I hate myself for allowing myself to feel as such, but I don't know what to do.

[JustAnotherGen]

3. Don't hate yourself

But the worst part is that I hate myself for being brought to this point.


If it is your life or their lives - you have to do what you have to do - as we all do.

He's the incarnation of Berzelius "Buzz" Windrip. He is. And while all of these folks are fighting amongst themselves - they can't see what he represents. It's not just Trump - it's the people who support him.

A fascist dictator can only rise if people support him.

And yes - I've said it snarky - but I absolutely mean it. We will leave. We have the means and the homes to do so.

And that advice to leave if it looks like a coup or a 'close' is coming from my husband's uncle - who is just as sharp at 96 (turning 97) as he was at 20 - when he was allowed into Mussolini's inner circle. He knows. He really knows and sees what is happening here. He's seen it all before.

His First alarm was the 'wall'. The second alarm was not allowing Muslims to enter the US. The problem is - as he has pointed out - those very same 'protections' can and will be used to keep people in.