Anand Giridharadas

And that idea, I think, has been very hard to sell Americans on, not only because of this recent right-wing takeover, but because of this very deep thing in the American... And sorry to dwell on it, but I think this gives... the pro-democracy movement, some marching orders. This is a big organizing challenge that goes beyond beating the right.

And that idea, I think, has been very hard to sell Americans on, not only because of this recent right-wing takeover, but because of this very deep thing in the American... And sorry to dwell on it, but I think this gives... the pro-democracy movement, some marching orders. This is a big organizing challenge that goes beyond beating the right.

And that idea, I think, has been very hard to sell Americans on, not only because of this recent right-wing takeover, but because of this very deep thing in the American... And sorry to dwell on it, but I think this gives... the pro-democracy movement, some marching orders. This is a big organizing challenge that goes beyond beating the right.

I think we have to educate the mass of American people about individualism and community and the ways in which just leaving the wolves free endangers all the lambs. And I think that's a really exciting media challenge for folks like us. And it sort of absolves us of just saying, you know, it's not just the right that needs to be overthrown. We have persuasion work to do among our people.

I think we have to educate the mass of American people about individualism and community and the ways in which just leaving the wolves free endangers all the lambs. And I think that's a really exciting media challenge for folks like us. And it sort of absolves us of just saying, you know, it's not just the right that needs to be overthrown. We have persuasion work to do among our people.

I think we have to educate the mass of American people about individualism and community and the ways in which just leaving the wolves free endangers all the lambs. And I think that's a really exciting media challenge for folks like us. And it sort of absolves us of just saying, you know, it's not just the right that needs to be overthrown. We have persuasion work to do among our people.

You know, I'm such a junkie for these Substack Lives. I was just on another one where I was asking the questions of the great Anat Shankar Osorio. If you guys haven't had her on, she's absolutely incredible, as you know. There's so many things I could say to answer that.

You know, I'm such a junkie for these Substack Lives. I was just on another one where I was asking the questions of the great Anat Shankar Osorio. If you guys haven't had her on, she's absolutely incredible, as you know. There's so many things I could say to answer that.

You know, I'm such a junkie for these Substack Lives. I was just on another one where I was asking the questions of the great Anat Shankar Osorio. If you guys haven't had her on, she's absolutely incredible, as you know. There's so many things I could say to answer that.

I'm going to focus on one idea that she really gave us a few weeks ago, and we were talking about it more today, that really blew my mind and may be helpful for your listeners. I think a lot of us have been feeling despair, powerless, kind of aghast at obviously what the right is doing, but I think profoundly undefended by democratic leaders.

I'm going to focus on one idea that she really gave us a few weeks ago, and we were talking about it more today, that really blew my mind and may be helpful for your listeners. I think a lot of us have been feeling despair, powerless, kind of aghast at obviously what the right is doing, but I think profoundly undefended by democratic leaders.

I'm going to focus on one idea that she really gave us a few weeks ago, and we were talking about it more today, that really blew my mind and may be helpful for your listeners. I think a lot of us have been feeling despair, powerless, kind of aghast at obviously what the right is doing, but I think profoundly undefended by democratic leaders.

I think that's as significant an emotion in many people's hearts right now. I think it's why a lot of people come to you all. And what Anat helped me reframe, she said, you know, by all means, keep making the phone calls to Capitol Hill, keep marching, keep yelling at the Republicans, keep telling Hakeem Jeffries to grow a spy, all of that. Yes, keep doing it.

I think that's as significant an emotion in many people's hearts right now. I think it's why a lot of people come to you all. And what Anat helped me reframe, she said, you know, by all means, keep making the phone calls to Capitol Hill, keep marching, keep yelling at the Republicans, keep telling Hakeem Jeffries to grow a spy, all of that. Yes, keep doing it.

I think that's as significant an emotion in many people's hearts right now. I think it's why a lot of people come to you all. And what Anat helped me reframe, she said, you know, by all means, keep making the phone calls to Capitol Hill, keep marching, keep yelling at the Republicans, keep telling Hakeem Jeffries to grow a spy, all of that. Yes, keep doing it.

But she said the most important form of activism people can do right now is not up there to the very powerful people. It is actually laterally in their community to solve the first problem of this moment, which is that most people think no one else feels the way they do.

But she said the most important form of activism people can do right now is not up there to the very powerful people. It is actually laterally in their community to solve the first problem of this moment, which is that most people think no one else feels the way they do.

But she said the most important form of activism people can do right now is not up there to the very powerful people. It is actually laterally in their community to solve the first problem of this moment, which is that most people think no one else feels the way they do.

Most people think they're the one on the block who's afraid of what Elon Musk's doing, but everybody else is going about their life. I live in a very progressive place in Brooklyn, New York. If I were to walk down the street, and just judged by the atmosphere, it would appear that no one really cares that we're in an existential crisis for the Republic. It certainly looks like no one cares.

Most people think they're the one on the block who's afraid of what Elon Musk's doing, but everybody else is going about their life. I live in a very progressive place in Brooklyn, New York. If I were to walk down the street, and just judged by the atmosphere, it would appear that no one really cares that we're in an existential crisis for the Republic. It certainly looks like no one cares.