# How to Get Out of the Cycle of Outrage In a Trump World

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-out-of-the-cycle-of-outrage-in-a-trump-world/779384>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 9, 2017, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-out-of-the-cycle-of-outrage-in-a-trump-world/779384 "2017-02-09T10:53:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-out-of-the-cycle-of-outrage-in-a-trump-world/779384/1 "2017-02-09T10:53:42Z")

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[A very good and much needed article at the right time, on Medium.](https://journal.thriveglobal.com/how-to-get-out-of-the-cycle-of-outrage-in-a-trump-world-ffc5b2aa1b5f#.n455xo3tk) Ariana Huffington says: stop being outraged at Trump, save your strenght, focus your actions.

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> If we live in a perpetual state of outrage, Trump wins.

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> The goal of any true resistance is to affect outcomes, not just to vent. And the only way to affect outcomes and thrive in our lives, is to find the eye in the hurricane, and act from that place of inner strength.

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> And there are plenty of other groups doing a similar thing — making it easy to channel that outrage in productive ways that can change outcomes.
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> • 5 Calls gives you five calls that you can make in five minutes.
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> • The Resistance Manual is an open source guide to taking action on a range of issues, from incarceration to immigration.
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> • Run For Something is dedicated to helping young people get off the sidelines and into the leadership pipeline.
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> • No One Left Behind is dedicated to helping obtain special immigration visas for those — like translators and interpreters — who have helped U.S. soldiers abroad.
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> • The March for Science will be held on Earth Day, April 22nd. Showing up will be a way of demonstrating that we care about facts, data, science and what they tell us about climate change.
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> •The Indivisible guide bills itself as a “practical guide to resisting the Trump agenda,” and also shows you how to get involved with one of the over 4,500 local indivisible groups that have already been started.

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**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-out-of-the-cycle-of-outrage-in-a-trump-world/779384/2 "2017-02-09T12:33:56Z")

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Thanks for this.

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**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-out-of-the-cycle-of-outrage-in-a-trump-world/779384/3 "2017-02-09T13:03:20Z")

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> [@JKellyMap](#):
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> Thanks for this.

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I knew that burning an ulcer is pointless… and that disengaging just lets him and his win. Thank You!

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**Author:** ![Tapiotar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3be4f8/32.png) [@Tapiotar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapiotar)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-out-of-the-cycle-of-outrage-in-a-trump-world/779384/4 "2017-02-09T14:28:12Z")

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Thank you for posting this. I’ve already passed on the link to friends, who are thanking me for it, too.

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**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-out-of-the-cycle-of-outrage-in-a-trump-world/779384/5 "2017-02-09T17:27:34Z")

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I find it helps if I drink heavily.

Regards,  
Shodan

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**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-out-of-the-cycle-of-outrage-in-a-trump-world/779384/6 "2017-02-09T20:34:49Z")

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> [@Shodan](#):
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> I find it helps if I drink heavily.
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> Regards,  
> Shodan

I appreciate you job creators. 😛