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You're 100% correct there, unfortunately. It's become the choice between a firing squad, or death by a thousand cuts.
I'm one of those people "privileged enough to not already be suffering", as you put it; unfortunately I'm also terribly empathetic. Four years of Trump did a lot of damage to the social fabric here; emboldening the worst our society has to offer, appointing three conservative SC justices to overturn Roe, tax breaks for the owning class, and so forth. The country is becoming increasingly hostile to women, queer folks, and other minorities... Hell the MAGA crowd has even convinced a good chunk of the working class to hurt itself in it's confusion.
I suppose I see any means of staving that progression off, even if I'm repulsed by the choice, as a net neutral. Perhaps I'm naive, maybe another Trump term is exactly what we need for people to wake the fuck up and take it to the streets; but I have a feeling it's going to be a much more violent struggle fighting against bloodthirsty fascists over milquetoast liberals.
I'm rambling too now lol. Sorry for dragging the conversation out, I think I just enjoy talking about this stuff in a non-combative environment for once 😅