chdarling reblogged
Anonymous asked:
Then why stay in a state that clearly hates you? Why don’t you leave instead of acting helpless
do you have “move out of state” money to give? do you have a support system set up for after i leave my friends and family behind here? do you have money to give me for a car that can drive more than 45 minutes from home without risk of breaking down? do you have a job lined up for me in a blue state that accounts for a change in the cost of living? are you going to pay off all of the bills that keep me tethered here? shut the fuck up.
#gosh I hate this dismissive attitude towards people who live in red states#it cost me most of my savings when I decided to move to a new state#and I was in the extremely fortunate position that my then-employer let me go fully remote#I picked up my life to move somewhere where I kinda knew one person#it’s worked out for me but I still feel the loss of the community I had in the other state#I don’t see my family often#it is HARD#and let’s remember please that it’s not like there are only 5 dems in any red state#THERE’S A LOT#in swing states that go red it sometimes comes down to a handful of votes!#that’s a fuck ton of people you’re telling to just pick up and move#we should be able to live anywhere in this country without fearing for our lives regardless of state#that’s not the case rn but don’t blame the individual stuck there for it