I made it to #TribFest22! If you see me ask for a Let’s do some democracy! sticker or whatever. Have stuff to give away!
LOOK at those things. 😋
First #TribFest22 selfie is with my best bestie @1lisameid. We’re so excited to be here again!
I really enjoyed listening to @KatyTurNBC talk about how she prioritizes non-outrage based guests & experts for her program & how that will help protect democracy. She totally gets it.
And me with my new friend Katy.
I’m at a panel for @beckerdavidj & @MajorCBS ‘s new book The Big Truth. I’ve had a chance to read it, it’s really good.
I'm counting down to #TribFest22 because I'm excited about all of the panels and speakers, but also (really!) because I can't wait to get a cinnamon roll from @TheDriskill. Bring a friend, they're Texas-sized ginormous!
The last time @1lisameid & were there we interviewed the baker and found out that they laminate the dough (like a croissant). Just saying, make room in your schedule for one of these and you're welcome. 🥰
Also, TribFest weather 😩 these temps plus humidity.
Join a book club.
Join a book club and read.
Join a book club and read banned books.
Join a book club and read banned books and start a little free library.
Join a book club and read banned books and start a little free library and give away banned books.
Save democracy.
My friends: fascists read what previous fascists did as a how-to guide for their fascist goals. Democrats should be reading what previous resisters have done to subvert fascism. If you haven't read @TimothyDSnyder 's On Tyranny yet, it's a great place to start.
Reification (treating people as objects) gives people permission--people can think of themselves as good people who care & do the right thing so long as they convince themselves that these people aren't real people. Slavery, genocide, capitalism, etc all work on this principle.
If they're not people, then they don't count. What are they if they're not people?
A problem, a threat, dangerous, a plague, an invasion, a Trojan horse, rats, cancer, cockroaches, rapists, drug dealers, murderers, etc.
The word "immigrant" itself is a condensation symbol ("a name, word, phrase, or maxim which stirs vivid impressions involving the listener's most basic values and readies the listener for action")--immigrants aren't people, but a category of threat that motivates people to act.