When This Blows Over

Progressive, Tenure Track
A College Town 7 hours ago
Attacking Trump is a fool's errand. If we in the
Resist# movement really want to make an impact,
we need to attack his supporters and shame them
out of the debate.
I've already been doing this, by cancelling holidays
with family who support him, by attacking any
students of mine who express Trump-favorable
positions in class (or at least by passive-aggressively
dismissing them if they happen to be physically
large or self-confident and articulate enough to
threaten me - physically or mentally), and by
boycotting any and all Trump-friendly business
owners.
The key is to establish opinion corridors, a common
practice in more advanced societies, particularly
those in Scandinavia. The idea is that if someone
airs an "un-woke" or unsanctioned opinion, we
should immediately deny them respect and contact,
to prevent the odious thoughts from being aired.
Trump is clearly odious, but his wealth, power, and
ability to steal elections with foreign support make
him immune to our resistance.