Thank for speaking up. The Left is way too fragmented and unable to organize as one unit. There are too many conflicting pathways that its overwhelming for those of us that want to act.
I totally get it. It's also difficult because a lot of people look back to the 60s and 70s (protests) to a solution to our problems, without really thinking about how the media landscape has changed in ways that can defeat our ability to succeed with protests alone.
I was at womens day rally & protest. For 2 hours, in 30 degrees in Michigan weather, organizations were touting their personal organization & cause and political stump speeches. People were leaving as many of us were screaming “Let us March!”
We are angry and the people are done listening and feeling forced to join XYZ. We want to disrupt, defy, revolt, and REVOLT. Until everyone can set aside their personal goals, groups, causes… we will not overcome the Red Hat Orgnge King cult. MAGA is uniformly fighting against liberals and their original sin of American- RACISM!
Although I'm in a wheelchair, I refuse to being stop being active, loud, and looking for a unified direction.
That's one of the core reasons why I created the American Manifesto. To create a messaging strategy that is not about splitting us into different silos, but rather, to combine ALL the silos into a unified force that can fight against the right. It's about challenging THEIR narratives, challenging THEIR supposed "values". It's about for having them on the DEFENSIVE while we're on the OFFENSIVE for a change.
If we can succeed in doing that, then ALL the things we care about will become achievable without us fighting with each other for the spotlight.
Outstanding advice! Please send this to the DNC chair people! You should be at their table…!
Hehehe, I don't know anyone there, got any contacts? 😉
Thanx for all these ideas. We really need them--people have no idea how to respond to this real-life "denial of service" attack on us!
Yes! 1000%!
Thank for speaking up. The Left is way too fragmented and unable to organize as one unit. There are too many conflicting pathways that its overwhelming for those of us that want to act.
I totally get it. It's also difficult because a lot of people look back to the 60s and 70s (protests) to a solution to our problems, without really thinking about how the media landscape has changed in ways that can defeat our ability to succeed with protests alone.
I was at womens day rally & protest. For 2 hours, in 30 degrees in Michigan weather, organizations were touting their personal organization & cause and political stump speeches. People were leaving as many of us were screaming “Let us March!”
We are angry and the people are done listening and feeling forced to join XYZ. We want to disrupt, defy, revolt, and REVOLT. Until everyone can set aside their personal goals, groups, causes… we will not overcome the Red Hat Orgnge King cult. MAGA is uniformly fighting against liberals and their original sin of American- RACISM!
Although I'm in a wheelchair, I refuse to being stop being active, loud, and looking for a unified direction.
That's one of the core reasons why I created the American Manifesto. To create a messaging strategy that is not about splitting us into different silos, but rather, to combine ALL the silos into a unified force that can fight against the right. It's about challenging THEIR narratives, challenging THEIR supposed "values". It's about for having them on the DEFENSIVE while we're on the OFFENSIVE for a change.
If we can succeed in doing that, then ALL the things we care about will become achievable without us fighting with each other for the spotlight.
Lukium, I think you should know about this group:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pDZmq1ir52LfzNR2TNkT8Vs5x_Hh4xAqJ-wBkos-Heg/edit?tab=t.0
This is interesting
They sound well organized. That's important, as you know. I'm going to spread this around.
Don’t wait for someone to organize a town hall. I promise there’s a meeting of some elected body near you every single week.
Go. Speak up. Bring friends. Go again.
https://open.substack.com/pub/sarahagreen1/p/local-action-for-democracy?r=7jhrp&utm_medium=ios
I get what you're saying. But it's one thing for US to go to a town hall controlled, hosted by Rs who can literally kick you out.
It's a whole other thing if Dems start hosting OUR own town hall in areas where we're in control and we get the chance to communicate with the R base.
Agree with everything you said.
How do we get this to the right people?
Beats me... I keep posting here and BlueSky hoping that at some point it lands in the right eyes/ears...
My biggest fear is that we don't have a whole lot of time before the fascists consolidate power, and by then, it'll be too late.
I guess people on here can always reach out to their Reps/Senators and tell them to read.