cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/37493495

I’m in a +50 Harris neighborhood btw, they were blasting fireworks and honking their cars, all night long… I not sure how they can just be so happy… 🤷‍♂️

  • Mossy Feathers (She/They)@pawb.social
    11·
    1 day ago

    Because you need something to be happy about otherwise you’ll lose all hope, forget what you’re fighting for and die from apathy.

    For an example: I live in Texas and, being trans myself, have a lot of trans friends. Yet, last night we had a housewarming party for one of them who recently moved within the city to be closer to her boyfriend. Instead of sitting there having a group meltdown session, which would have been a relatively reasonable thing to do, all things considering, we played drinking games and cuddled for hours (furries are very cuddly). We had a lot of fun and ultimately we all left the party significantly happier than when we got there (at least I did, anyway).

    I have more hope for the future now than I did before Trump won the election. Why? Because even if civilization collapses and we return to the dark ages, I’ll know where to go to be with my favorite people. I’ll know that we’ll be forging for food and searching for safe places to stay together. You have to find your spark in the darkness and then nurture it to become a flame to keep you warm in troubling times. That’s why they’re celebrating. They’re feeding their flames so they can remember what’s worth living for.

  • Chainweasel@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    1 day ago

    It’s the “Circuses” part of “Bread and Circuses” doing exactly what it’s designed to do.

    • asg101@lemmy.ca
      3·
      1 day ago

      This strategy has served the oligarchy for thousands of years, why change now? Goes hand in hand with the “divide and conquer” strategy.

      • Chainweasel@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        21 hours ago

        why change now?

        Good question, because the Romans had an extensive welfare program to provide the Bread part of the equation, yet the current crop of idiots in change think it’s a good idea to dismantle our welfare system.
        The football won’t matter when half of us are starving after grocery prices triple and there’s no assistance.

    • ERROR: Earth.exe has crashed@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
      7·
      1 day ago

      Nah. +50 Harris means that margin of victory is more than 50%, not 50% voted Harris.

      It mean like: 75% Harris 25% trump (not counting the 3rd party, or invalidaded votes). I doubt trump voters are supporing a sports team from a deep blue city.

      I mean, I’m not complaining, I’m glad they feel happiness that their sports team won. I just personally can’t find the mood to celebrate anything.