Frustration and loneliness with feeling politically homeless

[DaughterofDawn]

I feel like I don't belong anywhere. I am either getting called a Nazi Lib fem by conservatives or an alt right Terf by the rest.

How is it that I can be both at the same time? 🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ I really hate this. Like I really really wanted to be on bored with the trans thing I did. Mostly I admit frankly... I wanted to feel like I belong. But I can't force myself to change my mind. I can't be someone I am not.

It's not in my nature. And it feels kind of silly but mumsnet is the only place where I feel understood and I can be myself which is kind of sad. 😂😂😂

Sorry I guess this was a silly rant but dang I don't want to feel this alone. It sucks.

You are not alone in your feeling of political homelessness. Many of us share that frustration and even despair. So places like Mumsnet and other online sites are important, and I hope more such sites will be created so that we can get together, mobilise on behalf of our issues, and clearly state what those issues are. I believe that all this is slowly happening, so take heart.

You're not alone.

MN FWR is my only true feeling of solidarity now.

I agree OP, none of them when come close to representing me.

Are you in the UK? MN may not be perfect but it's really the only social media I bother with. I'm politically homeless and aghast that I can't vote for the political party I've supported all my life. This place helps so much and I truly believe things are getting better, very slowly.

I am American but I live in Canada. I will be eligible for Canadian citizenship next year and will be applying. But many of the issues in the US affect my family. And it seems that many social issues seem to be merging with one another. So even though we are all experiencing them differently in each nation I feel it affects everyone of us. 🥲

Canada seems to be batshit, I think the country needs people like you. At least it seems fairly politically stable, or just under reported. The US seems like a powderkeg. I feel my reading is probably partisan though. Hopefully I'm wrong.

I've spent ten minutes staring at my post, wanting to write something cheering that isn't just a patronising platitude but I've got nothing. But I truly believe that things will improve, this is not sustainable and it's ridiculous. Don't lose heart.

I hear you

Thank you. I feel I am not educated enough on Canadian politics to really comment. When I was pregnant though my midwives were pretty woke but I think that may have been by necessity. But I can't complain because I don't have a 10k medical fee in my name and my pregnancy was very complicated. 😂 The US is just a disaster. They are headed down a dark path. I left at just the right time I think. There are a lot of shootings and all the unmentionable white house drama. Things aren't balanced.

But all you ladies commenting give me comfort. I think you're right. It is not sustainable. I don't know what the coffee cups mean but I'm assuming that's a mumsnet way of showing you're support. Haha

It's British, probably mugs of tea , I think we're okay with being misbeveraged.

There is a thread on this board about how you can join the Green Party by 31st July then be able to vote for GC candidates for internal positions in the party.www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/4587245-green-party-elections-for-deputy-leader-internal-posts-2022

This was a New York Times article which is interesting on this subject. You can read it in this format:
The Far Right and Far Left Agree on One Thing: Women Don’t Count

www.akilligundem.com/the-far-right-and-far-left-agree-on-one-thing-women-dont-count/

Lol! Sorry for assuming your beverages! 😆

Lol yes it’s tea and it means warm support!

Sorry, OP. I’ve just rtft and see the Green Party wouldn’t work for you.

I understand your feelings.

Sympathy from a non tea drinker. Even if we won this tomorrow, I don't think I could ever go back to my old lefty home. I've seen too much stupidity and cowardice to ever respect them again. And OMG the authoritarianism.

But above all it's made me face up to something I've always been vaguely aware of, which is that the left don't like women very much. They will tolerate us as long as we always give way to other marginalised groups, or if we stick to issues that can affect everyone but women disproportionately, like low pay. As soon as we step out of our lane, they self combust. You see it on this board all the time.

I'm not looking for another political home as I no longer trust any party with women's rights so I look set to end my days living up a tree figuratively speaking.
They say the truth will set you free but that first it will piss you off, but I'm still in the pissed of stage. Sorry op, this won't have cheered you up at all 😀

pissed off stage

or if we stick to issues that can affect everyone but women disproportionately, like low pay
Sorry that bit's not too clear either. I mean:
or if we stick to issues that can affect everyone but that impact disproportionately on women , like low pay