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I think it's bad that my first thought was to check the year, to find out what stage of the progression we're at, and how much time we still have...
Turns out we're at the beginning of the camps opening. Sounds pretty accurate. Basically no time left.
No disrespect, but from my time living in the US (and I still have very good friends on both sides of the political spectrum) it is extremely unlikely Americans will be able to do anything about the current oligarch regime.
Do you honestly think Americans are capable of not just bullshit protest, but actually taking major urban areas (particularly of significant symbolic value) and fighting back against attempts to put down the protest. And I am not just talking out of my ass, I was at those protest both during the daytime and during the night building out barricades.
I will note that when I use the term "bullshit protest", I am not necessarily saying protest won't work. But you would need 60-70 million Americans protest almost daily and shutting the country down. Let's be real, this is not happening in the US.
Paradoxically, talking to my centre-right American friend is what led me to the conclusion that the current US system is basically at a dead end. They mentioned the "gilded age" and how the US managed to "make it through". History is unpredictable and institutions save you, until they don't.
Not to be a doomer, but my recommendation would be to either forget about politics (enjoy the relatively high material standard of living in the US, the marvel movies, the fast food and so on) or leave the country, move to Canada (or even Mexico) or Europe.
EDIT: In retrospective, the post and the last paragraph was honestly too negative and lacking in compassion. What I really should have said is that now is not the time to think of exceptionalism, the time is to make it happen.
Are we still pretending they won't come for Canada once their economy collapses and they need resources?