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Oh for fucks sake, I'm not talking individuals here. You are making a strawman argument.
You need to seek out others who also want to do something, and there is plenty of opportunity for that with todays social media. Then you plan together what would be a good thing to do locally for your area.
If others are doing something too, and their approach is more successful, you join them.
You collect a group, and do maybe 1 hour protests once a week to begin with, get peoples attention, and try to get more to join.
AFAIK that's just about how grassroots movements get started.
Also you've had almost a year to figure something out now, how lame is it of you to ask this question now?
Its not in the news, but we're already doing what you mentioned. What else do we do?
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They just want to whine about the US, they have no actual suggestions with merit and keep trying to dismiss any and all evidence that people are actually doing things.
If they were talking about Ukraine, I'd assume they're a Russian bot.
Build a more secular, caring, educated, egalitarian society? Row together with others to move the whole boat.
Not a specious statement. People saying 'what am I supposed to do?' often seem to think they can put republicans out of office and the problem is solved. USA is culturally divided and class stratified, and the non-commercial sectors are under repression.
There is only so much one person can do, and I absolutely do not blame those Americans that actually voted against Trump, and those who are actively protesting.
It's the remaining 90+% that are the problem.
At least the majority seems to be voting Democrat now, but it's far from a sure thing there will be another presidential election.
PS:
I have no idea why you got a downvote?
I disagree that 90% of americans aren't doing anything. I see protests literally every day, so I don't know what you're on about.
Then you don't know what 10% looks like.
Where are you getting your numbers?
43% of statistics are made up on the spot.
Maybe they are referring to the political science truism that only 10% or so of society needs to be mobilized and activated for sociopolitical change to engage.
Highest estimate for no kings was 5 million, which is 1.6%. So accounting for infants and the sick I find that to be a reasonable estimate.