Sarah Longwell

Incredibly disciplined. They picked their fights. They picked their battles. They didn't take every battle. For instance, you didn't see, despite the fact that bathrooms were segregated... You didn't see the civil rights movement choose to fight the fight in bathrooms. There's a reason for that. People are really uncomfortable in bathrooms.

Incredibly disciplined. They picked their fights. They picked their battles. They didn't take every battle. For instance, you didn't see, despite the fact that bathrooms were segregated... You didn't see the civil rights movement choose to fight the fight in bathrooms. There's a reason for that. People are really uncomfortable in bathrooms.

They chose the ground that they were most likely to be able to win over public opinion quickly on or even have public opinion already on its side on. I think we have forgotten so many of the lessons of history. I mean, civil rights movement, incredibly pragmatic. Which Civil Rights Act brought all equality all at once?

They chose the ground that they were most likely to be able to win over public opinion quickly on or even have public opinion already on its side on. I think we have forgotten so many of the lessons of history. I mean, civil rights movement, incredibly pragmatic. Which Civil Rights Act brought all equality all at once?

Was it the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the Civil Rights Act of 1959, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1965, which was the Voting Rights Act, the Civil Rights Act of 1968? Which Civil Rights Act brought everything? They piece by piece moved toward legal equality, but they didn't get it all in one fell swoop. And that is sad and tragic and unfair.

Was it the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the Civil Rights Act of 1959, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1965, which was the Voting Rights Act, the Civil Rights Act of 1968? Which Civil Rights Act brought everything? They piece by piece moved toward legal equality, but they didn't get it all in one fell swoop. And that is sad and tragic and unfair.

And time is the one resource we don't have, we can't afford to waste. But it is the theory of change in our system that is most consistently worked. And I think it's worth a try again.

And time is the one resource we don't have, we can't afford to waste. But it is the theory of change in our system that is most consistently worked. And I think it's worth a try again.

I mean I think there's fear both around repercussions and just fear that it doesn't matter. And one, I think that there is strength in numbers. My dad likes to say, this is a classic Joe Bidenism quoting my dad, but he does genuinely say this. I'm not just making up a quote from my dad and saying it's my father.

I mean I think there's fear both around repercussions and just fear that it doesn't matter. And one, I think that there is strength in numbers. My dad likes to say, this is a classic Joe Bidenism quoting my dad, but he does genuinely say this. I'm not just making up a quote from my dad and saying it's my father.

Wilmington, Delaware, classic San Francisco mecca of the 1950s. My dad likes to say that if everyone has just a little bit of courage, then no one has to be a hero. And

Wilmington, Delaware, classic San Francisco mecca of the 1950s. My dad likes to say that if everyone has just a little bit of courage, then no one has to be a hero. And

It might feel scary and be scary, but the more everyday voters, everyday citizens that we have speaking out, the more elected officials, the more cultural leaders, the more business leaders will have a little bit more courage then to speak out. I think we are seeing so many people in positions of power afraid to speak out because they are afraid that they will be speaking out alone.

It might feel scary and be scary, but the more everyday voters, everyday citizens that we have speaking out, the more elected officials, the more cultural leaders, the more business leaders will have a little bit more courage then to speak out. I think we are seeing so many people in positions of power afraid to speak out because they are afraid that they will be speaking out alone.

And we can't convince every single person in positions of power or authority or influence to summon that courage to be a hero. But I think if everyone just demonstrates enough courage. And look, we can catastrophize. But if folks are speaking out, if folks are marching and protesting right now for the most part. You're safe. You can do it.

And we can't convince every single person in positions of power or authority or influence to summon that courage to be a hero. But I think if everyone just demonstrates enough courage. And look, we can catastrophize. But if folks are speaking out, if folks are marching and protesting right now for the most part. You're safe. You can do it.

And if you do it and your neighbor does it and your neighbor's neighbor does it, it's going to give a backbone and a sense of momentum to other people who just need that extra little push, who maybe are putting even more on the line to speak out and to fight back. But I think I want to go back to what I said at the start, because I think

And if you do it and your neighbor does it and your neighbor's neighbor does it, it's going to give a backbone and a sense of momentum to other people who just need that extra little push, who maybe are putting even more on the line to speak out and to fight back. But I think I want to go back to what I said at the start, because I think

this moment feels so different than the Obama moment when it felt like if we simply worked for it, change was inevitable, right? Yes, it doesn't come without effort, but if we put that effort in, it'll happen and it doesn't feel that way. And I think we are victims of sort of the hindsight of history in this moment because we remember that moment. A lot of people over the age of,

this moment feels so different than the Obama moment when it felt like if we simply worked for it, change was inevitable, right? Yes, it doesn't come without effort, but if we put that effort in, it'll happen and it doesn't feel that way. And I think we are victims of sort of the hindsight of history in this moment because we remember that moment. A lot of people over the age of,