Anand Giridharadas
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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.
There's no signs, there's no hats, there's no clothes, right? I understand, people are living their life. But her reframe was so powerful to me. The first thing you can do And we need symbolism. I think you all have the scale to maybe help people coordinate that. She suggested the slogan, free America. We need to free America from all these people, free America from these wannabe tyrants.
There's no signs, there's no hats, there's no clothes, right? I understand, people are living their life. But her reframe was so powerful to me. The first thing you can do And we need symbolism. I think you all have the scale to maybe help people coordinate that. She suggested the slogan, free America. We need to free America from all these people, free America from these wannabe tyrants.
There's no signs, there's no hats, there's no clothes, right? I understand, people are living their life. But her reframe was so powerful to me. The first thing you can do And we need symbolism. I think you all have the scale to maybe help people coordinate that. She suggested the slogan, free America. We need to free America from all these people, free America from these wannabe tyrants.
But we also want an America that is free. So it's the end state as well as the action. We need hats. We need symbols. We need colors. We need, you know, she suggested a badge that says, I'm in the know. And people then ask you, in the know about what? And then it gives you a chance to, right? We need to kind of, she called it social proof.
But we also want an America that is free. So it's the end state as well as the action. We need hats. We need symbols. We need colors. We need, you know, she suggested a badge that says, I'm in the know. And people then ask you, in the know about what? And then it gives you a chance to, right? We need to kind of, she called it social proof.
But we also want an America that is free. So it's the end state as well as the action. We need hats. We need symbols. We need colors. We need, you know, she suggested a badge that says, I'm in the know. And people then ask you, in the know about what? And then it gives you a chance to, right? We need to kind of, she called it social proof.
But this level of activism I think is neglected in a lot of conversations. Your first rung of activism is coalescing all the people around you who actually feel the same way you do. but there's a kind of first mover problem, right?
But this level of activism I think is neglected in a lot of conversations. Your first rung of activism is coalescing all the people around you who actually feel the same way you do. but there's a kind of first mover problem, right?
But this level of activism I think is neglected in a lot of conversations. Your first rung of activism is coalescing all the people around you who actually feel the same way you do. but there's a kind of first mover problem, right?
And everybody's like sitting watching your thing on their stream, on their couch by themselves, not realizing that the guy next to them is also watching your stream at the same time. And it is a very simple, doable form of activism. Not just to try to depose these high leaders who seem untouchable, but to try to create social proof in your community that a lot of people feel this way.
And everybody's like sitting watching your thing on their stream, on their couch by themselves, not realizing that the guy next to them is also watching your stream at the same time. And it is a very simple, doable form of activism. Not just to try to depose these high leaders who seem untouchable, but to try to create social proof in your community that a lot of people feel this way.
And everybody's like sitting watching your thing on their stream, on their couch by themselves, not realizing that the guy next to them is also watching your stream at the same time. And it is a very simple, doable form of activism. Not just to try to depose these high leaders who seem untouchable, but to try to create social proof in your community that a lot of people feel this way.
Let's see each other. Let's know each other there. And then you go from there. That feels like wonderfully doable and incredibly important and foundational to the work ahead.
Let's see each other. Let's know each other there. And then you go from there. That feels like wonderfully doable and incredibly important and foundational to the work ahead.
Let's see each other. Let's know each other there. And then you go from there. That feels like wonderfully doable and incredibly important and foundational to the work ahead.
And thank you guys for, I think you're doing spinal development for the nation. And it's going to take a lot of spine going forward. So I really, really appreciate so much what you all are doing. I think in the long run of history, it's going to be viewed as very, very important.
And thank you guys for, I think you're doing spinal development for the nation. And it's going to take a lot of spine going forward. So I really, really appreciate so much what you all are doing. I think in the long run of history, it's going to be viewed as very, very important.
And thank you guys for, I think you're doing spinal development for the nation. And it's going to take a lot of spine going forward. So I really, really appreciate so much what you all are doing. I think in the long run of history, it's going to be viewed as very, very important.
What a shock. think people may be wrong to pick the proxy fight of Obama should not laugh at a joke. But I think we have to take seriously the emotion of feeling undefended. This administration rightly warned throughout the last year that Donald Trump represented the singular authoritarian threat to America.