I don’t think this issue is reflective of American gender wars in particular. I can think of dozens of countries I’d be way more terrified of being in a car alone with an unknown man as a woman. I’ve never had a bad encounter with any uber drivers in the US, but I have heard directly from drivers that drunk riders can be a fucking menace, so I don’t mind if female drivers would rather take their chances with drunk women vs drunk men.
There is no point in being scared and stressed for the sake of it. If you’re not channeling those emotions into real action, you’re really just better off chilling tf out until there is some real and immediate threat to stress about.
If you have ever tasted the defensive secretions ladybugs make when they feel threatened, you know what these worms taste like.
You say that like it’s a normal thing to have tasted. Please don’t tell me I’ve also been unknowingly eating ladybug secretions this whole time😭
Action is usually less appealing and scarier than procrastinating through analysis. But since no one ever calls out what actions to take, I’ll give my 2 cents:
If you see something, say something. At a minimum, record any ICE/state interactions you come across and post it online. Don’t be a useless bystander.
Build a community if you don’t have one. Talk to your neighbors, local businesses, nonprofits, and politicians. This is actually how grassroots organization begins.
Do not concede in advance. Stop posting doomer content that demoralizes your own side. Don’t make compromises to appease the enemy in advance. Do not believe you have lost before you have tried.
Obstruct. Most of us work for corporations that are directly working with or benefiting from the current regime. If you are in this situation, don’t go above and beyond in your work. At a minimum. Be curious about how many “mistakes” or “laziness” you can get away with. I used to work in what is basically employee surveillance and employees have so much more power than they think especially when your boss has no idea what you do, the loopholes you’ve found in their system, or the access that you probably don’t need. Have fun with that knowledge.
Engage in activism. This is the one everyone jumps to when talking about “taking action,” but it is obviously too much to ask of most people as their first step. Assuming you already have a plan to vote at a minimum, this would encompass everything from canvassing, to protesting, to running for office.
This is definitely not a comprehensive list. If anyone has book recommendations on the topic, I’d love to hear it.
Obviously they are ADHD with a train hyperfixation /s
A quick Google search says this was in 1908 in the Rochester NY Democrat and Chronicle newspaper, and the suffragette movement (first wave feminism) peaked around early 1900s so yes.
The religious equivalent of a little kid acting out in school hoping their cop dad gets called and he actually shows up this time.
Lyft already has this feature, it’s called women+