Work with people who aren’t demoralized.
I am not saying abandon your family. Just lead by being with those who are moving forward. Keep it positive. Work in your church and etc with people who are largely on the same page. Christmases and birthdays and weddings and funerals and emergencies you are still there for the fam.
That’s a good idea and one reason why I’m here. I don’t want to just complain about how bad things are because that will only demoralize me too. But I want to find people who can help me move forward and who I can work with to try to change things as best we can.
I’ve thought of trying to learn how Scott Pressler gets so much voter registration done. I’ve thought of trying to learn how to do phone bank calling for get-out-the-vote. But I recognize that I’m not good with people and really can’t relate to how most normies think. I’d probably do more harm than good.
My closest friends at church may or may not be demoralized, but I know one is fragile enough that she has panic attacks when she thinks about the enemies within our country. Another one has, together with her husband, publicly supported (on FB) Ben Sasse over anybody questioning the integrity of the 2020 election. I love them but I don’t trust them to be reasonable.
The Nebraska Republicans are supporting Don Bacon. They had also orchestrated a bimbo claim by State Senator Slava against the primary challenger to Gov Jim Pillen. I like Pillen but what they - including then-gov Pete Rickets - did using lying “Me Too” accusations did NOT sit well with me and I’m not ready to trust anybody associated with the Repub party in Nebraska.
I also don’t trust myself to not screw up. I don’t think like most people and can’t read whether they are open to serious discussion about things that matter to me. I’m a good listener to what others care about; maybe the key for me is to just listen and keep my mouth shut.