"I don’t have to tell you things are bad. Everybody knows things are bad, "
This post is just asking: So, what are you doing about it?
My partner and I fled the US early this year. No regrets. Besides saving our own skin because I would 100% end up in a concentration camp, we’re now in a really good position to help others in our community find a way to safety.
We also love our new country and feel super welcomed
How? Did you have ancestry somewhere that let you immigrate back? Family still there? Something else?
I’d love to find a way out for my family, but don’t know of any options.
Work, school, and family are unfortunately the easiest ways to get a visa. I got lucky with my job and took the first opportunity that opened up, and I’m so glad I did because there haven’t been any more openings since then. Unfortunately I took about a 50% pay cut to move.
Considering how expensive things are in the USA, I hope you got to a country with a lower cost of living. Well, also, no amount of money is worth your personal safety.
I had to give up some luxuries but honestly, my lifestyle hasn’t really changed. I’ve always lived somewhere frugally. Healthcare no longer costs an arm and a leg either. The US is just a special level of hell.
Why won’t you mention where?
Dope! So glad for you.
How are you feeling about the community you left behind? That’s a big concern for us, but fleeing is a big option on the table.
I would love to do this, but my wife won’t leave.
Experiencing mental distress.
Some examples from the past week:
- Being active and involved in my worker union (we’ve had a few recent wins).
- Attending and promoting rallies and counter-rallies for various causes.
- Cantributing to tactical discussions in political party meetings.
- Small financial donations to various causes (both social and political).
- Reducing my food and plastic waste.
Just trying to keep my head above water for the most part.
Trying to pass along kindness hoping it continues to be passed along.
And voting for the good guys in every election.
And avoiding the worst privacy offenders in tech where I can because I care about that too.
Who are the good guys? I don’t have any problem identifying the bad guys but the good guys seem pretty hard to locate when it comes to politics.
The problem is when you only have two to vote for. I live in a country with a population of 6 million and we have 11 parties in our parliament
Idk about op but the vast vast majority of my voting decisions are local. It’s a bit easier to call the local guys good. Voting is about so much more than the president or governor
Assuming you mean like the political climate, I’m not sure exactly what to do as I feel helpless and incompetent to really do as much of a impact. Whenever I can and if my brother send me information about any protest (as majority protest info are on Instagram/Twitter for some reason which I don’t use any of the two anymore) I try go to one if possible.
But otherwise if it just in general of what stuff I do to help, I tend to file report whenever I see bigots on the Fediverse. So like TERFs are huge no-no and I feel if I hadn’t report them, I’m doing a disservice to instance I’m on that is a safe space for trans people. And also trying to listen to any meta related to Fediverse and try see what I can (and everyone as this isn’t a one-man band) could do to make it safe for everyone beside just people who are just full of hate.
Good work reporting bigots. There’s too many of them tolerated in mainstream forums, no need to give them ground here.
I’m not sure exactly what to do as I feel helpless and incompetent to really do as much of a impact.
That’s the paradox with collectives - With these large-scale issues, each of us can’t accomplish much by ourselves. And when support becomes large enough, it may seem like our contribution is tiny and trivial. But we know that they’re nothing without any of us! When one takes a step back, the important impact of small contributions becomes clearer; many of the biggest mass movements of all time started with a reading group or a small band of people.
(as majority protest info are on Instagram/Twitter for some reason which I don’t use any of the two anymore)
I know that feeling, add in Fascebook for my area too. I found that two of the local progressive political organizations near me share the same events they’re supporting (one lists upcoming events on their webpage so I can use an RSS feed to be notified, the other passes around a list at the end of each meeting so that only works IRL), hopefully your area has something like that.
Learned how to make thermite. Mutual aid to feed people here.
Trying to get a bit stronger and more ready for whatever awful thing every day. Activism with political parties and politicians that can potentially win, although that still feels like trying to piss out a forest fire.
Started writing a website in my native language to oppose chat control
