I don't normally post vents, especially about my mental health, which has been eh lately, and this is no exception. This isn't about me, this is bout America, and our current president. I am very liberal. Like, I genuinely sometimes do not like some conservatives. When I say this, I'm saying this about the people who see what Trump and what he's doing to America and still support him. Not all conservatives are like this, yes, but I don't like what the Republican Conservative population has come to mean. Part of my family is conservative, and they do not support what he's doing, so if someone is like this, then I'm chill, But! If you agree with what Trump is doing, DNI DNI DNI GET OUT LEAVE MY SIGHT (jk, sort of) I know about the whole "different political opinion respect" thing, and I try to, really, but if someone is all "yeah, trans people shouldn't have rights" "Illegal immigrants are taking over and should be purged" or anything like that, I immediately start to dislike that person. Especially with my specific family. Coming from a family of immigrants, I am, yeah, DEFINITELY opposed to his "Hispanic gang" and all the stereotypes Trump's putting out there. People come to the US for a better life. Sometimes, even for a chance at /a/ life. Sometimes, not by choice. Sometimes, they suffer and lose lives in the move. This is what my family did, and even though through a different method, we were and some of us are still considered immigrants. Both pairs of my grandparents sailed from Korea to California, legally, mind you, but still moved nonetheless. So when I hear rumors in my school that certain kids have been deported, I really lol sorry I cant write this with a neutral face I get really sad. If this had happened to my family, what would have happened from there? Grouping all illegal immigrants into "they're in gangs" or "they're dangerous" is something I HATE. Worse than the "smart Asian" or the "scary Black man" stereotypes, these are getting people kicked from the US. Those kids CERTAINLY do not slide into that stereotype, or at least they SHOULDN'T. Illegal immigrants still pay rent, or keep up with taxes. And if they haven't committed any crimes, what's the problem? It sounds so bad, being "illegal," when it means that you just entered the US without permission. You can still gain citizenship when you're undocumented, so why arrest someone who's trying to live a better life? Next, the federal workers executive order. Surprisingly, or at least for me, many people don't know about this order. So, Trump is trying to decrease the size of the government, so all federal workers, excluding military workers (or maybe just my dad, I don't really know). Trump ordered all federal workers to return to the office, so, no teleworking, whatsoever. No working from home, or online. No, they have to change all their hours, kid pickups, carpools, wakeups, meals, even, to return to the office with all of the other people. In my mom's workplace, they share offices. The schedule would rotate depending on who was working from home, and who was in the office that day. But now, there are 3-12 people who have to share one or a few rooms at a time. This means my mom can't pick or drop me off at my events for the weekdays, so I have to carpool, or just miss the event. Worst of all, Federal workers are coming to work some days, and just are locked out. Some days, their card doesn't work. Some days, they're not allowed into their account. And some days, they get an email from basically the White House saying they've been let go. Fired. Released. This seems to be spontaneous and randomized. No one knows who it'll be next. No one knows if they'll lose their job. When will the foot drop? And this is why I'm so scared. Cause what if my mom loses her job? There's no telling where, if, when or how. It's scary. I'm scared. For so many people, because in my area, a lot of parents and adults are government workers. And I can't do anything, cause I'm still a kid. I can't even drive. It really terrifies me, not being able to do anything. People who support Trump who might not know all this, I don't blame. Like, kids whose parents are conservative and have only been told Trump's bright side, or have only been taught the downsides of Kamala, or have straight up been lied to. Those I don't blame. I blame the parents. I blame the people who target trans people, women, girls in need of an abortion, immigrants, the HECKING GOVERNMENT. People who don't understand what it takes to run a government like this. How many people it takes. Anyway that's it for my yaps today, so stay chill, safe, supportive and artsy <333 ~Allez
