The antidote to nihilism is connection. Talk. Cry. Hold each other. Reach out. Listen. Give. Ditch the dubious luxury of judgment. Be the opposite of the evil we repudiate.

More people voted against Trump than for him. 90 million Americans didn’t even vote. Only 6 Presidents since 1844 have won by a narrower margin. The GOP is at war with itself. There was no landslide. There is no mandate. Resistance is not only possible, but obligatory.

Are we thinking about what we can offer when things get real? A room? Gas money? Contacts in a blue city or state? Help getting a lawyer? Food, clothes, medical supplies? What rules are we willing to break? We’ve missed the window for discussion. Action time is coming.

We fool ourselves, and wear outselves out doing it And so do those we call our enemies. www.themarginalian.org/2024/11/14/e...

A bit of context. www.bbc.com/news/article...