Heather McGhee

Und es kann aus einer geringen Faktion kommen. Und es kann die Art von Schmerzen erzeugen, die ich denke, dass wir alle im Land sehen werden, sobald diese Zerstörung aus Washington kommt. So viele der Arbeiten, die unser Land wachsen helfen, werden ausgeschnitten. So viel der Finanzierung, die unser Land helfen lässt, ist am vordersten Punkt. Es wird über nichts aufgelöst. Es wird Mühe geben.

Und es kann aus einer geringen Faktion kommen. Und es kann die Art von Schmerzen erzeugen, die ich denke, dass wir alle im Land sehen werden, sobald diese Zerstörung aus Washington kommt. So viele der Arbeiten, die unser Land wachsen helfen, werden ausgeschnitten. So viel der Finanzierung, die unser Land helfen lässt, ist am vordersten Punkt. Es wird über nichts aufgelöst. Es wird Mühe geben.

Der Fakt, dass wir in diesem Ort sind, wo Autokratie auf dem Marsch ist, wird schwierig sein. Aber wir wissen auch, dass, wenn die Generation, die die vorherige Enttäuschung erlebt hat, verspürt wäre, würden wir nicht hier sein. Ich würde nicht hier sein, oder? Du würdest nicht hier sein, oder?

Der Fakt, dass wir in diesem Ort sind, wo Autokratie auf dem Marsch ist, wird schwierig sein. Aber wir wissen auch, dass, wenn die Generation, die die vorherige Enttäuschung erlebt hat, verspürt wäre, würden wir nicht hier sein. Ich würde nicht hier sein, oder? Du würdest nicht hier sein, oder?

They didn't despair. What did they do, Heather? If they had despaired, we wouldn't be here. They said that there is a wall in front of us and I'm going to keep hammering at it. And I may not be the one to see it fall down, this wall of injustice. But it will fall down because of the blows that I made. That's our job. That's our job right now in this moment.

They didn't despair. What did they do, Heather? If they had despaired, we wouldn't be here. They said that there is a wall in front of us and I'm going to keep hammering at it. And I may not be the one to see it fall down, this wall of injustice. But it will fall down because of the blows that I made. That's our job. That's our job right now in this moment.

To keep hammering at the wall of injustice, to adapt, to be smarter, to be more persuasive, to find new ways to bring people in and call people in. Yes, but also to keep our eye on the prize, as my people would say, because we have got to keep going. And so for everyone who feels like, oh my gosh, I can't watch the news anymore. I'm anxious. I'm depressed. I don't know what to do. I marched.

To keep hammering at the wall of injustice, to adapt, to be smarter, to be more persuasive, to find new ways to bring people in and call people in. Yes, but also to keep our eye on the prize, as my people would say, because we have got to keep going. And so for everyone who feels like, oh my gosh, I can't watch the news anymore. I'm anxious. I'm depressed. I don't know what to do. I marched.

I called. I donated. Now I don't feel like doing any of that. I hear you. I feel you. Trust me. I do. And yet we have to for ourselves and for future generations keep doing something. We have to keep taking these blows because what an autocrat wants is for the good civil society majority to fall back. And we can't do it. A better country is in our future. I have no doubt about that.

I called. I donated. Now I don't feel like doing any of that. I hear you. I feel you. Trust me. I do. And yet we have to for ourselves and for future generations keep doing something. We have to keep taking these blows because what an autocrat wants is for the good civil society majority to fall back. And we can't do it. A better country is in our future. I have no doubt about that.

And it'll get better because of what we've had to face about ourselves in this dark period.

And it'll get better because of what we've had to face about ourselves in this dark period.

Oh, it's alright. You know, I mean, it's like... Part of the job. You know, it's like being a teacher, right? I love it. I love seeing the lights go on for people.

Oh, it's alright. You know, I mean, it's like... Part of the job. You know, it's like being a teacher, right? I love it. I love seeing the lights go on for people.