Politics
Authoritarians like Trump love fear, defeatism, surrender. Do not give them what they want | Rebecca Solnit
theguardian.com
Rebecca Solnit argues that authoritarians like Trump thrive on fear, defeatism, and surrender, urging readers to resist these tactics by bolstering love, trust, community, and resolve.
Takeaways:
Authoritarian leaders exploit fear and hopelessness to gain power.
Resisting authoritarianism requires cultivating community, care, and resolve.
Historical figures and events demonstrate the power of collective resistance.
The most anti-capitalist protest is to care for another and to care for yourself. To take on the historically feminized and therefore invisible practice of nursing, nurturing, caring.
To take seriously each other’s vulnerability and fragility and precarity, and to support it, honor it, empower it. To protect each other, to enact and practice
... See moreI refuse to live in a defensive posture. If the human community gets out of the precarious position we’ve put ourselves in, it will not be by succumbing to the same mind-patterns that got us here; by defending our little bean patches with our little bean sticks, stealing and hoarding territory, and worshipping those who horde the most resources,... See more
I refuse to submit to the spirit of fear
Joy is a form of rebellion in a system that profits from fear
“Authoritarians cannot rise if there are strong communities and people are acting with joy. That is, you need despair and anger in order for an authoritarian to rise. Whatever those things are that you bring to the community, do them and do them with joy, and don’t stop doing the things you love because you’re scared, because that actually is a
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Elon and Tucker just casually accused pro-Kamala billionaires of being on the Epstein client list, including Reid Hoffman and Bill Gates.
I’m old enough to remember when this was considered tinfoil hat stuff. Now it’s talked about so... See more
Clandestinex.com
If the executive branch won’t release phase 2 of the Epstein files, we will. Americans deserve transparency and the victims deserve justice. https://t.co/h0XxQnAbFs
For decades, the rich and powerful protected Jeffrey Epstein while innocent women and children lived in silence and shame.
That shame does NOT belong to the victims, it belongs to every politician, bureaucrat, and elite who turned a blind eye.
The FBI, DOJ, CIA, and Epstein’s estate hold the... See more
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸x.com
I thought I would be more excited about the Epstein files coming out. But I ended up in tears. Our president is a serial killer. An actual serial killer. Horrifying stories. Impeach him now. Charge him with high treason. Seek the death penalty.
threads.comTrump and the Epstein files