Many of my liberal friends are beside themselves with fear/anger/despair/younameit over the recent election. There's a great deal of debate about how to respond.
It occurred to me that embracing full-on Mustachianism might be a viable option for these folks. Here's the thinking:
Just for starters, by pulling the plug on cable TV, they'd not only be saving money bigly, but they would be eliminating a major source of agita in their lives. Cancelling the subscription to the daily newspaper would not only save a few bucks but might save a tree or two.
Kicking the clown car habit in favor of bikes (especially if embraced by a substantial portion of those who voted for Clinton) would reduce carbon emissions and maybe, just maybe help stave off climate change (in which our new president doesn't believe) for a minute or two. It would also hit the fossil fuel industry most of which seems to be joining the cabinet where it lives.
Embracing radical frugality would negatively affect the national economy, thus depriving the Trump administration of any bragging rights it thought might be coming its way, while perhaps bolstering local economies. (Think buying used from garage sales and Craigslist.)
Some of the money thus saved could be directed to anti-Trump causes (ACLU, MoveOn, etc). Some could be used to combat climate change. Imagine if a million Clinton voters purchased an electric car! And of course much of it could go to FIRE.
I'm sure more experienced Mustachians can think of other things to add to the list, but I think you get the idea.
I can also see some possible negative consequences to this approach, which I will leave to others to point out.
But I would be very interested to hear the community's thoughts on this, pro and con. And while we're on the subject, has anyone done any research on the distribution of Mustachians across the political spectrum?
