Ridicule them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rs4P1kKK-5k

Came across this a couple days ago. Haven’t read it yet, but might have some useful stuff.

Pro-democracy Organizing against Autocracy in the United States: A Strategic Assessment & Recommendations

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_disobedience?wprov=sfla1

Burning things down is "semi violent" but effective cost imposition on oligarchy. It may very well result in highly violent response though.

Form a new grassroots party and encourage voters to demand change in exchange for their vote.

This is a tried and true method that has succeeded in multiple countries with much worse electoral systems than the US (I can vouch for PTI in Pakistan, it took them about 20 years including 10 years of military rule)

Unfortunately, it is too radical for the folks over at c/Politics, even though it was literally what Malcolm X often suggested and what MLK did before they were both shot (albeit MLK preferred endorsing individual candidates regardless of party rather than trying to form a new one since that would be slower).

So the real answer is unfortunately to sit back, relax, and enjoy the flames.

I don't live in the US and guns aren't a thing here, but from what I know from my antifascist friends, owning firearms is a very good idea. They're all armed to the teeth.

Ok, so serious answer for our friends who don't live in places without an active culture of protest:

1. Vote. No, really. If people actually fucking voted, we wouldn't be in this mess.

2. Give money to advocacy organizations

3. Give your time and money to mutual aid organizations

4. Read the news (not just on lemmy either)

5. CALL your congresspeople. Emails and letters are better than nothing, but do not have the same impact.

6. Try to get your friends to do #1-5