Well, that was the chat I’ve been needing.
I just had an hourlong conversation with the brilliant thinker, writer, philosopher, and activist Rebecca Solnit, and it gave me the clarity and hope she has given so many.
We discussed:
how Trump and Musk are actually not that good at authoritarianism (leading to her brilliant phrase “the stupid coup”), and how this chaotic coup is a golden opportunity for their opposition, if people are savvy enough to seize it;
her assessment of the resistance two months in;
the historic opportunity she sees to recruit Americans of every persuasion into a broad, loose pro-democracy coalition;
and the open-mindedness and avoidance of purism that will require;
hope and taking care of yourself and gathering as essential, not nice-to-haves.
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