It’s a tragic time for those of us in the Resistance in the United States. I offer a few reminders that there are more of us. For example, the GOP has lost the popular vote in 7 out of the last 10 Presidential elections, including two elections where they were handed the White House through the antiquated Electoral College. The conservative movement’s methods have become antidemocratic because it’s their only path to power. They cannot rely on popularity or platform, because they have neither.
When that is true, the only thing that can defeat us is our own exhaustion. So, find joy, grieve the setbacks, and let’s get back in our X-Wings. We all just watched a story about what it takes to get back up when all hope seems lost, after all. That’s what these stories are for. They inspire us to imagine a better future, especially when our present fails us.
Finally, I offer this essay about the power of Hope in Dark Times, by Rebecca Solnit.