I believe that @FlyingSquid@lemmy.world wants to leave? :-P

Family members have told me that I should think about it. Anyone who advocates for liberal values especially trans rights is going to have a hard time of things.

Although if we don't stand against it, what then? Caveat: I don't have kids, and those who do need to think of them first. We need to do what we can, within the realm of the possible, imho. And that will require tough calls about which battles are worth fighting - along with where, and how, and when, etc.

There has been a surprisingly low impact actually. I think we're all just outright numb from the shock. Even conservatives did not seem to expect this - gearing up as they had been for conflict. But this is just the calm before the storm. Underneath it... we can feel the tension, rising, and we are afraid.

And even when the wait is over - what will happen? Will RFK ban anyone from taking vaccines, or just stop government payments for them? Will the DOJ (and many other agencies) cease to exist, or will their heads merely be replaced and they keep on going - or will they pretend to keep going and yet actually be gutted? Traditionally, despite all the talk to the contrary, far more important than the Presidency is Congress who makes the laws, but how will they interpret the will of the people? e.g. will tariffs make food prices go UP (ofc they will), and then how will the leopards try to spin that to sound like a net positive?

We're all waiting to find out.