Where to start? How about some judgement (including self-flagellation) all around for how we've been partially responsible for bringing this current hell down on ourselves and how we may have fucked ourselves right out of a functioning republic.
I was going to do a recap of all the horrible things that have already happened, but how to choose? There's just SO much! Instead, I'll focus on the "one" thing we should ALL be doing - and doing a LOT better on: punishing the oligarchs and willfully ignorant voters who unleashed this hell on us.
Firstly, if you don't completely understand what an oligarchy is, google it (no wait, don't use google - those craven pieces of shit are renaming the Gulf of Mexico). We are currently living under an oligarchy quickly trying to transition to a dictatorship. How do you punish oligarchs? By going after the one thing they love above all else: their money.
Here's a fun little fact: The average consumer funds politicians and PACs about 3 times more through their purchasing decisions as compared to their direct political contributions. So you made a feel good $25 donation to Kamala last year? Aww, sweet, give yourself a pat on the bac....oh wait, then the next day you spent $25 on lunch for you and a friend at Chick fil a or however it's spelled? Congrats, not only was your $25 bucks to Kamala wiped out, but you basically gave that and then another $50 to Trump.
NO self respecting American citizen who cares about equality, decency, Democracy etc. has ANY excuse to still be eating at Chick fil a, to still be shopping at Wal-mart (exceptions for those isolated rural folks with no other option), to still be buying on Amazon, to still be on Twitter, reading WaPo, etc. I could go on and on. And it's not hard to find the evil. Start here:
https://www.goodsuniteus.com/
And fucking commit! I admit I've been bad/made excuses, but no more. Boo hoo, you'll miss their lemonade, boo hoo, you might have to pay 25 cents more for those socks, is that REALLY so much more important to you than your neighbors getting deported so their sobbing kids come home to no parents? Is the "convenience" of Amazon worth your LGBT friends and family being persecuted? I KNOW some of you are going to say, "Oh well, just ME stopping won't change anything." Congrats, you bought in to their propaganda and you've been cowed. just like the sheep who listen to and believe Fox/Newsmax.
You find these companies, you stop supporting them, and go one step more by writing their CEO and explaining why. Tell your friends and family. Organize "buy ins" like Sharpton did with some folks at Costco to reward the good businesses, and write and tell THEM as well. "Oh, I'm so busy, I can't write businesses, my congressman, etc" says the person who ten seconds later blathers on about the reality show they spend their no time they have watching. Well, good luck finding that show in our future dystopian hellhole.
NEXT: the folks who brought this on us. I read somewhere once that Democracy dies when folks who do wrong aren't punished/suffer nothing for their support of fascism. If you are still hanging out with Trump voters, then stop. Just stop. I don't care if it's your long time friend, neighbor, family member, etc. Every single person who cravenly voted for this BS needs to be ostracized. And while I wouldn't say you MUST be mean about it, I encourage you to do so. Otherwise, a simple, "Sorry, your values don't align with mine and we are in a very horrible and perilous situation that your choices helped bring about" is sufficient. Or similar. Seriously, there is no excuse any more. Maybe, just MAYBE, if these propaganda-infested tools suddenly started losing their friends and family members, they'll re-think, try to educate themselves, etc.
We're supposed to be teaching our children that bad choices have consequences. Going to lunch with your Trump-loving brother just because you shared an incubator is inexcusable at this point. They feel they're still "a good person at heart" because, otherwise, why would Kamala-voting Aunt Peggy still be hanging out with them? Just stop. Before it's too late.
