So, what are YOU going to do?

[ghostsinthemachine]

Once again we have a President that we all vehemently disagree with. So what are we (really YOU) going to do about it?


Keep visiting DU?
Start protesting on inauguration day? Stop protesting the next day?
Sign online petitions?
Help with voter registration efforts?

I did all that shit in 2000, starting with a protest in SF on inauguration day. I protested the shit out of the wars, for medical pot, the entire Bush term. I felt it had little effect.

BTW, in DC there are a number of anti Trump events on inauguration night.

[think]

1. We have medical marijuana in 28 states now. Looks like you're efforts weren't completely in vain.

Sometimes it takes awhile for efforts to take root but they certainly still can...

[ghostsinthemachine]

2. I remember lawyers flipping us off when we would protest

At courthouses. Lawyers hated us. God that was so long ago. Let's not forget that Obama tried to shutter CAs pot industry. Cannot imagine what Sessions plan is.

[metroins]

3. Promote local Democrats

And focus more locally.

National politics begins in every town in America, we need to start from the ground up.

[ghostsinthemachine]

8. I live in Democrat City, USA

Sacramento. The mayor, the Governor, both Senators,. My Rep, Ami Bera, are all Democrats. Are they my kind of Democrats, however?

[hunter]

9. In this national environment, maybe we shouldn't be too fussy about the "kind" of Democrat.

Barack Obama and Jerry Brown are solid centrists in my book, not even in an international first-world-social-democracies way, but on the rightward tilting U.S. political field.

But I stand fully behind them. Both are extremely competent leaders, especially in comparison to the hairballs the Republican Party coughs up.

My personal politics are radically leftist. In comparison to the "average" U.S. American I am a socialist and environmental extremist; some kind of modern Luddite.

I believe economic "productivity," as we now define it, is a direct measure of the damage we are doing to earth's natural environment and our own human spirit.

But damn, Obama is one of our nations great Presidents.

[ghostsinthemachine]

10. Or is now the time to flip

The switch and turn left?

[hunter]

12. I'm more like whatever works in state and local politics. The Presidency is fickle.

One thing we need is strong women candidates who can connect with women who now vote Republican or don't vote at all.

[Fast Walker 52]

11. fuck yes. Let's focus on the enemy-- the GOP. Stop in-fighting until they are out of power

[ismnotwasm]

4. My husband and I plan to get more involved locally

Our new Rep is Pramila Jayapal, who replaced the great liberal lion Jim McDemott. I see her as a great Democratic resource, and hope to see her star rise.

[pinboy3niner]

5. I've done protests and marches, marched wirh John Lewis in '04

I drove from California to volunteer for Kerry for 2 months on Ohio in ''04.

I am trying to do my part. But I'm a Vietnam vet geting older and more feeble and I won't be around for that much longer.

It's going to be up to you who follow us to save the country and the planet. Good Luck!

[cwydro]

7. Hey, lots of DUers are busy (even at this moment) turning tabloids front to back!

This is important work!

[NightWatcher]

13. Hunker down, realizing that it's about all you can do in Red America for right now.

[ghostsinthemachine]

14. American Idol is over! Do something!

Phone call the shit out of Congress. Email em to death.