I Don't Know What the Fuck To Do

Title says it all. I still can't believe that our nation elected an obvious fascist piece-of-shit to a 2nd term (and yes, I made the mistake of voting "none of the above" in the 2016 presidential election as a protest against a shitty pair of candidates. I realize I should have voted for the lesser of two evils even though I knew it wouldn't make a difference in the NV election. I voted in all the other elections that year, but still I'm sorry). So now we have an obvious gestapo force (ICE & Border Patrol) waging war against Americans, most notably in Minnesota.

As I sit here comfortably in my home, I feel guilty knowing that a second conscientious observer has been flat-out MURDERED by ICE in Minneapolis. If you feel the same way I do, then I don't know what the fuck to say. I know almost no one will read this blog, but if my position here actually angers you and you think that Trump's crackdown is justified, then I would ask you to please make a critical analysis of your current political beliefs. You're probably a big 2nd amendment believer and have talked a lot about "standing up to the government" in the past (even though you've probably never really been tread upon). Well, here's your chance! The Nazis are here! But let me guess, instead of standing up to them, you're probably egging them on. Because fascism and government overreach is only bad when it happens to you, right? Fuck those brown people! We believe in "free speech", but fuck those liberals and protesters! 


I know this has zero chance of reaching anyone on the right (like my Dad, who absolutely refuses to believe anything that contradicts his right-wing media intake, even when presented with cold hard facts), but I ask you to PLEASE try and have some empathy and ask if you're really living the values you profess. It's OK to admit you were wrong. I do it all the time (I hope). A long time ago I was you. 

And hey, maybe even try cracking open that Bible you talk so much about and try reading the words in red instead of the ones in the Old Testament, the laws of which Jesus said he was here specifically to abolish. You go to church and claim to follow JC. Maybe try honestly comparing the policies and politicians you support to what Jesus preached. I feel fully confident stating that the average atheist does a 1,000% better job of living what JC taught than the average American Christian.

And if you think I'm exaggerating by calling ICE the Gestapo or labelling Trump and MAGA as Nazis, then I would ask you to read (or re-read) some history. This is eerily similar to what was going on in pre-WWII Germany. If you don't believe me and have a lot of time on your hands, I would recommend "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" by William Shirer. Or, maybe just read a good wikipedia article. I don't care, but it's truly bizarre to see the 2A crowd support executing a man who was legally carrying with a CCW permit (and was disarmed, maced and held down before having a hail of bullets rained on him at point-blank). The fuck is wrong with you?

So what do we do? We need to continue protesting. Is that going to actually help people having their doors kicked down without a warrant by an untrained, heavily armed para-miliary organization roaming in packs, wearing masks and showing no identification? Is that going to help when they can execute us, run away and face no consequences because the current administration says they have "absolute immunity"? (What in the actual fuck??) We need more people like this guy. We need more people like Renee Good and Alex Pretti. The problem is, they're being murdered. So should we (non-MAGA people) arm up? I think so, but it's probably not going to do any good unless we also travel in groups AND have the backing of local and state law enforcement in standing up to ICE/MAGA.

I am personally planning to buy more shells for my shotgun. But really, the chances of ICE coming after me are virtually zero (I'm white). And even if I was legally open carrying in a protest or trying to protect someone from ICE like Alex Pretti was, I know that this would only result in one of three outcomes for me: A) I would be murdered by ICE or B) I would spend the rest of my life in federal prison or C) I would survive a crippling barrage of gunshots and then spend the rest of my life in federal prison. Not only that, but I have zero doubt these would be my only options even if ICE illegally broke down my door without a warrant and I defended myself (you MAGA conservatives still believe in castle doctrine, right?).

I know virtually no one will read this, and I'm just yelling into the void. But I feel truly hopeless for our country like I never have. I don't know what to do, other than protest and vote and try to stand up for our neighbors where and how we can. I'd like to think I would stand up like that guy in MN openly carrying in his neighborhood to protect people from the ICE mob. But would I actually have the courage to do the same thing, knowing the aforementioned 3 outcomes are almost assured, even if I'm clearly within my constitutionally guaranteed rights? In the moment, I have to admit, almost certainly not. And I am ashamed of that. I am also saddened that any of us even need to think about that, in the USA in the year 2026.

Protest. Vote. Try to change minds. I guess that's all most of us can realistically do. And barring that effecting some changes, we're fucked.

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