The science behind hope and why cultivating optimism in these dark times is one of the most impactful actions a citizen can take to save the rule of law and ultimately defeat authoritarianism
Thank you for what you wrote. It’s very encouraging and practical. This whole thing is so huge and overwhelming. It feels like anything we do won’t really matter, but you made me see it differently with your post. All of us together doing small steps at a time, can make a huge difference.
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Hope can't be realist, by definition, because hope is based on assumptions of what the future will be. Hope is dangerous, it's nothing else than fear in a pretty packaging.
Personally, i think the situation is hopeless. There's no doubt that Trump will sooner or later find a way to kill resistance once for all, it's a matter of time. History showed us that when authoritarians take the power, it's mostly irreversible.
VERY delayed response … just overwhelmed with less important but more immediate issues. Perhaps the best lay post I’ve read regarding what used to be called “the power of positive thinking”. Unfortunately, easy (relatively) to pontificate, harder to accomplish day in, day out. But thanks nonetheless
Thanks for the positive in the darkness.
Thank you for what you wrote. It’s very encouraging and practical. This whole thing is so huge and overwhelming. It feels like anything we do won’t really matter, but you made me see it differently with your post. All of us together doing small steps at a time, can make a huge difference.
Thank you so very much! I really needed this right now! 👍🩷
i though being i subscribe to the New Yorker i had a complementary subscription
Subscribing is free -- $ from upgrades goes toward high-impact litigation. It's a way to make a sustaining contribution to on-the-ground and in-the-court work. Appreciated but not required!
wish you offered a senior rate
Subscribing is free -- $ from upgrades goes toward high-impact litigation. It's a way to make a sustaining contribution to on-the-ground and in-the-court work. Appreciated but not required! You can also make a recurring or one-time donation of any amount here: https://give.brightamerica.org/substack-a (under amount, you'd choose "other" to make a custom amount)
Hope can't be realist, by definition, because hope is based on assumptions of what the future will be. Hope is dangerous, it's nothing else than fear in a pretty packaging.
Personally, i think the situation is hopeless. There's no doubt that Trump will sooner or later find a way to kill resistance once for all, it's a matter of time. History showed us that when authoritarians take the power, it's mostly irreversible.
VERY delayed response … just overwhelmed with less important but more immediate issues. Perhaps the best lay post I’ve read regarding what used to be called “the power of positive thinking”. Unfortunately, easy (relatively) to pontificate, harder to accomplish day in, day out. But thanks nonetheless