Black Aziz Anansi [In Exile]What do you think it will take to effectively defeat fascism in the United States?
Heidi Li Feldman@BlackAzizAnansi Adding to others’ ideas: organizations dedicated to drafting and promoting progress, anti-fascist model statutes/policies on topics ranging from elections to curricula in public schools. These must be systematically shared with governors, state AGs, state legislators and staff. Basically, high quality progressive content they can readily adopt.
NMgal@heidilifeldman @BlackAzizAnansi This sounds great. I hesitate to reference it, but ALEC had such success I wonder if it could be replicated. There are strategies and tactics of the reactionary right that are fundamentally at odds with left or even centrist worldview/mindset, but a policy and legislation initiative seems like it would be in our wheelhouse. After all, reality has a liberal bias.
@BlackAzizAnansi @NMgal The pragmatic difficulty will be finding the funding for the sort of ongoing work I envision.
@heidilifeldman @BlackAzizAnansi No problem, I'm told that George Soros is an unending font of money for lefty causes!
Wait, what? That's a big fat GQP lie? oh well...
I would think that collaborating with a liberal think tank would lend an air of stability. Is there a copacetic one? Are there non-insane wealthy folks/foundations who can see that the political scene is going in the wrong direction for their continued safety and comfort?
Anoosh@anoosh @heidilifeldman @BlackAzizAnansi MacArthur? https://www.macfound.org/programs/policy_research/
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