I'm trying to pin down...

[maybe_amanda101]

...exactly when I slipped into this alternate universe.  And if it really is an alternate universe, how worried/upset/concerned/alarmed should I be?  Cuz, yeah, I am worried/upset/concerned/alarmed.  I'm just not sure about me levels, you know?

Any insight would be appreciated.

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[wendelah1]

The alternative universe where Donald Trump won the US presidential election instead of Hillary Clinton? January 20th? November 7th? Take your pick.

How scared should you be? I would not let the events unfolding in the USA distract you from Canadian issues. For your personal safety? Do you live in Saskatchewan? Does your water supply depend on the safety of Canadian oil pipelines? If so, you could be in trouble. Water is life.

The world in general is in for a bumpy ride. I personally think things are going to get a lot worse than this before they get better, and that's assuming the Democrats can take back the Senate in 2018 and put the brakes on Trump and the Republican Congress, which is hardly assured. You see the protests on TV and they look very impressive but they're nearly all taking place in states or cities that Hillary Clinton won by a landslide.

Republicans think that their best chance of getting reelected is to go along with whatever Trump wants. They are probably right, if they represent a Red state or a Red district. The Muslim ban is playing very well with Trump's core supporters. So is the Wall.

I wish Calexit was a viable strategy. But they'll never let us go. We're a cash cow for the rest of the country. California provides 13% of tax revenue. We only get back 78 cents on the dollar. But I'll vote for Calexit when it goes on the ballot in 2018 just to rub it in Trump's face.

[maybe_amanda101]

An alternative universe where Britain leaves Europe. Where people fly planes into towers. Where the price of oil drops by half over night. Where ISIS exists. Where Toronto elects a crackhead mayor. Where economic/political refugees are literally drowning by the boatload. Where the weather has turned stunning unpredictable. Where polls mean less than they ever have. Where people still question evolution. Where Leicester City wins the Premier League. Take your pick. I know you live in the U.S. and it feels like that is the whole world sometimes, but it's not. VPutin is a fuck-tonne crazier than your Glorious Leader, and your GL is crazy enough.

I do not live in Saskatchewan, Alberta, or British Columbia. Members of my son-in-law's family live very near Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, though. No pipeline involved there. The continent is criss-crossed by oil, gas, and other potentially hazardous materials carried underground (https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/pictures/GasTransmission-HazLiquidPipelinesMap.jpg). I am not sure we should be worrying so much about new, state of the art pipelines as we should about aging, cranky ones. It feels like a deliberate distraction, but I am not entirely sure who is trying to distract us. Someone is. What are they trying to distract us from? All I know is that the bread supply is pretty good and the circuses are in full swing. This is never a good thing.

ETA - I totally forgot a world where the Cubs win the World Series. See? Things are WRONG!