Small acts of resistance

A couple months ago, I found an interesting message at work.  Since then, I’ve been trying to think of other, small acts of resistance anyone could do.  We’d like to think that a few big acts will turn everything around, but it doesn’t work that way.  It will take a few big acts, untold thousands of medium acts, and millions of small acts. 

Big acts are things like organizing multistate protests, or running for office to replace a Trump supporter with someone who actually cares for America, or building a secret entrance so you can hide a family in your attic.  Not many people can do those things. 

Medium acts would be organizing local protests, or making YouTube videos documenting the crimes of ICE, or giving money to worthy groups and candidates.  While there are more people who can do such things, it’s still out of reach for many.

So here are some of the simple, small acts of resistance I’ve thought of.  The first is to find some YouTube video showing the crimes of ICE.  Make a QR code for this video, print it out and tape it to the ice machines most convenience stores have. 

I recently discovered that one of the local news stations has polls on their website.  It’s not every day, more of if there’s a big news story they’ll put up a poll about it.  Living in a deep red part of the state, it’s depressing to see like 50% thought Trump should get the Nobel Peace Prize, but also 90% want the Epstein Files released.  And while my logical and realistic vote won’t change things, I do think it’s important to show the magats that not everyone agrees with them.

If you have a pen and a dollar bill, you can make a speech bubble of George Washington saying, “No Kings!” Or you can leave a message, such as Leviticus 19:34.  If someone who gets that bill is curious they’ll look it up to find, “The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the Lord your God.”

Start a garden, or start buying from a local farmers market, especially if you normally buy from a store that spends millions to bribe politicians.  The added benefit is it’s also better for the environment.  If you don’t have a yard, or even a balcony, maybe just get one of those herb things you can have on the counter. 

And my final idea for a small act of resistance is to just be a good person living as happy a life as you can.  Crank your favorite song, repost that silly cat video, or stop kinda flirting with that person and just ask them out.  The war to turn America around will take many, many years, and the hardest thing to maintain during long wars is morale.  Do what you can to keep yours up.

A true statement

The other night at work, I found something interesting on a shelf.

Not the dime, the message taped to it.

Even thought I’m one to pick up any change I see, I put this back on the shelf in the hope its true target would find it.  I live in a very red part of the state, so the odds of a Trump voter finding it are pretty high.  And I wonder what they will do.  Will they not even bother to read it, will they get super angry, or will they dismiss it only to be reminded of it months from now when they’re paying $20 a gallon for gas while dumbass claims the way out of the recession is another tax cut for billionaires.

A couple weeks ago, there was a customer in a Trump hat complaining about how expensive stuff was.  He then looked at me and stated, “It’s only going to get worse.” All I could do was clench my jaw and nod to keep from saying, “No shit Sherlock!” Of course, it’s possible the guy didn’t feel any remorse, and is one of those that is happy to crash the economy because “It will hurt the woke/trans/Mexicans – or whoever their boogeyman/scapegoat is this week – more.  Somehow.”

I don’t know if putting out such a message will make a difference, but I might try it.  Although, I may have to only use pennies.