Trump and Conservatism As A Threat: What Should Be Done?

[Secular Elf]

I view Conservatism and Conservatives as a threat to democracy and a properly run government.  It has a history of stopping and turning back reforms.  The Republican Party has shown that it really does not care for the middle and lower classes,  but only cares for the rich and the corporate elite.  Add Dominionism to the mix and you have a very poisonous cocktail indeed.

I am really frightened for the future of America and for my people.  Let me explain: by "my people" I mean all of the Nones and Secularists that make up part of the Left, the atheists, agnostics, and Freethinkers and all the un-churched.  For many years I have seen the Religious Right as dangerous, and especially when I found out how the Dominionists view those who are not exactly like them, and how they want to establish a fascist theocratic Christian state.  Levitical Law is quite clear: those who do not cow-tow to the deity are eliminated.  We are in  grave danger here in America.  And those of you around the other parts of the world are in danger too.  

So what I am getting at is that I do not think we who are Progressive in our politics and are skeptical of religion should be complacent or unprepared for what is coming down the road.  I think we need to be more aggressive in our response to Conservatism and Dominionism.  We should be doing all that we need to do to protect ourselves from a possible oppressive regime.

So far I have not seen any discussion about taking measures to protect ourselves within the Secularist community.  Thus I am kick starting it now.

What are everyone else's thoughts?

I suspect what will be done is a bunch of whining on the internet. If people had any balls:

I remember those riots, seeing that on the news and recognizing how horrible that was will always be with me.

Here is the thing though: what we have been seeing here in America over the years with the racial tensions and tensions with police is just a symptom of what is deeply wrong with our society: a basic distrust of one another based on class and racial divides, among other things. The solution is more dialogue between the disparate groups. A willingness to see one another as human beings. Until that happens, things will continue to go wrong.

And here is the kicker: Conservatism exacerbates the problem 10-fold. Wrong-headed ideology, wrong-headed attitudes, wrong-headed policies just makes things worse.

On top of that: 1/3rd of "Americans" want the democratic Republic to be replaced with a theocracy. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/fred-rich/...61262.html

Which brings me to my main point: We, the Secular and Progressive people of America are going to, better have, prepare for the worst. Because you can never have peace nor unity with a segment of a population that wishes you great harm. I propose the formation of our own army, our own militias, controlled by a national movement and a governing body of that movement of our peers. Have we never learned anything by the holocausts of Germany, Cambodia, or Yugoslavia. Never say that it can't happen in America. We have our own forms of tribalism here, and you know what folks? Things will get worse before they get any better, if they get better at all.

Anyone can call me pessimistic, or kooky, or a scaremonger if they want. But I call myself just wanting the best for my people, I am trying to get my fellow Progressives and Seculars to understand that we better look at what is going on. We are going to have to protect ourselves.

Surely I am not the only one who sees this and thinks and feels this way.