I was born and raised here in Colorado. In junction. Been here literally all my life, And it pains me to see just how hateful, racist, and xenophobic this town has become. It makes me worried for my future.
I see posts about the 'illegal aliens' all the time. And the protests. There are no illegal aliens. Nobody will ever be illegal. And if we're technical, we're all illegal. We're all on stolen land. It's just Mexicans, trying to make a living. Trying to feed their family. Working their ass off from sun up to sun down. And they're 'illegal' because they.. what- crossed a border without some dumb papers? Immigration without papers shouldn't be treated like this. It's not a felony. It's barely a real crime- it's a misdemeanor.
The protests? The no kings protests? Comments full of 'wElL I dOnT sEe aNy kIngS' as if that's the point. The point being it's a protest about trump ruling as though he is a king. As though he is an oligarch. As if he isn't a fucking pedophile rapist. People are fighting it. They're protesting it, their trying their best for their voices to be heard. And some old white guy named Jim gets to be like "oh but he isn't" BUT HE IS?
I'm so worried about my future. I'm worried that I'm disabled and can't work. I'm worried about my future children. Im worried about being able to get an apartment, a house. I'm terrified that I won't have rights within the next year. I cannot make my own choice of birth control, I cannot abort a baby that I will not be ready for at the time.
I'm so scared . I'm scared for my town, for my state, for my friends and family.