The Way Forward

"It’s a lesson the Extremely Online Left still hasn’t fully learned, failing where its political enemies succeed. Reactionary right-wing groups like the homophobic and transphobic Moms for Liberty—which seeks to ban books from LGBTQ and BIPOC authors under the guise of “parental rights”—have claimed political victories by seizing power one public school board and small town at a time. Other reactionaries have similarly managed to take their pet grievances about diversity and wokeness to the national level by moving from online outrage to on-the-ground community organizing." From podcast referenced above.

It gets lost in the firehose of information coming at us now, but in Florida local and state groups organized to fight back, and change the outcomes of public school board races to keep MOL candidates off the boards around the state. Admittedly, the ground gains are small, and the war is not over--too much money and power behind the state-level fascist enablers in power. And "it can't happen here" thinking lead to a slow start for opposition. Now we know it absolutely can happen here, is happening, and, knowing that, it's time to take action, and never give up. Act locally and nationally. It's OUR country. (End of rant).