In all the years I have been watching liberal politics, I have only seen very few truly effective efforts to change the narratives from the bottom up; to educate people about better ways to be, think, feel, empathize, and share.
And I was skeptical and a bit … 1/7
And I was skeptical and a bit … 1/7
cynical of one of the best of them. I was wrong.
It was @DanSavage’s @itgetsbetter project. In a few short years of inspired effort and social media acumen, it helped to change hearts, minds, and attitudes about LGBTQ culture from the inside out, and that helped … 2/7
It was @DanSavage’s @itgetsbetter project. In a few short years of inspired effort and social media acumen, it helped to change hearts, minds, and attitudes about LGBTQ culture from the inside out, and that helped … 2/7
@dansavage @ItGetsBetter change the larger culture more quickly than most thought possible
Without it, I don’t think gay marriage would have even happened in this decade. We need so many more projects like it. So stop throwing your money away on every candidate that pushes the right … 3/7
Without it, I don’t think gay marriage would have even happened in this decade. We need so many more projects like it. So stop throwing your money away on every candidate that pushes the right … 3/7
@dansavage @ItGetsBetter button in the present moment. Spend some time researching causes that are really making a dent in our problems, and the narratives that prevent us from solving them. Support them as much as you are able. We’ll all get a lot more bang for your bucks.
Our problem … 4/7
Our problem … 4/7
@dansavage @ItGetsBetter is not that conservatives are getting the world that they think they want. It’s that we’re letting them take it by not articulating and promoting any alternative vision and worldview.
People have always needed shared beliefs to carry them through life’s journey. … 5/7
People have always needed shared beliefs to carry them through life’s journey. … 5/7
@dansavage @ItGetsBetter Churches and fascists have always understood this.
We need to start finding non-theistic shared beliefs that can propagate and resonate enough to help retake the narrative high-grounds that conservatives seized long ago with their very widely promoted beliefs. … 6/7
We need to start finding non-theistic shared beliefs that can propagate and resonate enough to help retake the narrative high-grounds that conservatives seized long ago with their very widely promoted beliefs. … 6/7
@dansavage @ItGetsBetter Very toxic beliefs are are undermining our collective souls, and probably our ability to govern ourselves as a (relatively) free society. 7/7
