Interestingly, when this happens on the other side of the world, these people are expected to rise and overthrow. Otoh, when it's a local soul at stake… maybe someone else can save it. As a US citizen, aren't you the hope? Not you specifically, but you get the idea. You were the hope in many countries for decades and advocated for peace and democracy everywhere. And the only ones who still have freedom, guns and visibly functioning courts all in the same place.

What have you done already? Have you joined the protests? Have you co-organized protests? Have you helped out the opposition? Go out there, connect to like minded people, see how you can help, get your hands dirty.

A country doesn't belong to the majority, it belongs to the ones willing to fight for it.

US is not my country, it's yours. But not if you're not willing to defend your rights and values. If you stay passive, others will decide for you.

Edit: https://www.fiftyfifty.one/ April 19.

How would they do that?

Congratulations, you are now a copy of a Russian citizen: hapless.

Be the change you seek.

Frankly, I think the speed at which Trump is going might doom him, and thus save people like you.

I just don't think his pace of destruction is sustainable. He will soon, unavoidably, be faced with an angry mob. Not angry about freedom of speech or rule of law, probably, but inflation, recession and (lack of) leadership in crisis. He is brewing a cocktail of enormous discontent at a breakneck pace, and doesn't show the leadership or even interest to deal with it, never mind any external shock.

Communism in Poland fell, ultimately, over the price of meat.