Rob π³οΈβπ Rartsy Humanist
π RartsyThe personal is political. I've recently been describing my life to friends and family in terms of national politics.
TL, DR: Bush inflicted emotional damage & made society more violent. Obama & Dems gave me $300 to short sell my home & never have a nest egg again. T finally pushed me out the door.
"Bush may have been a bad president but he was a good person," my sister said to me. I don't want to criticize her. She started out very conservative just like I did, and worse because she's female and older. She absorbed a lot more BS than I had to. Still I couldn't let her comment stand. "Bush staked his re-election on demonizing people like me." There's so much more to say that makes Bush not a good person, but I stuck with the personal not the global. If you love someone gay you can't admire W.
Shame, inability to accept myself are the major impediments that prevented me from starting out in life. Complete estrangement from family elders, not finishing university put me in a hole. Two of my three ex boyfriends died young, so in that context I'm doing well.
After Bush came Obama. I volunteered often for Obama and donated more than I should have. I couldn't see the future. The crash that started in 2008 did immediate damage to my finances, but the full effects took years to hit and are still felt today. I supported Obama's re-election, tho no longer with enthusiasm. No volunteering, couldn't afford to donate. I was bitter but look at the alternative! The Dems and Obama bailed out the banks while passing a program that gave me $300 to walk away from my homeβthe largest investment I ever made or would ever make. That home today is worth enough that I'd be well off now, but that turn of events put me on a different path. The people who bought my home have made an amazing & fast return on their equity. The place I've been living since then will sell for less than it cost 20 years ago. If I'm lucky. I mean, I hope it sells soon because I am past ready to be out of here! The '24 election convinced me to finally give up on my home country & do the hard work to move out. It's been especially difficult for me because I have debilitating poor health. Obamacare has never been enough to make healthcare affordable for me.
I'm retelling this story more and more with the political milestones included so that others might understand what's happened. I'm unusual in many aspects. I'm willing to take criticism and talk about my own failures. But overall I'd say that I am a member of categories that surely include a lot of people who have received more bad than good from this nation's leadership. I think most people are in that position, in various ways. We know the people who get the benefits & it's not most of us. Even when Democrats are at the helm. The good things have strings and expiration dates; they get overturned in courts. Yet the bad stuff snowballs into an avalanche that wipes out the world. Sigh.
I'm really a positive and hopeful person. Just not here. I have to move to save my spirit. I hope that it works out for me. I hope that it works out for all of us good people. If I ever get settled somewhere that I can live simply in peace I aspire to produce creations that uplift. I'll keep sharing.
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