not willing to take the risk as there is far too much at stake.