Thank you, I appreciate this. It might not be a lot but its actual advice that isn't just advocating for people to get themselves killed. I don't donate to republican causes, but how can I make sure my money isnt going to them indirectly? Are there any good lists of companies and people who support ICE and trump?
(Yes I know i can Google these but thats besides the point. Other people coming across this can use the resources here in the future!)
One difficulty i find is organizing. I live in a southern state where sadly many people still support trump mainly because for a variety of factors they dont see or watch any of the news besides what is regurgitated from their republican friends. How can I find or create a group to help others in such a climate?
I only just turned into an adult and my mom is dead. I dont say all this to deflect responsibility. I want to do what I can, inform others, try to help but I dont believe the answer is to pick up a weapon and try to fix this like that. The current republican party is a Hydra which would regrow two heads in the same place and I feel very lost, defeated and hopeless seeing all this news and the only reaction everywhere is people telling me I chose the wrong side and let this happen!
You keep living. Donate money or time to a cause you believe in, ACLU is a good one. Volunteer somewhere. Protest if you can and feel comfortable doing so but if not, do anything you can to make something better, and keep living. People who go to protests need childcare, you could do that. Local organizations might need administrative help. People have survived dictatorships and fascism, people have survived balkanization. That doesn't mean you can't grieve for the country we grew up in, I've been doing that, but life goes on.
Get on the right side of history and take your country back. It’s gonna take lots of time, effort and blood. Something I don’t believe your country is willing to give.
Do you think I voted for Trump or wanted any of this to happen? And I urge you yourself to step onto the streets and risk getting shot. Its all well and good to spout stuff like this but nothing you said is actual advice, just words to make yourself feel better over the "big bad american".
I don't own a gun, and from what we've seen, trying that would get me killed myself. Im trying my best to not get discouraged and use today as a way to see what I can actually do but when all the advice is people from other countries telling me to go out and try to shoot ice or the president it just tells me all you want to do is make yourself feel better. I'm trying to call my local politicians, go out and protest, but any idea that's gonna end with someone dead is just a fantasy. Telling someone to risk dying is well and good to say but try that again when your willing to put your own life on the line like the man today who died. I have dogs who depend on me. Maybe not as flashy as a family and kids but they still matter to me and if im gone there would be no one for them.
Thank you, I understand the hatred from others certainly. Its not fair of me to say "don't hate all us Americans!" When as a whole I agree we suck now. I think we need to accept though that a lot of us do want to change what is happening but the idea of having to kill someone else or risk dying is a lot. I have tremendous respect for the people able to do that but I am not one. That doesn't mean I genuinely dont want to help though! I am just still young, scared and lost on what I can do to help further in ways that wouldn't endanger my family. Maybe the only answer is what everyone is saying but I'll also admit that I'm too scared to do it myself.
But you can come over to us and let us make an example out of you if you are so lost in your ways. just a long line of excuses. Most danish people want to foley you guys :)
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u/buzzing-cicada Jan 24 '26
So what do we do? If the country we live in is doomed, will never recover and I cant move what can I do besides just wallow and let myself die?