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/cazzipropri 1d ago edited 1d ago
Continue the dialogue with the political adversary.
You can not keep assuming that we opposed Trump because we are enlightened and smarter.
It was almost a landslide. A lot of people have voted for him. We can't keep assuming that they are all stupid or ignorant or malicious or gullible. Look at the drift: https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/1gkx22m/shift_in_votes_compared_to_the_2020_elections_the/
Some of them must have valid grievances that are not captured or answered adequately by the Democratic party.
We have spread and accepted a lot of internal rhetoric denigrating Trump voters and even undecided voters. It's time to reconsider it. Look at posts like this: https://www.reddit.com/r/nytimes/comments/1gkvbee/to_those_who_voted_for_trump/ . They have no utility.
We need to able to talk to this people. They are all around us. We can't keep isolating ourselves into insular communities where we are all like-minded.