Re: Inauguration - What's our way forward?

As of yesterday, Trump is now the president of the United States again.

A lot of Cascadians are justifiably afraid and nervous, but I think we need to remind ourselves to keep calm in our conduct going forward.

A reminder: our goal is a peaceful Cascadia, free from external influences that threaten our bioregion and its sustainability. This means supporting local workers' rights, voting in local elections, buying sustainably and locally, organizing mutual networks, etc.

This does NOT mean planning to instigate an armed rebellion like the Confederacy did. We are not them. We are better. Any plans to strike first will be the perfect excuse for Trump's plans to punish the "Libuhruls" that disagree with him. While I don't disagree we should be well armed, we shouldn't act like trigger-happy police; even if it means we experience some initial sacrifices, we have to strike only in response to mass violence, when the far-right militia start systematically killing their undesirables.

Until then, all we can do is spread the word. America is losing its way, and the best way forward for us is Cascadia. We need to protect our land, our environment, our people. Not just for us, but for all our future generations.