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I deeply value both the environment and democracy. Both those things will not survive the next 4 years. That is what needs saving on a global scale. No matter how much local volunteering I do that won't prevent the massive damage that will be done to both systems.
So I think the only option is to find a way to live in a world without those values or die.
I really don't want to see what will happen next. It's going to be so bad I can't stand it. I just want to leave.
Comment by fperrine at 21/01/2025 at 19:04 UTC
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No matter how much local volunteering I do that won't prevent the massive damage that will be done to both systems.
Yes and no. I agree that you and I alone won't stop the industrial poison we're spewing onto the Earth, nor hold the gate for the techno-feudalism we're about to live under. But any kind of opposition has to exist somewhere. I don't think I'm a revolutionary by any stretch, but those ideas begin at the ground level. And let me be clear: I'm not blind to what is coming. I do not look forward to the future of this country. But the people I care about live here (including my dog).
So I think the only option is to find a way to live in a world without those values or die.
Yes. Unfortunately. But, to be fair, isn't that always the state of affairs? I do suppose you could attempt to flee, though. Emigrate to another society.