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Together Across Differences's avatar

Fair question

They are out there, Janet!

Check out Wilk Wilkinson’s Derate the Hate substack for a great example

https://open.substack.com/pub/wilkwilkinson/p/a-wake-up-call-we-cant-keep-snoozing?r=5ir46&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay

William Farrar's avatar

Courageous citizenship is seen in Iran, where people put their lives on the line, get killed by the thousands and kill the oppressor. Over 100 IRGC agents have been killed.

Not seen in America though, where our GESTAPO kills people with impunity and not even mayors and governors arrest the perps.

Together Across Differences's avatar

Thank you Bill- your Iran example is a good one. I think there are Americans practicing Courageous Citizenship and we need even more. Courageous Citizenship can take many forms including bridge building, activism or both.

William Farrar's avatar

Yes we have our heroes, like Renee Good, and those in Minneapolis with whistles.

The best tool right now is to surround ICE and ridicule them, demean them, call them pussies, weaklings, that will get under their skin. They thrive, get a testosterone bump, when people exhibit anger and fear, but lose their testosterone when ridiculed.

Janet T's avatar

Most BA members are blues. Where are the reds willing to engage respectfully? I'm really asking. Where? It takes two to tango.