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What can YOU do?
So, I've been collecting links.
First of all, Hillary Clinton’s Popular Vote Victory Will Likely Keep Growing, and The electoral college doesn't vote until December 19th:
The Electoral College Was Designed to Prevent Trump. You Can Make This Happen.
Follow the link for more info, but very simply how do you accomplish this? Easy: Write to Republican electors in states that went red, and beg them to vote their conscience.
Goodness knows that if they declare Hillary President you might descend into civil war, but it's worth a shot? At least you will have done everything in your power. And SPREAD THE WORD!!!
There is also a Change.org petition that you can sign.
More info on dates & how the system works here.
However, this is a slim hope. So, how to prepare & start fighting back?
How to set up an anti-fascist group
Autocracy: 6 Rules for Survival
And finally, two tweets about what you can do to make minorities feel safer:
Edit. Bit rushed due to lunch break. But - I think that having a dreamwidth backup is very useful. Crossposting is faffy, but considering all the hacking & monitoring, things could get difficult, and no one knows how much Trump's stooges would try to curtail communication or protests. But then dreamwidth is based in the US... I don't know. I've never had to think about these things in all seriousness before. But. I remember![[profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
anniesj getting a visit from the Secret Service... Just be careful. <3
ETA: 5 Ways You Can Fight Back Against Donald Trump by @LOLGOP
First of all, Hillary Clinton’s Popular Vote Victory Will Likely Keep Growing, and The electoral college doesn't vote until December 19th:
The Electoral College Was Designed to Prevent Trump. You Can Make This Happen.
Follow the link for more info, but very simply how do you accomplish this? Easy: Write to Republican electors in states that went red, and beg them to vote their conscience.
Goodness knows that if they declare Hillary President you might descend into civil war, but it's worth a shot? At least you will have done everything in your power. And SPREAD THE WORD!!!
There is also a Change.org petition that you can sign.
More info on dates & how the system works here.
However, this is a slim hope. So, how to prepare & start fighting back?
How to set up an anti-fascist group
Autocracy: 6 Rules for Survival
And finally, two tweets about what you can do to make minorities feel safer:
Here's a list of things white friends have done/can do which actually make me feel safer:
— Silicon (@siliconphospho) November 12, 2016
Women, immigrants, PoC, Muslims, LGBTQ people, + others likely to suffer under right-wing admin share survival tips https://t.co/1DyV2xgc2E
— Roq(in) around the🎄 (@roqchams) November 13, 2016
Edit. Bit rushed due to lunch break. But - I think that having a dreamwidth backup is very useful. Crossposting is faffy, but considering all the hacking & monitoring, things could get difficult, and no one knows how much Trump's stooges would try to curtail communication or protests. But then dreamwidth is based in the US... I don't know. I've never had to think about these things in all seriousness before. But. I remember
anniesj getting a visit from the Secret Service... Just be careful. <3 ETA: 5 Ways You Can Fight Back Against Donald Trump by @LOLGOP
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I'd forgotten about that post. The thing that bugs me the most about it is how much protection elected officials get from anonymous (or even non-anonymous) potential threats made on them and yet some other citizen going through unbelievable harassment and actual threatening actions can't get anyone to do a thing -- not social media platforms, local police, FBI or anyone. And yet we're talking about some heated discussion from more than 10 years now that somehow did. That's infuriating, but given that our president-elect engages in some of that same lack of civility we sure can't be expecting changes anytime soon.
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Oh god, this. Especially women. And the fact that Fuckface von Clownstick will a) get protection and b) make it easier for people to harass/threaten others is just infuriating.
(And I don't care I call him that, no. Surely being Danish has got to be good for something!)
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I wanted to add this one: http://www.nybooks.com/articles/1995/06/22/ur-fascism/
I think it is very important reading to understand all the different kinds of fascists we are currently encountering in Europe and in the USA and what connects them.
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And I shall add your link to my ever-growing collection. Thank you!
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(At work, not here, replying in more detail later.)
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Sorry! I am a bit wary of this Russian-paranoia (scary as their gov't is!) that flavours some DW-LJ arguments and, well, you know... ♥
ETA: I deleted my previous comment, because it's probably not fair now either to you or to OP (if taken out of context) to have the quote still there like that. (But not to be funny!)
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I hadn't even thought of it in that light, since - as you say - I'd probably be the last person to tell people to get off LJ. *clings*
Sorry! I am a bit wary of this Russian-paranoia (scary as their gov't is!) that flavours some DW-LJ arguments and, well, you know... ♥
Well dreamwidth is US owned, so there's no safe place, really, if they start cracking down.
ETA: I deleted my previous comment, because it's probably not fair now either to you or to OP (if taken out of context) to have the quote still there like that. (But not to be funny!)
Fair nuff! ♥
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And on that scary thought, let's continue clinging to LJ. *hugs* (Or Dreamwidth, if needs be!)
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*nods* What a world we live in. :(
And on that scary thought, let's continue clinging to LJ. *hugs* (Or Dreamwidth, if needs be!)
Yeah - I love LJ too much for words, so here's to hoping.
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I will say this for the US: freedom of speech is the nearest thing we have to an absolute right, and this is pretty much agreed upon throughout the political spectrum You are not allowed to preemptively censor information (you can be liable after the fact for things you publish that are untrue, but the government cannot prevent you from publishing something) and the first amendment, true to its title, tends to supercede all other considerations in the courts (again, wherever you fall on the political spectrum). I do not think Donald Trump's threats against the press are going to go far, and I am in general terrified about how much other Republicans have folded when faced with him.
That said, I kind of agree with the argument that the Russians are not likely to care about what we say. Phones from Chinese manufactures (as opposed to phones that are merely manufactured in China, which is basically all of them) are starting to become a thing here, and you hear concerns about 'oh no, but what if the Chinese government is using them to spy on us!' I'm like, what the hell does the Chinese government care about where I'm buying my coffee? There is no information that the Chinese government can collect about me that they can use to any kind of consequence in my life. The NSA, however, I am very concerned about spying on me . . .
Which is all a very long and rambly way of saying that it probably doesn't matter too much where you post and, if these things concern you, maybe consider a donation to the Electronic Frontier Foundation?
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Then to other social media platforms - notably Zuckerberg and his creepy all-devouring data mine that is Facebook. Infact I have far more of a problem with Facebook than I do any other social media platform, because it's so restrictive and contrived as regards "friends", AND it's mining my data at the same time. I feel forced to be on there to maintain links with school friends as they put social events and message each other on it. Eh...
Basically, the only way you're going to have an ethical journal is to buy a recycled paper journal and handwrite your muse, like the old days... :o/
I got blocked from Instagram last year for - what I can see - liking too many photos. I thought that was the point of the app?
It's definitely good to fight against all levels of racist, sexist douchebaggery though, all those people who think they now have the right to be boors in public now, just because their upcoming president is one should not have an easy ride of it. We saw a definite upturn of outwardly racist behaviour in the UK, and it's a scary thing, but if you see it, you must defend the victim, however scary it is. I've yet to witness anything in public (though Oxfordshire and the home counties voted to Remain in the EU, despite being surrounded by a sea of Leave) I guess I am fortunate to live where I do.
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Oh I remember... And yeah, there's no perfect haven. (Facebook is worse again!!)
Basically, the only way you're going to have an ethical journal is to buy a recycled paper journal and handwrite your muse, like the old days... :o/
Makes it hard to communicate with others though... /o\ Meh.
I got blocked from Instagram last year for - what I can see - liking too many photos. I thought that was the point of the app?
?? That's crazy.
We saw a definite upturn of outwardly racist behaviour in the UK, and it's a scary thing, but if you see it, you must defend the victim, however scary it is.
This. It's not easy...
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*HUGS*
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