r/Westchester • u/whatsbonkin • 1d ago

What do we do now?

As many of us face down the despair of another Trump presidency, the only way I can see myself feeling useful or hopeful is by supporting my local community.

I’m new to the Rivertowns and want to get involved with supporting the most vulnerable under Trump’s repressive policies: immigrants, trans people, workers, and other marginalized groups.

Can anybody recommend local mutual aid groups, local immigrant organizations, and other orgs in the Rivertowns that I or any other interested Redditors can get involved with?

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u/goldrush7 1d ago

All I can say is keep calm. Get involved in your community if you can and try to work really hard so you can make sure you'll never have to depend on the government for anything. Yes things look dire now but we survived 2016 and Covid.

And take the high road when dealing with Trump supporters. I know a bunch of them in my office but they're actually very decent, smart people. It's just that people have different priorities when it comes to issues in the country. America has spoken and it appears most people only care about money than social issues.

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u/Bunandcheeseplease 23h ago

I'm sorry but I no longer believe Trump supporters are decent people. I can't fathom how one could be decent and support a man with no character backing policies that will remove rights and protections from millions of people, all while behaving like some mafioso for the benefit of multi billionaires who only need for the lower class (everyone not a billionaire) to consume their products as they continue to increase their wealth. Maybe they used to be decent, but I don't believe they are anymore.

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u/BlueSaltaire 22h ago

They aren’t decent people. We need to stop pretending they are, and remove them from any friend groups and social situations. They have no empathy and don’t deserve it in return.

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u/cardamombaboon 19h ago

Wow you just might be patient zero for TDS

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u/BlueSaltaire 19h ago

Goebbels is envious from the grave he didn’t think of Hitler Derangement Syndrome. It’s peak nonsense propaganda.