As the crazy train lurches out of the station today, for the vast majority of us it is important to acknowledge that the deluge of hate-based, fear-based, and intentionally divisive legislation and policies that will be pouring out of Washington will be overwhelming. > - ThreadSky

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lincolnpaine.bsky.social • 38 days ago

As the crazy train lurches out of the station today, for the vast majority of us it is important to acknowledge that the deluge of hate-based, fear-based, and intentionally divisive legislation and policies that will be pouring out of Washington will be overwhelming. >

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lincolnpaine.bsky.social•38 days ago

It already is, and we’re barely five hours into this presidency.

There are many on this and other sites noting that we have to pay attention and not let ourselves be overwhelmed. This is easier said than done.>

lincolnpaine.bsky.social•38 days ago

What many of these writers have in common is that they are specialists with particular areas of expertise: the law, reproductive rights, the environment, the economy, totalitarianism, Christian nationalism, US history…. >

lincolnpaine.bsky.social•38 days ago

They write well about what they know because they are deeply educated and experienced in their fields. Most of us have other strengths, even as we have our passions.

To effectively resist, we cannot succumb to the rage of the moment. >

lincolnpaine.bsky.social•38 days ago

Rather, we need to lean into that issue or those issues that are most important to us or for which we already have the greatest affinity: birth control, civil rights, education, gun control, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, homelessness, healthcare…. >

lincolnpaine.bsky.social•38 days ago

There are 75 million people who voted for someone other than the current president, and almost 90 million eligible voters didn’t bother to vote. So, the makings of an effective resistance to policies that are anathema to our principles, our livelihoods, and our very existence are there.>

lincolnpaine.bsky.social•38 days ago

But to be effective, we have to focus on what matters to us.

Burning out is not an option.

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