Learn How to Fight Peacefully Against Trump

[Anonymous]

If you have opposing views from someone else about things you firmly believe in, someone telling you to suddenly stop believing and fighting for those things because someone who doesn't believe in your values, is in power, is crazy. For the same reasons Trump and his supporters are fighting and rallying so hard for what they believe in, is the same reason you should do the same if you have opposing views. Why have beliefs in the first place if you, and they, are so weak that all it takes is someone saying: "we have a new President," to make you change your entire mind about everything you've ever believed in and stand for? You don't, however, have to throw rocks and burn down cars or curse people out in order to make your point and make your voice be heard. Quite the opposite. No one in the long term is going to listen to whiny or violent behavior. There are, however, five good ways to challenge the system and people who spew hate or have opposing views from you peacefully.

1. Vote

It may seem insane to you now to think that your vote matters, but it does today, it did at the last election, and it did before that in your local elections. Voting for president has never been the only thing you should turn out and vote for. There are so many local elections that have a far greater impact on your day to day life in some instances, than most of what's going on in Washington. Vote for people that support the causes and values you do. Promote them to friends and family. Drive everyone to vote in your locals and nationals to help yourself shape the way this country is or will be run. It's not enough to lay down and give up and say, since I didn't win this one time, that's it. There will always be a loser in an election, but if you don't throw your vote in the ring, for sure 100% of the time, that loser will be you.

2. Reject Silence

Standing idly by when someone is being bullied, or their rights are infringed upon, or they are being hurt, is like saying that this is perfectly okay with you. If you know right from wrong, than you ought to know that happening right in front of you. Allowing, laughing off, ignoring sexist, racist, homophobic, ageist, etc., style remarks as "oh nothing," helps the victims continue to be victimized and the bullies and -ists, continue to feel that what they are doing is okay because no one is saying or doing anything to the contrary. It might be a friend or a co-worker today, but what happens when it's you? Who will fight for you if you are so unwilling to fight for others.

3. Educate Yourself

It's easy to close your ears and not hear what the other side has to say, but open your mind, and shut your mouth from time to time and listen. In order to understand a problem, you must first know what it is. Educate yourself. Sit down and do your own research on what matters to you. Know who the players are in the game. Know who the other team is. Know where to get quality fact checked and proofed news that doesn't rely on click bait and 30 second sound bites. Be the person in the know as opposed to the one slurping up what's spoon fed to you.

4. Actually Support Your Causes

If you claim to be a supporter of women's rights, or Black or Blue Lives, or the LGBT community, or immigrants, or anything else, actually show up or participate in their organizations. You don't have to stand around for 8 hours in the freezing cold to be a part of an organization. Volunteer from time to time. Organize a meet and greet. Send out flyers. Promote their causes. Donate. Join online and read up on the latest info on their websites. Every organization will always need more help, more volunteers, donations, and more supporters. Don't just show up for a photo op and go home or talk a big game and literally do nothing; actually be a part of a movement and a part of changing the world.

5. Set the example

If you don't want to see someone else doing something or behavior you find immoral or unethical, don't do it yourself. Each one of us sets an example for the people around us, especially if you have children. If you're out there on the streets punching and spitting on people, how does that help a situation? Who has ever responded favorably and wanted to change after being spat upon or punched in the face? It is hard to rise above. No one ever said it was easy, but you've only to flip through a history book to see what fighting a civil fight can do and has done.

[Phoenix98]

Yeah... if liberals want to fight peacefully then maybe they should stop rioting, burning things, looting stores, trashing businesses, attacking police and their cars and causing civil unrest and chaos. Did you know that a lot of people got seriously injured and some even killed by the liberals and their activities?

But I agree with what your saying.

I support Trump by the way but I support the right to peacefully protest against him and voice your opinion as per the constitution.

But at the same time have you ever actually tried to reason with a liberal? It's near impossible, they'll call you a bigot and use the word wrong and call you a racist when your not. And quite literally do everything that they claim we do that they hate so much, all the while not even realizing that they are some of the biggest hypocrites in the world.

It would almost be funny if it wasn't so aggravating and sad.

[FallOutBoy2001]

Cause, you know, we've been having rather peaceful protests the last few days, but let's gloss that over in favor of a small minority.

[myTake Owner]

What the above comment said is right as well. It's important not to get sucked in by sensationalism of the media... the same things people on the other 'side' of the coin ask for. The media is going to focus on rioters and looting and burning because it grabs headlines. They aren't going to focus on the millions of people world wide, mind you, who did in fact, march and rally peacefully because that doesn't "sell." It's not just liberals or Dems who riot and burn. There are reckless individuals on both sides.

Also, just as I've asked above for those on this 'side' to shut up and listen to the other side, you must also do the same. It's not enough to just hide behind..."well you can't argue with a liberal because they all think you're racist bigots." That's not true for everyone, and only helps create more of a problem. If everyone is not listening and not talking or just screaming at each other, how will anything happen for anybody no matter what you believe in?

[Rissyanne]

I have never know a silent liberal... lol

[FallOutBoy2001]

@Rissyanne Well they exist

[Rissyanne]

@FallOutBoy2001 I was not addressing this to you. If I was... I would have posted your name. I have you blocked.

[Anonymous]

I don't understand why everyone is so against Trump. When obama was in office, everyone was supposed to keep quiet despite the horrors he did to this country. The people finally said enough, and now the extremes are whining because they didn't get what they wanted. Reminds me of the people whining when Reagan was elected to his first term. This country flourished under Reagan. It is time we do so again. It has been too long since we have had a president who loves this country. obama didn't.

[SC4321]

Well said. I completely agree.

[N192K001]

U. S. liberals, you might want to have a this U. K. liberal's analysis on the Trump''s victory if you want to have a chance of redemption in the U. S.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLG9g7BcjKs

The character "Jonathan Pie" plays the part of a disgruntled a news reporter (on the B. B. C., if I remember correctly) ranting to his producer "Tim" in contact with him via his earpiece (which seems to have disappeared in his latest videos).

I may not always agree with him (I'm libertarian, not liberal.), but I do find myself agreeing with him a number of times: "Being offended doesn't work anymore." Re-learn the art of persuasion, instead of insulting and demonizing people who disagree with you.

[FallOutBoy2001]

Agreed! I'm very liberal, raised by a socialist and a liberal, but even I've reached the point where I've realized that being offended doesn't work anymore. Go out there and make a change, don't just sit on your arse and complain. Go protest, don't just retweet about it! Debate your opponents, don't demonize them

[ShallowNight26]

I like the thoughts up above.
I don't much like the choices presented to us... it's like Here do you want a cheese burger? or a regular burger?
The system show's only 2 solutions and does not mean for us to solve our own problems. When were told to lower carbin the choices are more gas, or more nuclear power. ? what and we don't have other choices or technology to pursue? And just because one solution works it might not work for everyone, but that's not an option for us. I truly believe with less government and more personal responsibility then we can fix any problem we have in time. After all could you really believe that someone else making decisions ON YOUR behalf is in YOUR own best interest? That's like saying some up tight business guy knows what is best for a kid living in the street in Harlem. Or a farmer knows best how to do C+ programing laws. Or even a lawyer know the best farming practices, or how to drill a well.

[AleDeEurope]

Finally! Great Take. I support Trump, but I also support the right to protest him, as long as its peaceful. If you wanna protest against him, do it, but do it peacefully, not like a bunch of fascists burning and breaking stuff, and physically attacking people who disagree with you.

I think this Take could actually apply to any type of protest, not just against Trump, though.

[myTake Owner]

I've been told to actively just give up and give in and accept something I don't believe in. That's not me, never has been, never will, and like the other side, if you believe in what you say you do, you fight for that whether you end up "winning" or "losing." It's just not done with bullets and beat downs. I don't think the violent protestors understand that. How can you get someone to agree with you if you're busy knocking them out cold on the sidewalk? Change just doesn't happen like that. I wouldn't respond favorably to that, and I hazard a guess to say, not many others would either.

[AleDeEurope]

Exactly. You can't expect people to take you seriously if you're burning down the city and attacking people, especially when you claim Trump's a fascist, and burning and attacking people is tools used by fascists. It's contradictory.

I know many people do protest Trump peacefully, of course they do, but there's many others that don't, and all "peaceful protests" have had a violent side, and that ruins the protest. Peaceful protesters need to speak out against the violent ones.

[Neverrrmore]

I think this applies to everyone. I like it. Nobody is going to listen to screaming aggressive behaviour because your first response is to defend yourself, so you no longer are listening to learn, you are waiting to respond.

[Anonymous]

Or how about don't fight against Trump because he's a great man who is working as our president to make all of us safer and improve our daily lives. I mean jeez you say some controversial stuff over a decade ago and you're the worst person to ever walk the planet? Doesn't make sense to me.

[myTake Owner]

It wasn't a decade ago, it was during his election and furthermore, if you believed strongly in something--something you've believed in your whole life, when someone is in opposition to that, would you just lay down and say oh well, hope things work out. There is a long historical tract record of corruption in politics and all those people were also "great men," or "great women" to... some people.

[Opinion Owner]

What was during the election? He threw a few insults? Wow, how could he? He's just like any other person who has run for president! People hate trump for some stuff he may have said in the past and they blow it way out of proportion and make him out to be the worst person ever. Everything he's said and done from the start of his campaign until now have been for the people of America. He wants to make us safer, he wants to get us jobs, he wants to do all the things normal politicians talk about but never do. He does all this for the people and all he gets is hate, its really sad. Also, I'm not saying don't fight for what you believe in but what is there to fight? Mr. Trump is doing all this with the American citizens best interest in mind. You're saying "fight peacefully against trump" but you give no valid reason to fight. That's probably because you know there isn't one you just want to fit in with all these liberal lunatics. Until you give reasons you have no credibility.

[myTake Owner]

How about his circumvention of the law for one? How does one ban visas for citizens who already had Visa clearance? How does one ban citizens who already had green cards? How is giving police officers the "legal" right to stop citizens simply because of the way they look and demand to see proof of status, actually legal--as it's clear they will only be looking at "certain people?" He cares about everyone... yet he wants to take birth control off insurance plans and further cut insurance to millions who have it now under Obamacare. Some of the countries we're supposedly banning people from coming to America from aren't even on the terror watch list, and many who are, do not have travel bans... how does that make us safe? Yeah, no, plenty to fight peacefully against. You may be glad and happy with everything, but he's not following the laws, nor protecting anyone but a certain class of people.

[Opinion Owner]

Please enlighten me on which law he's "circumventing"? He's the POTUS, he made the law, he's not circumventing anything. And this Muslim ban is for the safety of all americans. Also this ban has nothing at all to do with how they look. It is a ban on MUSLIMS, which last I checked is a religion. Historically Muslim extremists have committed the overwhelming majority of terrorist attacks on our country, you really want them getting in with no challenge at all? Also, the countries in the ban were all on list of "countries of concern" made by the Obama administration, trump just has the balls to actually do something about it. And as far as Obamacare, that was a complete disaster and needs to go. It may have got some people health insurance, but it also caused major headaches for a lot of people when it caused their rates to skyrocket. It affected my family this way, it was not a good thing at all. Its a shame you can't see how Mr. Trump is doing more for this country than obama ever did.

[FakeName123]

"It's easy to close your ears and not hear what the other side has to say, but open your mind, and shut your mouth from time to time and listen."

The irony behind this statement is that exactly the lack of listening by the left-wing has resulted in Trump being elected.

[Prof_Don]

How so? Were the dems considered "sore winners" to u over these past 8 years?

[FakeName123]

@Prof_Don

Because the right-wing side of the coin has been unheard for 8 years now. Independent of their complaints being reasonable or not, they were simply not listened to nor adressed. Instead they were shut down by being told they are racists, bigots, sexists, homophobes and whatever word there is in the book.

Naturally a lot of frustration build up and it backfired. In fact it backfired so much that one extreme now lead to the opposite extreme.

[VictoriousSausage]

you're not entirely wrong there, there has been a lot of condescending attitude from some of the left wing, but that doesn't mean you need to drive your party to the extreme side of your cause. also please understand, no one likes to be called names, but on the other side of the coin, if someone's calling you that, it may be because you're offending a person, people, or a group of people.

[Anonymous]

Thanks! I am not American but have been frustrated to see all the people in here who love what Trump's doing right now. I thought There's no hope in America lol to see a posting like this is amazing! Keep going!

[Jager66]

This is all good advice, pretty much everyone thinks they do this though even though most don't.

My biggest concern is the Fascists on the Left and Right, thankfully the Fascist Right is fairly subdued and powerless, the Fascist Left however is mainstream, it has academia, the media, Hollywood, a significant portion of the Democrat party, Feminists, SJW's, Tech companies and Billionair's like Soro's funding them.

[Blitzkrieger]

As long as these groups cling to their political correctness nothing will change. When the women of colonge were raped in germany everybody waited for the reaction of feminism but the only thing these raped women got was a painful silence because it wasn't PC to speak out against minorities.

[TheFlak38]

What feminists did after the Cologne rape assaults was sharing flowers to their own rapists. In the meantime, those who protested about the rape gangs got supporessed by the anti-German police with chemicals and water cannons.
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[1977Rob]

I just wish the media would stop giving so much time to the most extreme views. Both sides have plenty of people taking every argument to the extreme. It would be nice for the reasonable people who have some intelligent comments to be able to get their views across.

[rose004b]

I hadn't seen a sane Take on this topic in a really long time. This needs more views.

[TripleAce]

There is nothing to fight... you're essentially fighting against the guy that is fighting for you and trying to 'save' the group that has built an empire to satisfy the establishment...

[Izumiblu]

Great take. I'd suggest that a better name for your take would be "Learn how to fight Effectively Against Trump".

[Mrwoo99]

Or... you could just accept the FACT that the candidate you wanted lost the elections, get on with your lives and wait for the next elections?

[Prof_Don]

The backbone of this nation is peaceful protest, no need to be smug because your candidate won. Let these people peacefully share their views.

Also keep in mind that current political events with the USA are not beubg protested on pure policy alone.

To them this is a "right vs. wrong" in a general humanitarian sense that transcends party politics altogether, while those in support of this Administration belittle this idea and makes this into "your candidate lost and you're being whiny".

[Greek_God]

Your number 3 is in direct conflict with your post. You see, if Trump haters educated themselves, they would become Trump supporters. Only retards hate Trump.

[VictoriousSausage]

you yourself just created a conflict in which you're assuming that Trump supporters need to be educated to become Trump supporters, think before you start typing.

[Greek_God]

@VictoriousSausage no, but Trump supporters obviously ARE more educated, at least when it comes to politics and government. If they weren't, they would vote for Hillary or some other retard.

[Djaaaay]

That's what conservatives say about the liberals... Love Trumps Hate !!

[lumberman9]

You make a lot of sense I hate Trump but I don't support the rioting so nice

[Anonymous]

I just love seeing feminist women short circuit on any topic with trump... fucking hilarious

[LoloWaye]

I'll never support him. That's it, that's all.

[Anonymous]

Nice advices, I agree, very good mytake.