How to Survive Trump A handy guide for liberals!

Politico:

RULE #1: GET YOUR HEAD RIGHT After Obama was elected in 2008, some Republicans kept trying to prove it didn’t happen. That the president was a secret Kenyan. Or that voting machines were manipulated by George Soros. The result: We all looked like nuts. And Obama kept winning.

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RULE #2: PICK YOUR BATTLES There’s no sugarcoating this: Trump’s first 100 days are going to be rough ones for you. He is going to get most, if not all, of his Cabinet picks confirmed. He’ll pass tax cuts and probably some form of immigration control. There may be an infrastructure bill filled with pork. He will get in fights with all sorts of people he probably should avoid—like, I don’t know, Elton John, a White House steward, Queen Elizabeth. So, brace for this, and a word of advice: Relax. You think Trump’s a monster. He can do nothing right. We get it. Take a breath. Reconsider that umpteenth tweet or post on Facebook. Let some of it go. If not, you are only going to drive yourself crazy and, incidentally, lose all effectiveness in attacking him. Then when he really screws something up, no one will listen. As the Democratic pundit Jamal Simmons sagely put it, “if we’re outraged about everything, nothing will be outrageous.”

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RULE #3: EASY ON THE HITLER STUFF If Trump was spending decades plotting his ascent to power so he could lead a fascist dictatorship, he hid it well. A few years ago, he was hosting a TV show with Joan Rivers and Dennis Rodman, not polishing off a 720-page tome on his plans for global domination. If anything, his first run for office, at 70, seemed dangerously impromptu. Also, by the way, he was a Democrat for many years.

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RULE #4: LEAN IN After the pain of losing the election, getting involved in another crusade seems like the last thing you’d want to do. That’s how a lot of Republicans felt after Bob Dole, after John McCain, after Mitt Romney. Spoiler alert: You will change your mind. And you should. There are plenty of ways to get involved—public interest groups, consulting firms, PR companies, think tanks, House and Senate offices, and the campaigns of an aspiring presidential contender or two. Enforced change can have its benefits. Instead of eight years of defending a private email server and who knows what would have come next, you’re free now. Why not make the most of it?