At the protest yesterday, I was talking to a guy who is also heavily involved in resistance-- in fact, that was his second protest that day alone. Most people involved in the protest movement are pretty sure we're going to win this. Due to media cowardice, you have to be involved in the movement to appreciate its strength and scope. But it's the reason we're winning-- that, and what fuckups we're dealing with.
He agrees it's likely we'll win, but was understandably...
...staggered and grieving at the damage this regime has caused. We all are. Even when we take the country back, it will take decades to undo all the harm. I'd made the analogy of dealing with domestic abusers, because I have that background and because that's the type of people we're dealing with. He noted that you can get a victim to safety, maybe, but even then they are scarred for a long time, maybe for life.
This is true. But I was saying that both before and after we win...
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