There are assholes out here trying to tell you that today’s demonstrations were useless virtue signaling.
Asserting your values and showing up for each other is never an empty gesture.
No circular firing squads. No trolling. No woker than thou sermons.
We build together. We live in truth. We say NO to this administration’s moral contamination.
That’s already something.
@xankarn Sorry for linking to substack, but Paul Krugman puts it well, even links to research saying *marching works*. Two quotes:
1) "They are a show of the depth and popularity of a movement, reassuring those who are opposed to a nation’s direction that many, many others share that opposition.
2) "they can induce defections from the ruling regime, because the protestors can’t easily be “othered,” portrayed as strange and alien.
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/civil-resistance-confronts-the-autocracy
What I appreciate about Krugman's "bubble autocracy" concept is the reminder it provides that anyone with gumption can still repudiate the MAGA platform. Sure, there's pressure, but most will never have to worry about knocks on the door late at night or how to survive the gulag.
Especially for the people and corporations with deep pockets, it's simply a case of principles over profits.
Like I always say, what's the point of having "eff you" money if you never actually say "eff you?"
Alexander Karn
Speed demon 🇪🇺 🇳🇴🇺🇦🇵🇸