They want you to despair and die. They want you to kill yourself because then they can pretend they aren’t the cause. It’s critical that you understand this: Despite any pain we endure in the near future, it’s nowhere near over and we will fucking survive.
I am not making an optimistic assertion when I say this cannot stand. Fascism always destroys itself. We may end up living under a fascist dictator, but the world has survived powerful fascists before, and it will again.
- Rebecca Solnit says more about what to do next far better than I could. Please read this.
- Crisis help lines that do not call police. Safe places to get help.
- For younger LGTBQ+ people, The Trevor Project is especially good!