@Teri_Kanefield

With all this social media stuff, you are doing extremely hard work, probably for little reward. I (and many others based on what I see in your comments) sincerely appreciate all the work that you do. (Because it is WORK.) If you need to take a break for some self-care, please do so. It's better than burning out.

Meanwhile, here's a virtual hug for you. I hope it helps a little bit.

@Teri_Kanefield people also get triggered for some reason when you tell them that the solution to ending extremism is to vote, keep voting, and don’t stop. Vote in every election from school board to president. Do. Not. Stop! This is how we save democracy. Trials won’t save it.

They want us to give up, that’s the entire game plan.

@Teri_Kanefield

It was certainly not self-pity.

There is rage, of course. But the fundamental is fear. Extremists have become mainstream and are coming for our democracy, coming for us.

There is a real basis for being alarmed but a state of panic is as you say an enemy of reason.

Tribalism is a trap for us too. We need solidarity without tribalism. Difficult.

Edit: Where we get 'news' is a factor but as important is the 'how much' news. If a rest seems like betrayal, that is a problem.

@Teri_Kanefield

Rachel Maddow and Peter Strzok advocate for a whole-of-society response to this growing anti-democracy movement.

An over-reliance on a single bulwark of democracy lets fascists subvert each one in turn and create a cascade of failing institutions.

Better approach: multi-front opposition.

1. Support rule of law (oppose the public corruption of the Supreme Court)
2. Go after the moneyed who fund fascism. (Tax billionaires. Stop tax evasion & the underfunding of the IRS)

1/2