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EuterpeThelo

(412 posts)
15. I know
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 03:18 AM
Yesterday

I think I've mentioned in the past that my hubs, as a post-WW2 child of England, was terrified of fascism coming to his beloved adopted home. The number of times he made references to brownshirts and Kristallnacht and such...he was absolutely obsessed with/haunted by WW2. If he had to go, as much as I continue to suffer, at least I don't have to see his reaction to all of this.

Believe me, I've thought about it, but my ancestry is too far in the past for me to easily emigrate unless my job would let me transfer (we do have offices in England). But I am blessed to own a humble little home here in my native California, which so far remains the safest state, and my daughter, SIL and rescue cats rely on me too much. Plus I'm worried about the inroads Farage and his ilk have been making and, especially post-Brexit, worried the UK hasn't learned from our mistakes...

But thank you for your kind words. I appreciate the support even though I feel like I'm whining over such a privileged, trivial concern in light of all the suffering being rained down on millions in so many different ways. Fuck this orange blob and every one of his enablers.

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