The singular reason we are going to call it a constitutional crisis until the coup his complete is that Americans have become so fear-ridden they cannot conceive of losing a life’s worth of material gains.
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The thought of losing a career or home or vacation or retirement or a car - is simply terrifying enough to keep them from processing what they will lose if this democracy is lost. Which of course is far graver than any possible amount of money in a bank account.
Last year I had to make a choice that led me to homelessness. I do not regret this choice. I believe in this fight and I know a lot are with me but it will take time to let go of what we thought we had for the rest of our lives and our children’s lives.
This fear is not a defect or weakness it is a result of programming we all fell victim to. I have always been an early adapter so it makes sense I had to overcome this programming early. And I had a little time, which sadly we do not have anymore.
The time has come to dig into the teachings that inspired Star Wars - Joseph Campbell - and to realize this is an opportunity to live a life not all are given. It is a privilege to be here for this. We just have to let go of SO MUCH in order to take on the hero’s journey.
But the price of clinging to things and dreams built on the past is far too high. The sooner we accept that and start seeing ourselves on Fury Road instead of in any comfort whatsoever - the sooner we can embrace this chance to have the most meaningful life by using the force stop evil.
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