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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDo you plan on joining some sort of resistance against the Trump Presidency?
And the Republicans in control of the Senate and the House?
What would be your goal and how would you plan on accomplishing it?
Do you see it as impossible to work with people that support Donald Trump?
What would a Resistance look like? Would it be open or undercover?
Any ideas?
redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)can't ignore that I exist. I plan to work with groups that are opposing their radical right agenda as much as I can. As I have said, I spent the last month under a rock, licking my wounds, now I'm just plain furious. I plan to do whatever I can to obstruct Ryan, Pence and Trump, in that order because that is the order of who is in charge, it isn't Trump, remember that. They just needed him in the office to sign their right wing nut job agenda. They have had the legislation written just waiting for a Republican, any Republican President who will sign it.
kentuck
(111,094 posts)Trump is the figurehead to carry out their plan of action. Very good point.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)But I do plan to learn to use Twitter and follow Trump. I can keep telling him that he's getting more boring by the hour.
I live in California so my representatives are all wonderful Democrats so I plan to be supportive of them.
I also plan to stay informed and to pass my knowledge on. I already do that so at work there are quite a few people who come to me to find out not only what's happening but to learn the history behind it.
My tiny corner of the universe has always been well informed.
N_E_1 for Tennis
(9,722 posts)Check out the "white rose society".
Some of us are rewriting the pamphlets to make it revelent to today's problems.
Will post here when done. It may take a little bit getting feedback from Great Lake states
Working in Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois. Trying to get a group together. Looking good so far.
You can do the same. Let your voice be heard. Rewrite, make revelent, Distribute the info.
Never rest.
Generator
(7,770 posts)Contacted senators and congress about medicare and Russia and Bannon. They are already on it here in Oregon. Gave money to what I thought needed it.
Next protest January 20th. (my first since Iraq war) Next protest after that? Is when something happens. I would prefer the country shut down to just tweeting and sighing and writing about it.
But a Muslim registry, rounding up Latinos.. overturning roe v wade...killing innocent protesters...or people of color...shut it down..no justice no peace. I'm sorry but yes-cities should be blocked-they will hate us but we can't go quiet into the good night. That is what cowards do.
When I say America is over I mean it. I am middle aged but I will not play nice with Nazi's. It is not going to be the same. I was too young for the sixties but this is going to be like that I imagine.
msongs
(67,405 posts)congressional seat. that's one small step amongst many others already taken
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)ismnotwasm
(41,977 posts)I live in an Seattle and I expect a good part of the city to resist Trump--and I am going to be far more active in the Wa. State Democratic party
Gothmog
(145,198 posts)I am working with a group to help turn Texas blue and I was very active this cycle on fighting voter suppression. I plan to continue these efforts and to oppose trump and the GOP
Long term we are planning to run as many good Democrats as possible against GOP candidates in both state and local races.