What is sad to me is that the message of the Democrats--stand against autocracy and for democracy--didn't sell. I read it as a failure of public education. Schools have systematically turned curricula away from the arts and humanities to our own detriment.
Mainstream media is so much less influential that it has been in the past and the A…
What is sad to me is that the message of the Democrats--stand against autocracy and for democracy--didn't sell. I read it as a failure of public education. Schools have systematically turned curricula away from the arts and humanities to our own detriment.
Mainstream media is so much less influential that it has been in the past and the American billionaires who own it are more concerned with kowtowing to preserve their own billions than supporting an agenda of freedom and responsibility.
Set up and fund a system of civics education through social media and podcasts, community organizations and, yes, schools and universities. iCivics is one organization that has excellent resources and curricula, as does Educating for American Democracy, and Facing History and Ourselves.
Fund documentaries and air them freely (PBS does this, but only the old choir watches PBS, unfortunately). Make it entertaining - and add short clips, TikTok style. In fact, sponsor young influencers to create their own - and pay them to do it responsibly, using facts and history!
We are NOT all MAGA, but we are all responsible for making sure succeeding generations understand that freedom isn't free, but that we all have the power to advocate for ourselves and our communities.
I don't know who coordinates and pays for all this (I don't think the DNC has really done a stellar job lately but, then, what do I know), but surely there are those who will step up to support such a public effort!
How many billions of dollars were spent on the past election by us anti-trumpers reading this post? Can’t we figure out a way to use our resources to better counter the MAGA messaging so that it is heard by those who don’t know what they don’t know? Post like this are making us stronger…like Maddow said, “Join something!” and spread this good messaging far and wide.
Yes, Jane, I agree. We need to lay the groundwork to seed new growth. It starts on the local levels. There's a reason it's called "grassroots" organizing. But to bear fruit, it has to be sustainable. Everyone can do a little bit to water, fertilize and tend those grassroots--even if it's just doing more listening to what's on peoples' minds who disagree without judgment.
We've been warning that the republicans will do away with our democracy for a long time and people no longer take it seriously. There's always been just enough opposition to contain them. This time there may not be.
Whether this is true or not, it feels like we have to stop waiting for other people to solve the problem. It's in our hands. So to everyone reading, what is one thing you can and will do to know, protect and defend our Constitution?
Those educational resources look good, and could be used by anyone to learn more! Thanks for those! Also, there are stats that show the "issues" that were important to the democrats were not the same as the Gop. This is why saving democracy, women's issues, or any environmental issues did not push the needle. It was not on the maga leader's agenda. The magas voted for what the leaders of their cult told them to which was supposedly a broken economy, and immigration problems and that the GOP would fix those. They are in a different reality, and now all of us have to deal with it. I think we do need to let them find out just what they signed up for.
What is sad to me is that the message of the Democrats--stand against autocracy and for democracy--didn't sell. I read it as a failure of public education. Schools have systematically turned curricula away from the arts and humanities to our own detriment.
Mainstream media is so much less influential that it has been in the past and the American billionaires who own it are more concerned with kowtowing to preserve their own billions than supporting an agenda of freedom and responsibility.
Set up and fund a system of civics education through social media and podcasts, community organizations and, yes, schools and universities. iCivics is one organization that has excellent resources and curricula, as does Educating for American Democracy, and Facing History and Ourselves.
Fund documentaries and air them freely (PBS does this, but only the old choir watches PBS, unfortunately). Make it entertaining - and add short clips, TikTok style. In fact, sponsor young influencers to create their own - and pay them to do it responsibly, using facts and history!
We are NOT all MAGA, but we are all responsible for making sure succeeding generations understand that freedom isn't free, but that we all have the power to advocate for ourselves and our communities.
I don't know who coordinates and pays for all this (I don't think the DNC has really done a stellar job lately but, then, what do I know), but surely there are those who will step up to support such a public effort!
Just my two cents...
That makes me sad, too. And I agree about education.
How many billions of dollars were spent on the past election by us anti-trumpers reading this post? Can’t we figure out a way to use our resources to better counter the MAGA messaging so that it is heard by those who don’t know what they don’t know? Post like this are making us stronger…like Maddow said, “Join something!” and spread this good messaging far and wide.
Yes, Jane, I agree. We need to lay the groundwork to seed new growth. It starts on the local levels. There's a reason it's called "grassroots" organizing. But to bear fruit, it has to be sustainable. Everyone can do a little bit to water, fertilize and tend those grassroots--even if it's just doing more listening to what's on peoples' minds who disagree without judgment.
We've been warning that the republicans will do away with our democracy for a long time and people no longer take it seriously. There's always been just enough opposition to contain them. This time there may not be.
Whether this is true or not, it feels like we have to stop waiting for other people to solve the problem. It's in our hands. So to everyone reading, what is one thing you can and will do to know, protect and defend our Constitution?
Those educational resources look good, and could be used by anyone to learn more! Thanks for those! Also, there are stats that show the "issues" that were important to the democrats were not the same as the Gop. This is why saving democracy, women's issues, or any environmental issues did not push the needle. It was not on the maga leader's agenda. The magas voted for what the leaders of their cult told them to which was supposedly a broken economy, and immigration problems and that the GOP would fix those. They are in a different reality, and now all of us have to deal with it. I think we do need to let them find out just what they signed up for.