1. CONFIRM YOUR SOLIDARITY NETWORKS
2. CONCENTRATE ON THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE FIRST.
3. FIGHT WHERE YOU CAN/WITHIN YOUR CAPACITY.
2. CONCENTRATE ON THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE FIRST.
3. FIGHT WHERE YOU CAN/WITHIN YOUR CAPACITY.
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Nicole Bedera
The right thing to do becomes glaringly obvious when you stop asking, "But what will he do next?" and switch to thinking:
"What can I do right now that will make his harms less damaging? What do people need to keep safe?"
"What can I do right now that will make his harms less damaging? What do people need to keep safe?"
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If people aren't boycotting pillars of power hell-bent on destroying democracy, what is a ladder-of-engagement that I can imagine and structure for them to take the FIRST step?
Like :
stopping impulse amazon shopping
a no-big-box-stores each week
The core existential threat is: Corporate consolidation of power in an oligarchy that is beyond regulation.
This bears no resemblance to capitalism anymore.
I bristled a little bit at the idea of *most* vulnerable because a white friend from whom I recently took a (possible forever) break is in the habit of *ranking* others in terms of their marginalization...
Losing one’s life and losing a home aren’t going to need the same level of immediate attention and action. It’s triage.