alightinthefire:

v1als:

severus-snape-is-a-butt-trumpet:

what do we do tho? like, honestly? what happens if he’s elected? what do we honest to god do?

Coming from the UK after our own catastrophe: you make his life hell. You make his government’s life hell. Anything and everything shitty that they want to do, you protest, you campaign, you petition, you lobby. You tie the whole thing up in so much red tape that Mr I’ve-Never-Had-Anyone-Say-No-To-Me starts loathing his job.

You create private safe zones, you look out for one another, you let your now validated racist, homophobic, transphobic neighbours know that their bigotry will not be tolerated through any means you feel it’s safe to do so. You join forces. Despite everything, you thrive out of spite, out of survival, out of a need to protect your own.

All of these communities have faced untold amounts of hell before and we’re all still here. It’s in our history to survive – in our genetic makeup. There will be losses and there will be casualties but in four years you’ll still be here and you’ll vote him out and the time to grieve will be then. For now, fight. In any way you can, even if all you can do is get through each day at a time. Fight him every step of the way.

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Organize. Resist.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rules_for_Radicals

1. “Power is not only what you have, but what the enemy thinks you
   have.” Power is derived from 2 main sources – money and people.
   “Have-Nots” must build power from flesh and blood.
2. “Never go outside the expertise of your people.” It results in
   confusion, fear and retreat. Feeling secure adds to the backbone of
   anyone.
3. “Whenever possible, go outside the expertise of the enemy.” Look for ways to increase insecurity, anxiety and uncertainty.
4. “Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules.” If the rule is
   that every letter gets a reply, send 30,000 letters. You can kill them
   with this because no one can possibly obey all of their own rules.
5. “Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon.” There is no defense. It’s
   irrational. It’s infuriating. It also works as a key pressure point to
   force the enemy into concessions.
6. “A good tactic is one your people enjoy.” They’ll keep doing it
   without urging and come back to do more. They’re doing their thing, and
   will even suggest better ones.
7. “A tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag.” Don’t become old news.
8. “Keep the pressure on. Never let up.” Keep trying new things to keep
   the opposition off balance. As the opposition masters one approach, hit
   them from the flank with something new.
9. “The threat is usually more terrifying than the thing itself.”
   Imagination and ego can dream up many more consequences than any
   activist.
10. “The major premise for tactics is the development of operations that
    will maintain a constant pressure upon the opposition.” It is this
    unceasing pressure that results in the reactions from the opposition
    that are essential for the success of the campaign.
11. “If you push a negative hard enough, it will push through and become
    a positive.” Violence from the other side can win the public to your
    side because the public sympathizes with the underdog.
12. “The price of a successful attack is a constructive alternative.”
    Never let the enemy score points because you’re caught without a
    solution to the problem.
13. “Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.” Cut
    off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after
    people and not institutions; people hurt faster than institutions.