InarticulateQuilterMonday morning articles that made me feel a little bit better about #USPol -
https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/power-of-small-acts-of-resistance-trump/
https://www.oliverexplains.com/p/eff-rules-do-good-towards-a-new-liberalism
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Mark Wyner Won’t Comply 
Despite the idea that this is a political piece, it isn't. It's about media complicity, citizen pacifism, and ignorant tolerance in the rise of fascism.
I've been reading @owillis's work for quite some time now. He's a champion, and he completely nails this piece. I highly recommend the read.
https://www.oliverexplains.com/p/trump-cant-stop-showing-his-ass-and
#Media #Journalism #Fascism #Ignorance #Ethics #OliverWillis
Great advice from @owillis about information literacy and getting news from reliable sources.
FunGuy2PlayWithWhat Liberals Can Learn From Coca-Cola’s Massive Advertising Budget
#OliverWillis
https://www.oliverexplains.com/p/what-liberals-can-learn-from-coca
Chris MerleMitt Romney, John McCain And The Myth Of The 'Good Republicans'
https://www.oliverexplains.com/p/mitt-romney-john-mccain-and-the-myth
Cory DoctorowAs #OliverWillis writes, the views of the radical right - which are also the policies of the GOP - are wildly out of step with the US political view:
https://www.oliverexplains.com/p/conservatives-arent-like-normal-americans
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EdgeAn interesting substrack from #OliverWillis, about the path that led us to this moment, and how #NeverTrumpers are a big part of that problem.
White GandalfFascinating and in-depth exploration of the flaws in the U.S. understanding of history.
‘Fairy Tale #History: The Root of America's Problems’
#OliverWillis #OliverWillisExplains
“All countries have their shared national origins, but in America it tends to resemble something like a Marvel Comics-level myth. A ragtag band of indomitable white men invoke the cause of freedom and liberty and create a “perfect” country, the end. Then you hear that same story, again and again. And even when admirable efforts are made to include diversity in that story, instead of truly adding layers of complexity, those other stories are subjected to the same sort of absurdist simplification.
“We end up with a situation where America transitions from the comic book exploits of George Washington, the Captain America of the 1770s in the American mythos, to the fable of Martin Luther King Jr., where only one specific speech is ever invoked (and definitely don’t look into the details of it) and then racism is simply ended. Never mind that the fact that the very same Washington owned slaves and profited handsomely from slavery is merely smoothed over in this narrative. It is a collective mess."
Willis' substack article: https://oliverwillis.substack.com/p/fairy-tale-history-the-root-of-americas
