Post 2024 general election reflection

11/11/24

Folks who believed, “we just need better people in office” are starting to realize that the problem is much bigger. We are dealing with systemic institutional failures that no single person can change. Beating T rump doesn’t fix the principle because another just like him will come along. T rump is just a representation of the actual problem which is much deeper and uglier; Institutions, systems, long standing norms/beliefs (ie, patriarchy, white supremacy, etc). These are not changes that will be made by swapping out a few people. These are changes that can only be made by stripping the government of legitimacy and rebuilding a government of people -where people are actually involved.

It will be no small battle, fighting against the American empire that only cares about domination and profit. As we move past all the feelings, folks will begin reckoning with the reality of what we are really dealing with and that can be overwhelming, but powerful. I know it's hard, but we have to start deriving power from this new found awareness and from the fact that there's a lot more people who are in on this awareness now, too. As more and more people begin to understand, we can then rise up together to finally fix this. It sucks this is where we are at, but is the quickest way to necessary change, as long as people choose to step into that power and start getting to work because the movement is going to take every single one of us in mutual aid efforts, direct action, etc.

She breaks it down so crystal clear in this short video.