Like I won't say that absolutely everything about the USA was bad, necessarily, and I of course have my own biases at play here... But the point sparing the details is really just like, I've spent the past month thinking practically every day about how every single US-based communist really must be working in incredibly trying circumstances, if even just visiting had me feeling lethargic and kinda wanting to go home within a week. Now that I'm back home again, that time in the USA is already starting to feel like a strange dream again.
So, uhh, what are your secrets, basically? Like I'm sure that all the nonsense of the USA feels like less of a burden to put up with if you grew up with it and have spent little to no time in other parts of the world, but still. I honestly do not think I could live in the USA until it is decolonized, but when that happens, it wouldn't be called the USA anymore, anyways.
Engaging with people doing worthwhile insightful art here is rewarding. Touching grass and enjoying the natural sights helps my sanity. Working with comrades and trying to build something new and better gives me hope. Diving into my hobbies and tuning out the hell I’m surrounded by for a little while brings me peace. We have it rough for sure but I also exercise gratitude for what I do have; there’s privilege in having a roof over my head and food in the pantry and I’ve not always had that. But i pair that with resentment and determination towards the system that makes these privileges rather than rights