What were you doing from early 2017 to early 2021? I suggest you do approximately that, unless you’ve grown out of things you were doing at the time of course.
There are worse things in our daily lives. Like the giant pothole you hit on the way to the store. Your neighbors dog shitting in your yard. The stack of TPS reports your asshole boss left on your desk. These have a direct negative impact on your life. Regardless of their agenda, politicians will always have less impact on us than our daily does of regular human bullshit.
Pessimistic as that may be, there’s an upshot. As many times as that dog shits on your grass, you might watch your favorite baseball team win. Or for every TPS report, you have a real sincere laugh at the water cooler. Think about the scope. Keep it in perspective.
Note: This is meant for the people who leaned hard into the move to Canada meme last time. Obviously, there are people who’s lives will be irrevocably be changed. Check your privilege and fight for those who lack it. People of conviction don’t hide.
Not so much advice as a selfish request: please try to stay with us. I mean that both figuratively (i.e. mentally checking out and becoming hollow) and literally (i.e. existing in this world). It’s a selfish request because though I’m not even American, I am one of the countless people who are scared shitless today. I don’t know how we will make it through this, but I know I can’t do this on my own.
If you’re here, scared with me, then I am not alone, and neither are you. It’s a bit trite, but it helps me somewhat.
Get organized. Nobody ever won their rights by voting, they won by getting together with their neighbors and coworkers and standing up to capital. Unions used to be a major political player in the US, but capital has almost completely destroyed them, with the help of the dems and the repubs. The working class has been hypnotized by trinkets into ceding all political power. We need to claw it back.
Please actually do this. Not on the internet. Join a local activist chapter. Go to the meetings. Use your speaking voice. Contrary to what politicians and corporations tell you, it is possible to organize society in a way that does not result in oligarchy.
Arm yourself. If they get violent, I’m returning the favor.
It’s precisely what the 4th amendment is for. Defending ourselves from tyranny.
My wife and I both came to the same realization on our own. We need a firearm with stopping power when the Criminal in Chief’s jackbooted thugs come for this liberal poisoning the blood of our nation.
Come in Europe 🙂
Just so you know, you probably want to say “Come to Europe”.
“Come in Europe” means “Ejaculate into Europe” or “Orgasm in Europe” in many dialects of English.
Which is fine! But probably not what you meant! Lol
Sorry English is not my primary language but thank you for that kindly worded correction. That’s indeed what I intended to say ;) I’ll remember that.
It already happened that I invited friends using a formula like : feel free to come in my house whenever you want. Same meaning ?
I mean people will know what you mean so don’t worry, but yeah “come to my house” would be better.
You going to help us get visas?
Wow that’s very forward of you.
Do not fear, for fear is your enemy. But there are quite a lot of great suggestions here. Only one note. If you’ll protest, wear a mask and have something for self-defence.
But as a European I really fear for the possibility of might makes right world. We can only hope for continuation of bilateral support.
If you’re in a marginalized group. I guess a self-defence weapon is in order. People can and sometimes are just animals.
We need you in the fight. Buy a gun. Learn how to use it.
That’s not the wisest course of action here Drag. Having a gun makes you a target for more than just bigots. It’s a death sentence in some areas - people will pull on you just to steal it, or cops will notice it and gun you down without warning or reason. There are far more effective and safe things we can do to protect ourselves/dragself.
Then use it before all that happens.
Advocating for violence, really?
They are going to spend those 4 years doing everything they can to fix the next election as well. Gerrymandering, voter intimidation, you name it. By all means hide in bed to get over the shock but, if you stay there, you’ll need to stay there more than 4 years.
Learn a new language and get the fuck out. Visit family during elections.
Why bother about politics when everything is just a theater. People thinking that voting changes anything still amazes me.
Dont treat politics seriously. It will come one way or another to you in some shape or form. Focus on things which you really can improve/change/work on.
To ignore political struggle is a privledge the vast majority cannot afford.
Realize that things wouldn’t have magically gotten better if the other right wing candidate won and either way you have to keep going if you ever want to actually have things be better.
Imagine it like cleaning your room as a kid. You thought your mom was gonna come and ask you to do it, instead your dad barged in and yelled at you to.
Does one feel worse? Yes, does that change the reality of the situation? No, either way you must clean your room.
Is now a good time to think about a third party? Actual left one. Not 1995 Republicans left.
It’s time to push for ranked choice voting, which will in turn enable third parties.
Absolutely. It always has been, to be clear, but it is always a good time to start. The Party for Socialism and Liberation and Freedom Road Socialist Organization both organize year round, every year, because the battle for progress is a constant struggle, not a single election. See if there is a chapter near you, or start one! Or, see if there’s an org you like more near you and join it, the point is that organizing is the best thing any leftist can do.
To be clear, electoralism cannot and will not save us, Revolution is necessary. Luxemburg’s Reform or Revolution and Lenin’s The State and Revolution have remained correct to this day, and are only further proven correct with the passage of time and the accumulation of confirming evidence.
A good primer is Blackshirts and Reds.
I meant even just a bit left of center, just something sane not totally sold to corporate.
Why? The Greens haven’t seen widespread success, to me it seems like we need to look more critically at the failures of electoralism.
Disclosure, an not American. I don’t know much about the greens , I got distributed to get a few weeks ago just for mentioning that whether Stein was legit or not, some of her supporters made good points. USA seems to be locked into a mindset that everything is black or white. If you can’t win the presidency is not worth it. Have Sanders quit the Democrats tomorrow, and recruit a few star player to go with. That would be a real kick in the ass for the Establishment to care about peopl. Think Tea party for the left.
That’s a bit of a misanalysis of the electoral situation. The Greens are that party, and failed to get a dent. PSL is a revolutionar party, but they are still picking up steam. Electoralism will not destabilize the Democrat/Republican duopoly.
Leave the country, work abroad for a while.
Already working on it. Just need to find someplace I can get a job that will let me work outside the US.
know any countries that need database developers…?
