This country is in the midst of a pre-meditated man-made storm intended to undermine the Constitution and the rule of law, destroy the economy, isolate the country, remove safety nets, confuse scientific facts and fiction, and dismantle civil rights. Creating chaos and instability with every firing, tweet, speech, ICE arrest, tariff, corporate shake down, international threat, prosecution of political enemies, and executive order is meant to drive resistant American citizens to the edge of insanity and to political violence in the streets. By design, as soon as any sign of violence ensues, Trump has called in the National Guard and the U.S. Military to get us accustomed to the idea of force under authoritarian rule. And now he has begun to label opposing groups, like Antifa (literally means – anti-fascism), as terrorist organizations.
It’s becoming increasingly apparent that the Democrats, the Courts, and even corporate leaders are not going to save us. We are going to have to save ourselves. I think the path toward saving this country is different for white people and people of color. Given the root of the problem, white people must be the ones who take to the streets in protest and who confront white “Christian” nationalism head on. The conflict resides within their families, friends, associates, neighbors, churches, and elected officials. They need to decide what kind of country we will be since they continue to hold the bulk of the wealth and influence over corporate and political decision making. Their uproar when Jimmy Kimmel was suspended by presidential edict ultimately forced Disney to relent and put him back on the air.
I believe we are observing a country in the midst of a battle to either defend or eradicate white supremacy along with its crimes against humanity. People in the Trump administration like Steven Miller, Russell Vought, and Tom Holman are working vigorously to reestablish white male supremacy throughout the country. They are working in concert with Republicans like the House Leader, Mike Johnson and the majority on the Supreme Court. You know we are headed for dark times when the Supreme Court authorizes indiscriminate firings, racial profiling, presidential immunity for criminal acts, and presidential defunding of Congressional appropriations. Republicans who know this is fundamentally wrong are too cowardly to openly oppose them and corporate leaders are too concerned with the disruption of their operations and profits to openly challenge them. Are there enough decent and sufficiently courageous white people to fight this battle? I honestly don’t know.
What I do know is that white suprematists are emboldened and increasingly willing to act on their worse instincts. Their words are disgusting, their marches are appalling, their jobs in law enforcement and ICE make their “sanctioned” violence even more disturbing. Who would have thought that we would see two young black young men hanging from trees in 2025? Anyone who thinks this administration is on the side of all Americans, particularly people of color, feminists, religious minorities, and LGBTQ folks is delusional.
What I do know is that targeted citizens need to work fast to build an arc of safety against the storm. I have ten recommendations; 1) Be extra careful to stay out of harm’s way by avoiding confrontation with straight white people; 2) Get information from reliable sources (not this government nor corporate media because they are now required to lie, withhold information, exaggerate, and gaslight); 3) Prepare to move out of poor red states for safety, freedoms, and opportunities; 4) Have your passport ready because it may become necessary to flee the country; 5) Listen to and follow the advice of actual scientists and medical doctors; 6) Save and invest a much greater percentage of your income; 7) Support minority owned businesses instead of corporate businesses; 8) Invest time, money, and energy in the righteous causes that defend us; 9) Make education and skills training a priority, supporting our own schools or homeschooling; and 10) Closely monitor the activities of our sons and daughters to insure they aren’t in the crosshairs of a criminal justice system that will be even more determined to imprison them.
There is a Proverb that says, “A wise man sees trouble and hides himself.” It’s time to prepare an arc against the coming storm. The time has come that we must become each other’s social safety net. As the dark forces try to paint us as public enemies, we’re going to need to shine a bright spotlight on our humanity, our contributions, our excellence, our talents, and our competency at every opportunity to protect our children’s self-esteem and to win more white people to our side. And above all else, we are going to need to support our courageous white allies, each other, and exercise our right to vote for as long as possible.