What's missing in this equation to fight fascism is an organizer, a group of people who can bring coalitions of people together to form a solidarity which creates one voice for power and leverage While individuals have little "force" groups of us have power and leverage The most visible organizer is Indivisible and Ezra Levin and his wife have created a solidarity That force now needs to be refined as you suggest to produce force and leverage with the least amount of friction Maybe you could reach out to Levin with your framework In listening to him it seems he would be open
I’ve tagged him a few times on Bluesky. Maybe we need some of our readers to reach out as well and show that there’s a substantial number of folks that believe in what we’re trying to do here at the AM.
I do really like his energy and would love to cooperate with the Indivisible folks on messaging. It could definitely be huge.
This is an excellent explanation of how to succeed in this fight for our democratic republic. I support it and want to embrace it as my way forward in this fight for our freedoms.
My only criticism is that the necessary abandonment of purity, individuality, and intellectualism for force, leverage, and work are major changes for which many of we activists on the left have no tools. You provided a few examples, but I do not know, for instance, the force tools that move the boulder or the leverage that results in the work, etc. I have so much I need to learn to know what action is needed in this instance as opposed to that instance in order to be effective and have my actions result in work.
In this guide, I go over how MAGA essentially behaves as a cult, exploring many of the tools they utilize to maintain a strong grip on the narrative, such as using slogans, repetition and framing. Then I go over how we can use those same exact tools in order to maximize our impact as a deprogramming effort to break up the cult.
I think that another key example is the utilization of social media and how the left has widely abandoned platforms to the right.
Here's an article that goes in depth into that particular case (keep in mind that as I explained in this article, I'm not against all protests, but I personally strongly believe that mass protests that don't have tangible, targeted asks are ineffective and that social media is a much better "battlefield" for fighting for the general ideas we believe in due to how it maximizes reach):
This was an EXCELLENT article, completely laid out to what is the most effective way to resist. The suggestions are Paramont to the success of the resistance movement. I plan on reposting the shit outta this! Well done! Thank you for clarifying.
We keep screaming at boulders like they have ears. They don’t. Select the right rock, identify the lever, and push them together. Unions plus, clergy plus, local journo, plus a one-line script will beat a thousand vibes. Purity is a hobby. Power is a craft. Want change‽ Move Work, not feelings.
S: One boulder, one ask.
E: Use unions, law, media.
C: Kill purity tests and TED-talks.
S: Same script across channels.
V: Time-boxed surges, fast wins, repeat.
If your plan can’t fit on a postcard, it is not a plan. It is a diary.
Amazing read 👏🏻
What's missing in this equation to fight fascism is an organizer, a group of people who can bring coalitions of people together to form a solidarity which creates one voice for power and leverage While individuals have little "force" groups of us have power and leverage The most visible organizer is Indivisible and Ezra Levin and his wife have created a solidarity That force now needs to be refined as you suggest to produce force and leverage with the least amount of friction Maybe you could reach out to Levin with your framework In listening to him it seems he would be open
I’ve tagged him a few times on Bluesky. Maybe we need some of our readers to reach out as well and show that there’s a substantial number of folks that believe in what we’re trying to do here at the AM.
I do really like his energy and would love to cooperate with the Indivisible folks on messaging. It could definitely be huge.
I found contact@indivisible.org as a possible way to reach him Perhaps you could send him this current explanation of what we're trying to achieve
This is an excellent explanation of how to succeed in this fight for our democratic republic. I support it and want to embrace it as my way forward in this fight for our freedoms.
My only criticism is that the necessary abandonment of purity, individuality, and intellectualism for force, leverage, and work are major changes for which many of we activists on the left have no tools. You provided a few examples, but I do not know, for instance, the force tools that move the boulder or the leverage that results in the work, etc. I have so much I need to learn to know what action is needed in this instance as opposed to that instance in order to be effective and have my actions result in work.
Thank you for your thoughtful reply and for the resource provided. The Guide is exactly what I was seeking. Thank you!
Thank you so much for asking these questions. I'll keep on writing and exploring these ideas.
Here's something that might be really helpful if you like the framework I'm suggesting:
https://americanmanifesto.news/p/anti-maga-messaging-guide-v1
In this guide, I go over how MAGA essentially behaves as a cult, exploring many of the tools they utilize to maintain a strong grip on the narrative, such as using slogans, repetition and framing. Then I go over how we can use those same exact tools in order to maximize our impact as a deprogramming effort to break up the cult.
I think that another key example is the utilization of social media and how the left has widely abandoned platforms to the right.
Here's an article that goes in depth into that particular case (keep in mind that as I explained in this article, I'm not against all protests, but I personally strongly believe that mass protests that don't have tangible, targeted asks are ineffective and that social media is a much better "battlefield" for fighting for the general ideas we believe in due to how it maximizes reach):
https://americanmanifesto.news/p/stop-bringing-a-picket-sign-to-a-psyop-fight
✊ resistance is not only the American way it's the way of democracy.
This was an EXCELLENT article, completely laid out to what is the most effective way to resist. The suggestions are Paramont to the success of the resistance movement. I plan on reposting the shit outta this! Well done! Thank you for clarifying.
We keep screaming at boulders like they have ears. They don’t. Select the right rock, identify the lever, and push them together. Unions plus, clergy plus, local journo, plus a one-line script will beat a thousand vibes. Purity is a hobby. Power is a craft. Want change‽ Move Work, not feelings.
S: One boulder, one ask.
E: Use unions, law, media.
C: Kill purity tests and TED-talks.
S: Same script across channels.
V: Time-boxed surges, fast wins, repeat.
If your plan can’t fit on a postcard, it is not a plan. It is a diary.
https://twvme.substack.com/p/ewr-part-1-welcome-to-the-battlespace