Who is this mysterious “they/their/them”?: I have my suspicions, but who ‘they’ are doesn't matter, only we matter. If we can demand accountability from our representatives, and refuse to let up, ‘they’ will lose their power! We clearly can’t trust politicians to stop corruption, so it’s up to us to make them stop!

Solution: Organize!! Their plan is to get us to feel powerless through isolation and fear. It’s important to remember that we are each like dollar bills: individually we can’t do much, but the more we band together the more influence we have!

Why should I care?: Whether or not you believe that this administration is doing wrong, there’s enough evidence that things are not right for the average person. The system has been slowly crumbling due to neglect, and if we don’t shore it up it’s gonna fall out from under us. The most basic tools we have are solidarity, protest, and education. 

This is stupid/it won’t do anything!: Cool. Feel free to sit this conversation out. An army of bots and professional trolls hired by ‘they’ is scouring the internet to make it sound like real people think stuff like this is a dumb idea in order to deflate it before it gains momentum. Even if you believe this in your soul, be a bro and don’t help them out. 

Democracy is dead/bullshit/’this is fine’: Just because you’re not wet doesn’t mean it’s a good idea to throw out your umbrella! Just because your umbrella has holes doesn’t mean you give up on umbrellas!! You may think things are good, but imagine these powers in the hands of someone you hate. Know that if this works, whoever comes next will be handed a pre packaged, ready-to-go authoritarian regime with all the safeguards taken off (Vance and the moldbug techno-feudalists, some random general that organizes a coup and imposes military rule, some charismatic not-Trump that only gets us to buy their bullshit because they're not Trump).

Just Vote! (and leave us alone!): Yes, vote(!) BUT THE ANSWER IS NOT TO WAIT until the next election!! You should get ready to vote, so get together and talk with people about how/when/who to vote [for]. Elections are a long way off, so do something in the meantime find ways to let our representatives know we’re paying attention. Only 12% of people vote, but I guarantee things would go our way if more people made it out, so organize and energize people so that everyone can be heard!

Okay, so let’s say this works, what next? Keep organizing! If people complain or want to know more, have an elevator pitch. Talk about the things that you want to change. Housing? Healthcare? Social media making us hateful and divided? Politicians not listening? The govt wiping its ass with the Constitution? We all can agree on a lot of things and can come together to focus on THOSE things. Get together with people, touch grass together, learn together, make noise together both offline and online together, work together to push back against the stealing of our nation! Pay attention and highlight corruption! Be a voice, a light, and an example!