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Strikes and hard boycotts are incredibly effective. There are other less favourable options too, but you should probably start with the strikes and boycotts.
How do you go on strike against a government if you are not a government employee? And what would it even mean to boycott your own government?
Idk to me it read as if they genuinely don't know what to do or how to help. I have only heard of a few protests going on. Other than protests, organizing, and boycotts, I'm personally not aware of what else someone could do.
Trump and company aren't going to stop because of protests. They have money and power.
So, ultimately, it comes down to threats or violence. But people have to get uncomfortable enough(things have to get bad enough) for them to get to that point. Nobody wants to get to that point, so all other options will have to be exhausted beforehand unless something causes escalation of the situation.
You hurt their donors. You strike at your regular job but it only works if the majority do it or in key industries. It's why the US has worked so hard to dismantle and discourage unions. Unions give the people power they can leverage.
Hard boycott is to stop consuming products from companies that donate to the administration. Dont buy them. Find alternatives where you can and go without when its not a necessity. It's really really hard but its the most powerful non violent method available