Thanks man. I appreciate this. Sorry you went through that. I think the thing I'm mostly conflicted about the feeling of "mourning." I don't want this dude back in my life but it does suck that I don't have a best friend any more. I'm already introverted as it is, so making friends has always been tricky. Now in my late age, I think I'm just going to be going the rest of my life without that sort of relationship ever again.
It's not entirely my story to tell so I'll keep it vague.
It turned out a guy I considered my family groomed someone he met through me. His victim recently confided in me what he did to her years ago. I believed her so I confronted aforementioned "best friend" who spent more energy trying to gain sympathy over how he was "in a dark place" and that's why he did what he did than acknowledging that he did something absolutely despicable. I kicked him out of my place and told him he's dead to me. I'm still in the fallout of the whole situation.
Whatever happened to that "libertarian" way of thinking? Used to be that they wouldn't listen to no goddamn politician now every one of those gadsden flag touting fucks are on their knees awaiting their favorite politician to tell them to say "ah".
These living conditions were won with blood, sweat, and tears. They have been stripped away from us through deception, isolation, and manipulation. We can still make our lives better, it is going to require a lot of work and discomfort.
Harris assured Trump voters that nothing would fundamentally change. The Democratic party is sitting on their thumbs while the fascists are taking over. Electoral politics don't save us from fascism.
Stop being obtuse. You know Democrats have chastised leftists for not following "blue no matter who" and here they are showing us it does not work that way.
History doesn't repeat itself, it just rhymes. These are concentration camps. Not the first time the US Government has used them on their own citizens.
Slowly bleed out? Yes. Be a cop? Abso-fucking-lutely not.