this is certainly a better idea than not watching the Inauguration (another LJ friend thought that this would do major damage to Trump when he really won't care). However, it's not the same as actually opposing every single thing that Trump has been trying to push through.
The fight began on Tuesday with the hearing for Jeff Sessions and it continues today with five Trump nominees. The two worst offenders are Rex Tillerson (secretary of state nominee with ties to Russia) and Cathy Bezos (Education nominee who de-funds public schools in favor of bogus charter schools).
THESE are the things taht you need to focus on. Pie-in-the-sky scenes like impeachment or getting the electoral college to vote against Trump are not going to do shit.
Of course, politics is boring and long. Unless you are a politician you can't stay on top of every issue, so my suggestion (after these fucking nominations) is to focus on TWO issues that you care about - one that directly affects you and one that directly affects other people. My two are health care (I would be fucked if Obamacare is dismantled) and immigration.
What are yours?
This is way more realistic and effective than sharing stories on FB.
But mostly write to your representative and senators - but focus on issues. You can do the post card trick but it can NOT be the only thing.
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Date: 2017-01-12 03:52 am (UTC)The fight began on Tuesday with the hearing for Jeff Sessions and it continues today with five Trump nominees. The two worst offenders are Rex Tillerson (secretary of state nominee with ties to Russia) and Cathy Bezos (Education nominee who de-funds public schools in favor of bogus charter schools).
THESE are the things taht you need to focus on. Pie-in-the-sky scenes like impeachment or getting the electoral college to vote against Trump are not going to do shit.
Of course, politics is boring and long. Unless you are a politician you can't stay on top of every issue, so my suggestion (after these fucking nominations) is to focus on TWO issues that you care about - one that directly affects you and one that directly affects other people. My two are health care (I would be fucked if Obamacare is dismantled) and immigration.
What are yours?
This is way more realistic and effective than sharing stories on FB.
But mostly write to your representative and senators - but focus on issues. You can do the post card trick but it can NOT be the only thing.