America has changed dramatically over the past decade and today we’re trying to sort out what the hell happened. Like me, you’re probably bouncing back and forth between anger, grief, and even a little depressed (OK, maybe a lot).
But that’s ok. You need to take care of yourself. Take a deep breath, find something calming to do (I binge watch old Godzilla movies), and recognize that America is not gone – at least not yet.
We can withdraw, say f***k it, and turn the keys to the country over to the Christian Nationalists that made it their goal to put Trump in office.
But that is exactly what Republicans and their billionaire backers have been pushing for the last 50 years. They want you, me, and everyone else who opposes them to give up.
And it’s working – but only if we let it.
A neighbor this morning said she was “not going to let this fracture her.” And as individuals and as a group that is rooted in actual reality, we cannot let it fracture us.” Maybe there’s a new motto in that – I’ll leave it to others to sort out.
What we have accomplished in a very short period was incredible. No one can ever take that from you.
Take the time to process and then become the new resistance. No, not armed insurrection, that’s for Republicans.
But a new resistance, a new opposition that is assertive, aggressive and active. It took a long time for the Republican machine to get to this sad point in American history. And we won’t overturn it overnight.
But we can join in common cause to challenge bad policies, bad regulations, and bad outcomes.
We can be, should be, must be a new resistance actively pushing back against a repressive regime.
It won’t be pretty, and it won’t be easy. It’s all in our hands, but only if we accept the challenge laid before us and not hide in the shadows.
Let’s take some time now to refresh. Think about what you want to do, how you can be part of the resistance.
Then get together with like-minded friends, create new networks. Go wild and start a community group.
I’m ready to challenge the coming authoritarian regime. I hope that you are too.
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