Nope, his previous presidency did not affect me at all. No one I know seems worried about it either. That said, the his last term my sister got married to her wife in part to get ahead of any anti lgbt legislation he might he might have passed.
To be sure, if you’re only looking at direct immediate impact, no president has ever affected most of us, not even Trump. However if you paid attention to pretty much anything larger than yourself, pretty much everything was negatively impacted.
Most of us were never “grabbed by the pussy”, or defamed and slandered, held up for national ridicule. Most of us were not attacked in a vain attempt at reversing an election, nor were most of us physically harmed when he instigated an attempted coup. Most of didn’t lose anything when he enriched himself from wealthy benefactors and foreign influence, nor lose anything as he instigated trade wars and bickered with our allies. Most of us did not lose our lives as a result of his giving up classified information including names of agents. Most of us were not singled out from spite or racism. Most of us have not yet been harmed by climate change, especially that part he managed to speed up. Most of us did not unnecessarily die from denial of a pandemic. Almost half of us have not been harmed by losing any rights to our own bodies. I guess we weren’t harmed when he never even attempted to follow through with most of his promises.
Don’t get me wrong, I would love to leave the US, but I’m just trying to avoid homelessness at this point - I can’t financially afford to pack up my life and move to another country. I can’t even afford to get a passport. I’m mentally preparing for the incoming tariffs I suppose, it’s possible I’ll have to get a second job when they hit just to be able to like eat instant noodles every day. I’m trans, and do worry about what that will mean for my safety under this administration. Tension is high, there’s a lot of anti-trans propaganda being spread - and being totally honest we cannot ignore the possibility of concentration camps (especially with how much donald wants to deport every immigrant). The US has been fascist for a long fucking time, but now they’re saying all the quiet parts out loud.
I left just over a year ago, -partially- because of the chance the orange asshole would get reelected.
It’s been one of the best decisions of my life. Life in the Netherlands is quiet, doesn’t require a car, I can see a doctor without financial ruin, health insurance is reasonably priced (by American standards), I never see giant lifted pickups or people so paranoid they wear a gun on their hip into a restaurant.
It’s also centrally located so traveling Europe is easy, English is widely spoken (though i am of fucking course learning Dutch), trains can take you damn near everywhere, and I don’t panic a little every time I see a cop.
If you can be self employed the Dutch-American Friendship Treaty makes the Netherlands one of the easiest countries in Europe for Americans to migrate to.
I have two American friends who have moved to the Netherlands, and one of them is in a relationship with a Dutch acquaintance. :)
I was supposed to visit Rotterdam in 2020, but we know why that didn’t pan out. Same in 2021.
Against, not sure if this is political or not, as it goes beyond politics and more about the daily lives of US Americans
I know plenty of people that talk a big game but don’t have the funds to actually move. Although my ex is packing up and moving to within 3 miles of Canada so she can…idk. swim after a small hike?
Nothing has actually changed yet beyond a constant state of low level dread.
