Most of my friends are at best deeply concerned, and at most despondent, about the current state of the country. Most are not Democrats or Republicans, just people that want an America that lives up to its values, or at least tries.
To date, many have tried to block out the noise of politics while doing the little things they can here and there to try and help get the Country back on track: voting, attending rallies, etc. But it just isn’t working and the morale of people is getting really bad. It seems like we are reaching the point where something significant has to be done by the silent public, to not only effect real change and accountability, but also to help pull people out of their deep mental hole.
What is the right action path forward? Anything that is based on just getting behind Democrats will fail in my opinion. They’ve proven to be so ineffective, they kill any momentum. They also have certain viewpoints that will never be supported by enough people to get control of the government. The actions need to be party independent, well thought out, permanent, continuous, and impactful.
I’ve thought of a lot of different ideas, such as the creation of organizations that combat all of the disinformation, but frankly the situation is so serious and so big, all of us feel helpless.
Is there something that can be done? We don’t want to live like this for the next 20 years, nor do our families. Right now the solution for several of my friends is to live in Europe. They are headed out. For many reasons I hate that. I’m not the type of person to run away from a fight.