Neighbor, there’s a conversation brewing called: “What the f@rk do we do?”
This podcast explains why it is critical that we are disciplined in our use of nonviolent civil disobedience. This isn’t just about an aversion to violence; this is about tactics and strategy. Bullies need you to think your only option is to fight them on the street. They need you feeling small and scared so you forget that our numbers are massive and that when we learn to move with each other, we will be unstoppable.
Right now, they want us to think we are stuck, that: (1) if we fight them with weapons, we will be annihilated and (2) if we do nothing, we will be annihilated anyhow, because they will pick us off one by one.
Terrifying, right? Sure is. Unless you see the situation from a larger frame.
See, they need you feeling distracted, lost, and small— so that you’ll accept their framework as a given. It’s not. It’s a con, the “art of the deal”— fool a person into thinking small.
The fact is that there’s a third option: we engage in massive, coordinated nonviolent civil defense— in such a way that every single person has a resource, talent, vision, and skill to share with one’s neighbors to become as ungovernable and as joyful as f^ck, right down to the zip code level.
I’m working with fellow travelers of nonviolent civil resistance to roll out the details of the plan I’m referring to above, but for now, I encourage you to do these three things:
* Listen to this podcast and, if it speaks to you, share it directly with a peer via text or email, to move around these fascist algorithmic streets.
* Host a weekly reading and strategy potluck with your neighbors to discuss Gene Sharp’s National Security through Civilian-Based Defense, free to download off of the International Center for Nonviolent Conflict’s website.
* Tune in for tomorrow’s podcast where you’ll get your next mission. (This isn’t a cliffhanger; I’m just tired, and writing a clear, compelling, and compassionate message is skilled labor that takes time.)
