Living in the States has me genuinely frightened. I'm not so naive as to suppose it's not always been rough, but it's clear we've entered a qualitatively different era. The moderate wing of fascism has died, and barbarism is all that remains.
I want to fight back in a substantive way, even if it's small. I want to participate in institutions which protect the vulnerable, myself included. I don't want to lock my doors and peek out the windows, but I know better than to engage in adventurist, individual "resistance." I also don't want to be in a social club where we sit and congratulate each other on having the right opinions. I'm past wanting to be on the "right side of history," where I content myself with personally disagreeing with the nightmare we live in. Something needs to be done; the window for taking action is swinging shut.
I have almost no experience in organizing. I've attended a handful of protests which mostly felt like a venting of frustrations for everyone there. I've associated with a few comrades who had good intentions, but never accomplished much. That's about it.
How do I actually go about being a part of something effective?
Let me be very clear and to the point.
The United States of America is a lost cause. The only cure to its blight is to destroy it.
We are in the early stages of a new holocaust. WW3 is coming within a decade. We are at the stage now where we need to be getting as many at risk people out of the US as possible. POC, Queer people, etc. Need to flee. All leftist orgs should be organizing to help them get somewhere safe.
Be very careful what you say and to who. Dont make yourself a target. Have good opsec. Publically be a MAGA lover and privately undermine them. The people who hid jews in their homes, the people who ran the underground railroad. If your not fleeing thats who you need to be.
Stay in shape and learn to shoot too. If they do find you out and come for you and its too late to escape take a few fascists out before they get you. and if your still kicking when a coalition probably led by China lands troops on American soil sometime in the 2030s im sure they wont mind the help.
America will lose the war. But it won this fight already. Dont die fighting a lost battle. Bide your time and help win the war.
Let's be realistic, in a world of nuclear deterrence world powers aren't landing troops on each other's shores. But I think you're right about this not being a safe place if you're not a well off, white man or woman. There is a danger of an invasion but it's not from the Chinese, it's from American right wing extremists. A populist right is on the rise and it's far more powerful than any genuine movement on the left in the US. Trump is just the beginning.
Those who are in the US could just give up and move away, which is totally understandable, but don't pretend that pressuring the head of capitalistic imperialism in the world directly has no effect. US citizens arguably have the most potential to change the direction of world events, but they're also the most subdued and comatose of all populations. But those of us that aren't in a capitalistic stupor could organize and push the country in a better direction, but we will definitely be punished for it.
If OP chooses to stay, it's going to be a fight. Not against China but against the powers of domination and exploitation that already exist here.
Uh... i think you misunderstood. I wasnt saying it would be a fight against China. I was saying it would be a fight against the US. I'm on Chinas side in this scenario.
我爱中国哈哈哈哈哈哈