It was entirely clear by December 2015 that if you supported Trump you supported this and worse.
Republicans who feel disrespected had better settle in. It’s never going to end.
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Republicans who feel disrespected had better settle in. It’s never going to end.
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This has it entirely backward. People never agree to atrocity until they first convince themselves they are Good People, far too good to be involved with atrocity. 
And by the way, those of us who didn't support Trump should avoid a similar trap of dissociation and self-exoneration.
It is good if you didn't/don't support Trump. It matters.
But it can be tempting to believe b/c we weren't part of THAT, we now bear no responsibility to act.
It is good if you didn't/don't support Trump. It matters.
But it can be tempting to believe b/c we weren't part of THAT, we now bear no responsibility to act.
I think the answer to this can take almost infinite forms, but it boils down to:
What do you have to give? Give that.
What do you have to give? Give that.
Some people have a lot of money to spare, and they should think about donations to proven organizations fighting for social justice, like the ACLU, SPLC, BLM, NAACP, Planned Parenthood, and good progressive candidates.
Some people have extra time (I presume, who are you people) and they should think about calling local Democratic or left-leaning political organizations, and volunteering that time for phone banking, canvassing, etc.
Those who can communicate effectively should work at communicating.
If you're great at strategy and organization, maybe you should start your own movement.
If you're great at strategy and organization, maybe you should start your own movement.
Some people are struggling and just trying to hold on one more day, and we all need those people too.
Holding on one more day in the face of your great struggle *is* contributing. It may be the most important contribution. We need you.
Give what you have to give.
Holding on one more day in the face of your great struggle *is* contributing. It may be the most important contribution. We need you.
Give what you have to give.
Do some Googling, find the like-minded orgs around your area. Attend some meetings. Ask some questions. Find your work, and do it.
I inadvertently quoted Wilson Phillips somewhere back there so I'm going to go delete my account now, but before I go just one last thought.
Don't think of your engagement with justice as a set of actions, but as an alignment.
It's not a chore list. It's an active way of being.
Don't think of your engagement with justice as a set of actions, but as an alignment.
It's not a chore list. It's an active way of being.
You are somebody aligned to justice.
So *of course* you're going to give what you have to give to that. And step one is just reaching out to find out what that might be.
You *get* to find out. It's not something with a deadline. It's a process. You'll discover it. Enjoy that.
So *of course* you're going to give what you have to give to that. And step one is just reaching out to find out what that might be.
You *get* to find out. It's not something with a deadline. It's a process. You'll discover it. Enjoy that.
If you reach out in the wrong direction at first, that's fine. You'll figure it out. Reach out somewhere else until you plug into something electric.
Even the mistakes are part of the finding, and the finding is a part of your alignment, and you're aligned toward justice.
Even the mistakes are part of the finding, and the finding is a part of your alignment, and you're aligned toward justice.
And, whatever *it* is that you find to do will probably change over time.
Maybe right now what you can give is just surviving until tomorrow. Give that. But maybe in a few years you'll have surpluses of energy and resources, and then you'll give that.
Or vice versa.
Maybe right now what you can give is just surviving until tomorrow. Give that. But maybe in a few years you'll have surpluses of energy and resources, and then you'll give that.
Or vice versa.
