Thank you, Josh, for your deep, honest thoughts on this very real threat. I listened to the linked video and you are right, it was raw. Difficult. But so true. The question is, "Now what do WE do, as the little people with families and limited resources?" Fear of what happens if we resist this authoritarian rule runs deep but it's not as deeply repressed anymore. It's bubbling closer to the surface in my own psyche and I often lose sleep at night.What's happening around the world and in our own country particularly is shocking, infuriating, and terrifying. I remember reading George Orwell's book , 1984, when I was in high school and my worst fears at that time are happening now on a much broader scale. So, what can WE do and how do we survive in this very unstable time?
I'm not expecting an answer, but I do expect I'm not alone in the question.
I really appreciate this comment. That is exactly where I am at. I am seriously considering setting up a Zoom call, or maybe an in-person gathering, around this question of action. How do we resist? How do we change the narrative? Do we need to be confrontational? I don't have the answers on tactics. But on the need for action, the short answer is yes, I think we need to start showing resistance, creatively and nonviolently, in public.
I would vote for an in-person gathering. It's easier to understand where folks are coming from if you can see body language and clear facial expressions. Plus, there's comfort in feeling not so much alone in it all.
Thank you, Josh, for your deep, honest thoughts on this very real threat. I listened to the linked video and you are right, it was raw. Difficult. But so true. The question is, "Now what do WE do, as the little people with families and limited resources?" Fear of what happens if we resist this authoritarian rule runs deep but it's not as deeply repressed anymore. It's bubbling closer to the surface in my own psyche and I often lose sleep at night.What's happening around the world and in our own country particularly is shocking, infuriating, and terrifying. I remember reading George Orwell's book , 1984, when I was in high school and my worst fears at that time are happening now on a much broader scale. So, what can WE do and how do we survive in this very unstable time?
I'm not expecting an answer, but I do expect I'm not alone in the question.
I really appreciate this comment. That is exactly where I am at. I am seriously considering setting up a Zoom call, or maybe an in-person gathering, around this question of action. How do we resist? How do we change the narrative? Do we need to be confrontational? I don't have the answers on tactics. But on the need for action, the short answer is yes, I think we need to start showing resistance, creatively and nonviolently, in public.
I would vote for an in-person gathering. It's easier to understand where folks are coming from if you can see body language and clear facial expressions. Plus, there's comfort in feeling not so much alone in it all.
I listened to this Hidden Brain podcast yesterday. Helpful addition to this conversation. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hidden-brain/id1028908750?i=1000676543231