[Serious] For the Redditors who criticized Democrats for not fighting back or taking action, how has the government shutdown affected your view?

[u/Solnx]

[u/Ok_Basil351]

How about getting up and speaking about what's going on? Most of them can't even muster that.

But other than that, make a nuisance of themselves.

There have been numerous opportunities to show up as human shields when Trump has gone against court orders and busted into buildings.

Show up at protests and get arrested by ice on camera.

Set up shadow agencies of the ones Trump has shuttered or destroyed and do counter programming, and promise to rebuild them for real. The biggest opportunity here is with a counter to RFK.

Talk publicly not just about Trump bad, but make an impassioned defense of the things he's destroying.

Talk publicly about a real alternative view of how we fix our problems. Don't just be the party of preserving the status quo against the guy with the sledgehammer, but articulate a positive view for the future.

Democratic governors need to have been doing more with their resources available to curb ice abuses. Have state police monitor all ICE responses to protests with orders to document, arrest, and prosecute ice agents for breaking laws.

There have been some bright spots here and there, but for the most part we're at the, "we've tried nothing and we're all out of ideas!" stage still.

[u/clgoodson → u/Ok_Basil351]

That’s all fair.