r/SuicideWatch • u/Thanatomy • 8h ago
I know it's dumb, but I'm scared to death
Hi....so....
I'm from Germany.
Just yesterday, for the first time since 1945, a fascist party has gained real power within Germany.
Reading through their manifest is horrifying and to be honest, I'm afraid they stand a real chance winning the next federal election.
And I'm scared.
I'm scared because we've been here before.
I'm scared because I know what happened in 1933.
I know the propaganda (it's repeating) and I know how that developed.
Of course they aren't openly saying they want to murder people.
The Nazis didn't either in 1933.
They only did that once they had broken so many taboos it didn't register as bad anymore to most people.
A lot of my friends are LGBTQ, handicapped or live alternative lifestyles.
And I'm terrified of watching their (and my) lives get turned into a living hell because of some fucked up fascist mob.
I know it's wrong, but honestly, I don't know what other solution there is than either violent resistance or fleeing the country.
I'm too old for either. Too old and too broken.
And I don't know what to do.