Can You Do Your Political Work If Trump Is Elected?
Think of his indictments, Christian Nationalism, and the climate crisis. Think of how we’ll organize.
“We heart-centered lefties” are not entirely aligned with the Democratic candidate, says Sara Sadek on Folkweaver.
Nonetheless,
“as I’ve been grappling with the somatic experience of filling in the Kamala Harris bubble on my ballot — of my bodily resistance to it — I want to prioritize the long game, centering those most harmed in this country and beyond, and what will become of us and our non-violent resistance movements in the alternative where Kamala loses.”
If this perspective resonates with you, you might like this video that Sadek recommends. It’s by NDN Collective, on Instagram. The video’s message is that the U.S. government is never on the side of Indigenous organizers anyway. The colonial president is always “your opponent.” For anyone for whom that position feels true, voting is an opportunity to pick your opponent.
For radicals, as Sadek sums it up:
1. All candidates, once elected…
