• andros_rex@lemmy.worldOP
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    9 days ago

    There have been so many cops everywhere the past fucking week where I live. I am so terrified.

    I started using men’s restrooms in 2013. No one ever cared. No one has ever cared.

    I used to travel a lot across my state - I like going to wonky small towns, dragged ex’s to places like the Spiro Mounds, wanted to explore the ghost town of Picher, had adventures with foster children in Arkansas…. but I have to stay in a city now.

    It’s like a video game map now. Hubworlds are safe, the cops will be noticed if they do something and are at least dimly aware of that. But travel could cause a random encounter, with multiple deeply unpleasant outcomes.

    That is why they do that shit. It’s stochastic terrorism. At least when I was a kid crying in terror over 9/11, the world was telling me that it was happening and it was real.

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      9 days ago

      stay safe and stay strong. if someone asks just tell them to stop sexually assaulting you and know your state’s self defense doctrine.

      just. ugh. stay strong. i dont know what else to say. 🫂

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      9 days ago

      30 years of making us listen to your dumb ass “France surrenders” jokes and you guys are just cowering now, aren’t you?

      Jesus Christ, America. DO SOMETHING.

      Nobody is coming to save you. This is your fucking fight and you aren’t showing up.

      • TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        9 days ago

        Most people make fun of France because of dumb reasons like that. I make fun of France for their evil imperialism that gets too often overlooked in America.

        But in all seriousness, the only thing we could do to stop this current mess is behead the king, and the US military is more than capable of destroying any large scale effort. I think targeting nobility could be a decent alternative, but I’m physically incapable personally.