Everything is too big! This isn’t a post; this is a brain-dump.
The country is descending into fascism; the country was always fascist; the country is descending into authoritarianism, and the fascism comes for free.
I know that a lot of people do not know what’s happening. Neither do I? But I “don’t know” what’s happening in a “I need better glasses to read the fine print” way not in a “there is no fine print” way.
America is too big to understand. The federal government is too big to understand. American history is too big to understand. American fascism is too big to understand.
I know we are in trouble. I know that worse is coming. I know it will take all of us to save us. I know Democratic senators are not doing enough, and I imagine they are emboldened (so to speak) by the fact that most people don’t really know what is happening.
Capitalism is too big to understand. Oppression is too big to understand. Unlike many seemingly happy people, I need to understand things. I need at least a narrative.
If my lane is spreading the word, shouldn’t my word be informed? But I can’t wait for that day when it all makes sense.
How do I organize my thoughts? How do I organize my goals? What comes first? How do I make sure I don’t get stuck wanting to know more than I can? How do I know my capacity? How do I feel good enough? What is worthy of sharing? What matters without a platform?
What do we need? Where will it come from? How do we stop getting distracted? How do we stop mistaking feelings for righteousness? How do we improve lives?
How do we keep track of what is lost?
How do we hold fascists accountable?
What matters?
What do you need?
How can I help?