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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 692859" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>I wrote in an earlier post that my mother her entire life feared the abuse of power in the United States and feared that it would be directed against us. </p><p></p><p>Now that I am with M, in one part of my mind I am preparing mentally for the need to leave here, in case his position becomes untenable, unsafe or if in fact he is deported. I will follow him.</p><p></p><p>However untenable is the deportation of 12 million people (which would devastate this economy) stupider things have been done and will be done.This is about power and self-aggrandizement. Trump has a very rigid personality, the way I see it. Have we not seen this movie before? Using the "other" to consolidate power, no matter what are the costs? And there is no reason to believe that it cannot happen here.</p><p>I agree with Going, SWOT. </p><p>You know, I am as afraid of the young and educated as I am of the uneducated voter. </p><p></p><p>I find the educated, financially successful young person somewhat frightening in their sense that the world is theirs to exploit--to enjoy and to benefit from without responsibility for anything other than their career track and acquisition of experience and stuff. Actually, I should identify with them, but I do not. My life story was very much along these lines as a self-made person. But the difference is that I never stopped identifying with the powerless and marginalized. I do not see much of that. That frightens me.</p><p></p><p>I am working with a very nice young man, already a supervisor of professionals in his field, at 32, I think.</p><p></p><p>He thinks of his life as an upward trajectory of achievement and attainment and acquisition. I made the comment to him: "You know, I think things may happen along the way that will impact your plans." </p><p></p><p>What I meant was tragedy. Real life. Crisis. Illness. Mistakes. I guess I meant what has happened to me these last few years when I was called to question every single thing I did in my whole life as unimportant, because I betrayed my heart.</p><p></p><p>His answer to me: Oh. I know I will have to modify my plans, based upon my experience. I already have. I have made career changes which are different from what I had planned and anticipated.</p><p></p><p>Is this how the young think? How I thought? The complete unawareness that every.single.thing on which we build ourselves can be called into question, and is?</p><p></p><p>So back to Brexit. Are we in the midst of one of those times, when everything will change, and like for those older Germans with Hitler, they lost control of their lives and endured only to survive? </p><p></p><p>I am glad I did not have a Brexit vote but I do have a vote here. Honestly. I do not know what I will do. Here I am expressly talking politics. I am filled with doubt. I do not know how best to protect my own interests, my son's and M's. Honestly, I do not.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 692859, member: 18958"] I wrote in an earlier post that my mother her entire life feared the abuse of power in the United States and feared that it would be directed against us. Now that I am with M, in one part of my mind I am preparing mentally for the need to leave here, in case his position becomes untenable, unsafe or if in fact he is deported. I will follow him. However untenable is the deportation of 12 million people (which would devastate this economy) stupider things have been done and will be done.This is about power and self-aggrandizement. Trump has a very rigid personality, the way I see it. Have we not seen this movie before? Using the "other" to consolidate power, no matter what are the costs? And there is no reason to believe that it cannot happen here. I agree with Going, SWOT. You know, I am as afraid of the young and educated as I am of the uneducated voter. I find the educated, financially successful young person somewhat frightening in their sense that the world is theirs to exploit--to enjoy and to benefit from without responsibility for anything other than their career track and acquisition of experience and stuff. Actually, I should identify with them, but I do not. My life story was very much along these lines as a self-made person. But the difference is that I never stopped identifying with the powerless and marginalized. I do not see much of that. That frightens me. I am working with a very nice young man, already a supervisor of professionals in his field, at 32, I think. He thinks of his life as an upward trajectory of achievement and attainment and acquisition. I made the comment to him: "You know, I think things may happen along the way that will impact your plans." What I meant was tragedy. Real life. Crisis. Illness. Mistakes. I guess I meant what has happened to me these last few years when I was called to question every single thing I did in my whole life as unimportant, because I betrayed my heart. His answer to me: Oh. I know I will have to modify my plans, based upon my experience. I already have. I have made career changes which are different from what I had planned and anticipated. Is this how the young think? How I thought? The complete unawareness that every.single.thing on which we build ourselves can be called into question, and is? So back to Brexit. Are we in the midst of one of those times, when everything will change, and like for those older Germans with Hitler, they lost control of their lives and endured only to survive? I am glad I did not have a Brexit vote but I do have a vote here. Honestly. I do not know what I will do. Here I am expressly talking politics. I am filled with doubt. I do not know how best to protect my own interests, my son's and M's. Honestly, I do not. [/QUOTE]
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