Links: How to resist, what to resist

[sonia]

The Election, Lao Tzu, a Cup of Water by Ursula K. Le Guin

I will try never to use the metaphor of war where it doesn’t belong, because I think it has come to shape our thinking and dominate our minds so that we tend to see the destructive force of aggression as the only way to meet any challenge. I want to find a better way.

Rebel Well: A Starter Survival Guide To A Trumped America by Heather Corinna and s.e. smith at Scarleteen

Marissa Lingen suggests searching on "muslim center your_city your_state" (without the quotes) to find organizations to support.
I found Muslim Community Center of Portland not too far from me.

On the less uplifting side, here's a report from the Portland protests this evening. Arresting protest organizers for no good reason.

Donald Trump was right: THE ELECTION WAS RIGGED. In his favour.
Voter suppression in action: The Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program checked for "duplicate voters" by first and last name, without even middle name or Jr/Sr or birthdate, so they took way more people off the rolls than Trump's margin of victory in those states. Mostly Black/brown people of course.

Also, tim has put together a couple of longer linkspams: week one, week two.

I think it all feels unreal because it's just too big and awful, and we're still seeing it from the outside as it bears down on us.

Comments

[jesse_the_k]

Maintaining the outside perspective is useful, though, because as things get more familiar we will inevitably become accustomed to them. Familiarity breeds resignation.

Thank you so much for the UKL link. I can now go offline, read and ponder.

[sonia]

Maintaining the outside perspective is useful...

Yes, agreed. At the same time, transitions are hard. Loss is hard. This feels like pulling the band-aid off slowly, and it hurts.

So glad you like the Le Guin essay!