Nine Ways to Oppose Donald Trump - The New Yorker

[pbmus]

Over the past few weeks, a number of anguished friends and acquaintances, and even some strangers, have got in touch with me to ask what they might do to oppose Donald Trump. Being a fellow sufferer from oats—Obsessing About Trump Syndrome—my first instinct has been to tell people to get off social media and take a long walk. It won’t do anybody much good, except possibly Trump, if large numbers of people who voted against him send themselves mad by constantly reading about him, cursing him, and recirculating his latest outrages.

But, of course, taking a mental-health break is only a first step toward preserving the Republic. As a daily columnist, I see my role as trying to analyze and critique the Trump program, while also trying to understand some of the phenomena that allowed him to blag his way to the verge of the White House. But for those who want to take a more direct approach, here are some suggestions, starting with something you can do immediately:

Nine Ways to Oppose Donald Trump - The New Yorker - www.newyorker.com
http://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/nine-ways-to-oppose-donald-trump

[Cryptoad]

1. Start Driving the Speed Limit

burrs their ass.

[byronius]

2. Great piece.

[raccoon]

3. Great article. If anyone tells you "Get over it," tell them

Trump isn’t just another President: he’s a shameless demagogue.

[frazzled]

4. One minor quibble

And this is only my own bugaboo. I realize that others will feel differently.

Immediately after the election I thought the best thing I could do was to donate to experienced organizations that would help to fight the worst depredations of a Trump administration. At first, I put the ACLU near the top of my list. But in thinking about it, I decided to kick them off. Why? Because the ACLU's major interest, in my experience, has been to protect First Amendment rights. And that has meant a long history of also protecting the rights of the very white supremacist groups that helped bring Trump to power. I do not want their rights to free speech protected by my money, or their racism or anti-Semitism. This is a type of enabling I can't personally countenance.

So what did I do? We doubled our annual contribution to the Southern Poverty Law Center instead.

Again, this is just my opinion.