Cristofle

And I know how "the other side" is; I grew up in a county that was and remains heavily GOP. They think Virginia is theirs alone.

stlavin95

That must suck

Cristofle

I ain't never going back there. I mean, I go back to visit, lol, my aunt and my cousins live there, but I will never live there again.

stlavin95

Good call

Cristofle

I don't really feel safe in red counties? Like, I don't feel like my rights will be protected. I'm somewhat insulated from states messing with my worker rights because I'm a federal employee and protected by a union, but if the ACA gets overturned, I could be in a lot of trouble living in a red state or a red county.

stlavin95

Which is pretty sad to think about

Cristofle

Yes, it will never not be infuriating to have to worry about "pre-existing conditions", which for me was basically being born.

stlavin95

I'm sure it is

Cristofle

And then to have GOP Congressmen tell me it's about "personal responsibility". What IS my responsibility for lung surgery I had at about 15 hours old?

stlavin95

That's so dumb

Cristofle

Or my brain chemistry that causes severe depression, which occurs in 50% of children of bipolar parents (my father is bipolar). Is it my fault my father is bipolar? I don't feel like I should have personal responsibility there, lol.

stlavin95

Definitely not

Cristofle

"Personal responsibility" is something the GOP has thrown around SO much, it's completely lost all of its meaning.

stlavin95

No doubt about that

Cristofle

And some boomer on Twitter was trying to say millennials are doing better than boomers were at our age, which LMAO. In their 30s, boomers had roughly 20% of the world's wealth. Millennials have less than 5%.