{"id":7812,"date":"2017-01-28T23:05:53","date_gmt":"2017-01-28T23:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/2017\/01\/28\/you-always-seem-to-have-all-the-answers-what-do\/"},"modified":"2017-01-28T23:05:53","modified_gmt":"2017-01-28T23:05:53","slug":"you-always-seem-to-have-all-the-answers-what-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/2017\/01\/28\/you-always-seem-to-have-all-the-answers-what-do\/","title":{"rendered":"You always seem to have all the answers. What do we do to stop Trump? I feel helpless. I know of the elections in November for Senate, Congress, etc. what can we do in the meantime?"},"content":{"rendered":"

handaxe<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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junepinetrees54<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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handaxe<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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I took this question really seriously, so I asked my parents to help me answer this. Here is what my dad said:\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Here is what my mom said:\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Here is what I say:\u00a0<\/p>\n

First of all, I am sorry for referring to you as\u00a0\u201ckid\u201d to my folks. It was just a shorthand I used for them to understand in a simple way that I think you are someone younger than they are. They are professors\/teachers, and are often tasked with communicating effectively with young people. (also, sorry if my dad misgendered you? I guess kid = boy in his head)<\/p>\n

Next: Yes. To what my parents said. When I feel helpless I often turn to them because they are so blisteringly smart and compassionate, and if I seem strong and like I have all the answers, it\u2019s because I come from an incredibly supportive family. I wanted to share that with you.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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  1. Furthermore, staying informed in the time of \u201calternative facts\u201d is an act of resistance. Knowing is half the battle. There\u2019s an app called Countable that will keep you informed of the latest developments in your local government and issues you care about.<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n
  2. Because our representatives are firmly planted in the last century, online activism doesn\u2019t cut through the noise to them\u2014but phone calls do. Here is a website called 5calls.org that helps you make those calls<\/a> with a script, and is especially effective if you (like me) have social anxiety.\u00a0<\/li>\n
  3. Here is a great\u00a0\u201cStop Trump\u201d reading list<\/a> that @batlordart<\/a> compiled.\u00a0<\/li>\n
  4. Don\u2019t focus on a mountainous goal like \u201cstopping Trump\u201d and instead expend your energy on things that will make you happier and healthier.<\/li>\n
  5. Thriving is our first act of resistance.<\/li>\n
  6. Don\u2019t despair. I could vibrate with the conviction of how fiercely I believe it: we will get through this.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    Is your mother a descendant of Nietzsche?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    i will let you know<\/p>\n

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    handaxe: junepinetrees54: handaxe: I took this question really seriously, so I asked my parents to help me answer this. Here is what my dad said:\u00a0 Here is what my mom said:\u00a0 Here is what I say:\u00a0 First of all, I am sorry for referring to you as\u00a0\u201ckid\u201d to my folks. It was just a shorthand … Continue reading You always seem to have all the answers. What do we do to stop Trump? I feel helpless. I know of the elections in November for Senate, Congress, etc. what can we do in the meantime?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[869,3119],"class_list":["post-7812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-politics","tag-really-important-and-helpful","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7812"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7812\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}