@SrRochardBunson thank you for that. I've seen change, too. Progress is sinfully slow, and certain people are trying to undo everything that we've achieved since before I was even born.
@lianna being a child raised in a "patriotic" quasi-cult makes you believe a lot of crazy shit. I had to get out before I could unpack everything I was taught, & even after I did I was still subject to financial control thanks to how student loans work in this country. And I had a lot of shit to unpack; my "love of country" came after "dealing with my trauma" and "learning basic life skills" and "escaping that crazy cult shit."