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My GF feels this way. She thinks that because she is brown that it will not be good for her. I understand as best as I can. I know she feels that because I am white that I don't fully comprehend how it will turn out for her or any other brow person. I do. I am panicking inside all the time. I try to remain calm for her but it does not seem to be working. Her newest idea is to dell all her stuff and get an RV stay on the road. I have tried to explain to her how unsafe that is from a strategic safety point of view. That her cell phone is being tracked at all times just by pinging the towers. She is in deep panic mode and I can't help her. But you are right. Something is going to happen and I don't know what it is or how to prepare for what is coming.
The last part is a bit alarming and her plans don’t fit the current situation whether she’s a minority or not. Unless she’s actively in jeopardy of being targeted by ICE, then she probably isn’t immediately at risk.
I think we are all bound on path for war. But preparation for that still needs to be realistic. It’s always good to ask ourselves what are we preparing for in the immediacy. Right now is a time for building friendships and strong community networks. Maybe planning for food shortage (but not famine) if in a food desert. It’s reasonable to consider locking down owned and disconnecting from techbro corporate run entities (hey, we are already on the fediverse).
But roaming in an RV is well beyond the current climate unless you guys are actually crossing with Homeland Security regularly or something. She’s right to worry and her fears are not unfounded but the solutions are disconnected. There might be a little more at play there.
Either way, I wish you both peace and safety. We all deserve personal security and refuge even in the worst of times.
Any tips for forging community networks? And who do you reckon we'll war with?