WWYHMD?

It feels like all I can see lately is politics. It's what everyone wants to talk about. Some of this discussion is necessary. Extraordinarily so. But a large portion of it is superfluous, repetitive, and/or just plain incorrect. I try not to talk about these topics much partially to keep my own sanity, but also to not add to this deluge unless I feel I have something new to say.

As I see it, we are on one of two paths. Either this country is going to be so gutted and its foundational documents changed that you cannot even call this the same country (and it will probably get a rename) or this will all be undone and seen as one of the most shameful parts of US history. My hope is on the second, but we shall see. My only advice would be to have a "go" option ready. You will know when the time comes.

Despite the severity of the situation, I find myself doing very little to affect change. Not because I don't want to, but because I can't find an avenue I'm convinced will actually do something. I mean, I voted and plan to vote in elections I feel I know enough about to have an informed opinion. But calling my representative? How is my call supposed to tell them anything they don't already know? Going to a protest? How is coordinated whining supposed to change anything at this stage?

Quite frankly, I'm prepared to do quite a bit if I was convinced it would actually do anything (and I do things in the background I don't really talk about). For legal reasons I'm not going to elaborate on that statement further. But to any who would take issue with my apparent lack of action, I have a question: What would you have me do? How would you have me live my life any differently than I already do?

While I'm positing this in a bit of a facetious manner, I want to be clear that this is an invitation. If you can think of a way I could make a difference in a real way, I'm more than happy to help. But unless you can give me an answer to that question, you can fuck right off.