Trump was elected. This isn’t what I wanted, but I’m trying to stay positive and not worry so much. The people have the power to make choices and work and campaign and support what they believe in and I for one want to take advantage of that. I want to help those that will be affected in the coming years and stand for what I believe is right. What resources, campaigns, protests, anything should I and others be aware of? What can we do to make the change we want to see?
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The people have the power to make choices and work and campaign and support what they believe in
Don’t bank on that being the case. American democracy is literally dead as of today. The president elect is a felon with an IQ lower than his age, we’re cooked.
The people have the power to make choices and work and campaign and support what they believe in
It’s totally the case. The people did work and campaign and support what they believe in. They did make a choice.
They chose fascism.
Those of us against it just have to do our best to fight back. It’s all we can do.
Me personally, I am ready to go all in on election reform, specifically getting rid of the Electoral College. Not sure what that looks like but I am hopeful in spite of the 700+ times it’s been tried before.
You might be interested in this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact
It isn’t the only way, but as far as I can tell, it looks like the most viable way and closest to achieving the goal.
Doing things and not spiraling is about all we can do at this point. I suppose it depends on the things you care about or want to prioritize The massive cuts to government spending Trump has talked about are inevitably going to impact services like Social Security and Medicare so mutual aid resources are going to be important for a lot of people:
Mutual Aid Hub-Resources Food Not Bombs FAQ
If you’re concerned about what will happen in places like Gaza and Ukraine there are charities that are helping those affected by those conflicts:
Charity Navigator Gaza UNITED24-Offical Ukranian Fundraising Platform
Finally, if you are not in a position to donate money then there are ongoing election efforts that need volunteers. At this point that’s mostly ballot curing, helping voters sort out issues with their absentee or mail in ballot. Some of these ongoing elections are incredibly tight and making sure those ballots are accepted could make a difference, especially in low profile races:
Guys, I know we all mean well, but no amount of activism and voting is going to make a difference anymore. They will suspend the Constitution and ensure we never have elections again. The Democratic experiment is over and we can’t keep thinking that we’ll be able to vote it out.
If you want to help, try and do it tangibly. Organize underground support networks for your queer and minority friends, seek or create covert resistance orgs, and have a realistic plan for pogroms.
Genuinely: don’t forget. Ask the same question 3, 6, 12, 24 months down the line. The news might change but the need won’t
Probably everything you can being to the table. That can be very different things, depending on the person. I’d say a good first step is to organize and gather people. And then you can brainstorm within the group. See what resources you have available and where they’d fit and yield the most return. Yeah, and maybe don’t do what people did until now. That already failed. So try something new.
The only way that I see for making lasting change is to build mass organizations large enough to fight the systems at the heart of our problems in direct and combative ways.
Black Rose is a group I think exemplifies this model. They put out an article that links resources for people wanting to get started organizing.
https://blackrosefed.org/dont-panic-organize-trump-election/
Buy a gun. Shoot a red hat. Violence is the answer.
