The scariest thing about Anticipatory Obedience is it could be a self-fulfilling prophecy. The big players have calculated their risks and decided, rightly, that the cost of pissing off Trump is greater than the cost of pissing us off in the Left. We are forgiving and inclusive. The big cats are counting on that. But we have teeth too, o…
The scariest thing about Anticipatory Obedience is it could be a self-fulfilling prophecy. The big players have calculated their risks and decided, rightly, that the cost of pissing off Trump is greater than the cost of pissing us off in the Left. We are forgiving and inclusive. The big cats are counting on that. But we have teeth too, our teeth just aren’t as obvious and immediate as imprisonment and confiscation of wealthy estates. Our weapon is slower, more nuanced and includes a redistribution of resources often in innovative yet-to-be-seen kinds of ways.
I predict the positive outcome of this will be a move from privatization, profit-seeking leadership, toward messier community-driven decentralized powers. Case in point, outfits like the Bulwark and Substack will rise in both popularity and impact while the Bezos and Musk owned media outlets will slowly implode.
The thing is they need us. Look at the pathetic MSG rally. They had Tucker giggling nervously, some dude performing an exorcist (?) and poor Hulk Hogan can barely tear his tank top. They need us to give life and love to their sad existence with our talented artists and thinkers. They want Beyonce’s songs, Eminem’s raps, Leonordo Dicaprio’s performances! They just don’t know how to get us like a caveman who is trying to woo the pretty cave woman. Nothing he tries works so he just bangs her on the head and carts her away. No one’s happy in that situation.
We will win this ultimately. It might feel like heartbreak right now (and be sure that it indeed is on an immediate level) but if you zoom out in time and space this moment is an important beginning. An awakening perhaps.
The scariest thing about Anticipatory Obedience is it could be a self-fulfilling prophecy. The big players have calculated their risks and decided, rightly, that the cost of pissing off Trump is greater than the cost of pissing us off in the Left. We are forgiving and inclusive. The big cats are counting on that. But we have teeth too, our teeth just aren’t as obvious and immediate as imprisonment and confiscation of wealthy estates. Our weapon is slower, more nuanced and includes a redistribution of resources often in innovative yet-to-be-seen kinds of ways.
I predict the positive outcome of this will be a move from privatization, profit-seeking leadership, toward messier community-driven decentralized powers. Case in point, outfits like the Bulwark and Substack will rise in both popularity and impact while the Bezos and Musk owned media outlets will slowly implode.
The thing is they need us. Look at the pathetic MSG rally. They had Tucker giggling nervously, some dude performing an exorcist (?) and poor Hulk Hogan can barely tear his tank top. They need us to give life and love to their sad existence with our talented artists and thinkers. They want Beyonce’s songs, Eminem’s raps, Leonordo Dicaprio’s performances! They just don’t know how to get us like a caveman who is trying to woo the pretty cave woman. Nothing he tries works so he just bangs her on the head and carts her away. No one’s happy in that situation.
We will win this ultimately. It might feel like heartbreak right now (and be sure that it indeed is on an immediate level) but if you zoom out in time and space this moment is an important beginning. An awakening perhaps.