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I live in California. We're a little bit insulated from some of the worst stuff. (44)

Lmao wut?Your state is a hellhole run to the ground by democrats. (-59)

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Everyone I know who has spent time in California loves California. (40)

Yea it's a cool state. But terrible to live in (-39)

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It does. Completely. Life has become a social media doom scroll waiting for the next horrible thing to happen. It's like we are on the Titanic after hitting the iceberg and I'm surrounded by people that are congratulating the captain. (56)

except in this case, the titanic is still docked on shore, with no plans of departing, but everyone is freaking out and panicking over a non existent iceberg. (-31)

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I have two pieces of advice:As others have suggested, I would stay off of Reddit and probably avoid too much news. I realize that this is a little bit like avoiding the doctor because you don't want confirmation that you have cancer, but truthfully, there's way more cost than benefit in getting pissed off every time the administration does something evil or incompetent. Make sure you vote every time an election comes around, but learning that Trump's kids are involved in a new crypto venture isn't going to help you sleep any better, there's nothing you can do to stop it, and frankly the MAGAs aren't going to care when they learn about it. They just want to drink lib tears.When dealing with MAGA friends and family, I think you need to understand that they're more victim than perpetrator, and also understand the role of ego and the sunk cost fallacy in all of this. Regarding them being victims, we're under a constant disinformation attack from foreign nations. When Facebook and Twitte... (1)

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I'm not consumed by anger but fear. Everything reminds of that scene in V for Vendetta when the couple is watching television as their country crumbles like this one is currently then eventually they're black-bagged and used in science experiments then killed.I worry about my Facebook account. They're going through immigrants and visitors phones and judging them worthy based on what they find. In my college days I was very active and loud on the left. I've always been left-leaning and they could use all that against me.I have three kids, one is trans, I'm terrified for her. I have a baby now because things happen even though this is the literal worst timeline to give birth in. I live in constant gnawing fear. It's made me a complete coward. I won't speak up because I have no voice, it's been drowned out by fear. I'm terrified for all my friends because they're all either neurodivergent, lgbtq, or both. I'm just so scared they will come for those that speak out and I have a 3 month o... (1)

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You make your own peace- or your own chaos. Stop blaming what is "going on" for your own head space. Fake Ice putting people on the street because of Maga ? Maybe you are beyond help after all .. get a grip on yourself and stop believing all the BS you read on Reddit. Go out and live your life stop focusing on the dog and pony show they call politics and remember that the "end of the world" has been happening since the dawn of time. World wars, missle crisis , "Y2K", sea level rise, epidemics/pandemics, (can name many) , now MAGA .. (which is a ridiculous thing to fear). The people you call Maga come in different shapes and sizes with different views and hopes/dreams just like the people that voted against Trump. Stop buying into and feeding the fear and despair and you will start to realize that the things you are trying to enjoy/cherish are still right in front of you and only you are standing in the way of happiness. Think for a second about people living in Real Despair and pov... (1)