Neighbors, I know this feels terrifying, but you are not powerless. They have you scared so that you can’t see how simple it really is to stop them.
We don’t have to deal with this s**t.
What’s more, because they’re currently eviscerating the the law as you read this, guess what? We also get to call b******t and start planning for a plain-spoken constitution that works for regular people, in all of our beautiful human and ecological diversity.
Once more with feeling, we don’t have to deal with this s**t. Listen to this podcast to help clear the fog. Then pass it on, because these internet streets are not kind to community organizers. Show resistance by directly texting the podcast to your friends, and tell them why it impacted you, which will increase their odds of listening. So much of what we call revolution begins via invitation.
The United States is a traumatized people. We have been trained to do two things:
(1) hate each other
(2) assume only special people get to govern for us, because it’s all so very complicated.
B******t.
These people have been harvesting our tax dollars to the point of cannibalism and ecological collapse. This isn’t just stupid— this is fascist elite white men acting out their unhealed trauma on other people and calling it power.
It’s meanness. It’s fundamentally broken. And, if we want it to stop, we can end it now.
I’m not being a motivational speaker here. I’ve read quite a bit on how fascists fall and how political power works and, in times of collapse like this, the yahtzees aren’t the only ones who can break the rules: we can too.
All this time, we have been trying to incrementally push forward toward a life that works for regular people, so as not to scare off our rich overloards who fund our corrupt politicians. But to fight fascism and win requires being bold and audacious and pursuing what we collectively want for each other instead of shrinking.
Do not let these people con you into thinking we aren’t special enough to work together to stop them and build a life that works for regular people— and not powerful men who have convinced themselves they are kings and gods. They are not, and we do not have to let them hurt us.
Listen in to clear the fog and breathe some full breaths, because we’ve got this. All we have to do is our one tiny part, knowing our neighbors are working alongside us.
Related, if you’re new here, I encourage you to to check out my previous podcast, below, where I describe how you can work together in your neighborhood, at the zip code level, to not only shut this thing down but to actually build a life we want.
Niehgbor, I know you’re tired. You’d have to be: this entire-ass system has been designed to keep us traumatized and fighting each other. We can, and will, heal this s**t— and we have the political power and collective capacity to do it.
It's not as difficult as you think.
We just need to work together at the local level and do our one, coordinated, small-but-impactful part. Every single skill, resource, talent is necessary in this moment. Don’t let them con you out of your power by telling you that it’s not worth doing anything, because you can’t do everything. You weren’t meant to— we’re meant to work as neighborhoods.
Watch this space.
