& it's no use saying that it's not in your name ('cause it is in your name)

[kaberett]

This feels like a turning point, to me. The commitment to choosing pretty, pithy lies over honesty, to cruelty over kindness, to anger over compassion, to bad faith -- my bones & my gut & my heart are heavy with what feels like my own implacable choice, between seeking refuge & survivors' guilt, or my own isolationism and wilful ignorance and everywhere that leads, or to -- somehow -- find, from somewhere, the conviction and the hope and courage and kindness I'd need to fight this, to keep on fighting this, to keep on in this country containing at least fourteen million people who are not only comfortable with but enthusiastic about the ongoing grave and systematic violation of my human rights.

(& nevertheless I am here, and I can choose. I'm not alone.)

Comments

[cosmolinguist]

<3

[tree_and_leaf]

<3

[lunabee34]

*hugs*

[alexwlchan]

<3

"& it's no use saying that it's not in your name ('cause it is in your name)"

(I strongly agree with this sentiment.)

[shanaqui]

♥

[quartzwolf]

You aren't alone. I felt the same way this morning, and I voted against it. Only too many made the other choice. This is the saddest I've felt since the 2016 referendum. How did we become this?

[ewt]

Definitely not alone.

[sfred]

<3

[vass]

It is so hard. I love you. I see you. You're not alone.

[katzenfabrik]

<3

I'm so glad you're here. I'm so sorry for what's happening.

[booksarelife]

Hugs! I’m so sorry, but you’re not alone

[azurelunatic]

💙

[redsixwing]

Support from across an ocean. I'm sorry.

[booksarelife]

Slightly unrelated, but would you like a holiday card of some kind (or a non-holiday card, that works too)?

[davidgillon]

You're not alone. We're not alone. {Hugs}

[silveradept]

You are there. You're not alone. We see you.

(Even if all we can offer is hugs and saying that you're not alone.)

[alexseanchai]

💗

[fyreharper]

<3

[redbird]

You are not alone. And yes it's hard.

There are days when part of what keeps me going is, I will not make those bastards' agenda any easier by giving up.

[worlds_of_smoke]

♥

[ludy]

Thoughts

[skygiants]

It's so hard, and I'm so sorry. But I'm glad you're here, and not alone.