January 6 will be a singularity moment for the U.S. It's just impossible to know how fucked up shit is going to get and how long it will take. We have to assume some combination of Project 2025 and the X-ification of the government (cut until it creates an existential threat) will be the attempted route. But the reality could end up limp, or could be so much worse.
The abiding preoccupation of my mind right now is how I will try to coach my kids into the future.
The thing I keep coming back to is that above all else, we will need to be kind at every opportunity. Not just when it's convenient and feels good. But when it's unpopular, costly, or even dangerous.
@cammerman It’s going to be like the first time where our biggest asset is that they turn on each other and bungle everything. But they’re damn vindictive and feral in the meantime and it’s so stressful to navigate that every damn day
@ironchamber I think that is optimistic, personally. And I think it would be unwise to underestimate the amount of collateral damage that could be caused while people jockey for the favor of the Dear Leader.
@cammerman I don’t see any reason to disagree with you, really. It’s just all I could think of to reach for.