“The adage is, only when it is dark enough can you see the stars. I know many people feel like we are entering a dark time, but for the benefit of us all, I hope that is not the case. But here’s the thing, America, if it is, let us fill the sky with the light of a brilliant, brilliant billion of stars.” — Kamala Harris, quoted by Kristin Kobes du Mez.
“We can tend to gloss over the devastation of any kind of suffering but especially sexual assault, with Christian platitudes like God works all things together for good or God is sovereign. Those are very good and glorious biblical truths, but when they are misapplied in a way to dampen the horror of evil, they ultimately dampen the goodness of God. Goodness and darkness exist as opposites. If we pretend that the darkness isn’t dark, it dampens the beauty of the light.” — Rachel Denhollander, same link
“Believing in a better future means fighting for it—even for those who can’t yet see it. You can’t make people cross a bridge before they’re ready, but you can build it, trusting that someday, they’ll find their way across.” — Liz Plank
“This comes up repeatedly in Dave Gushee’s rich survey of The Righteous Gentiles of the Holocaust. That book is filled with heroic stories of moral champions who defiantly stood up against tyrants. But it’s also full of bureaucrats and middle managers and underlings who delayed and deferred and dragged their feet, all while insisting “Yes, yes, sure thing boss. Right away, just need to file the proper paperwork.” This was an effective, and often vitally necessary tactic of resistance and rescue.” — Fred Clark
Want to learn the thinking of AOC/Trump split voters?
“Is your fight going to be abortion? Start pitching in for your local abortion fund, or if you don’t have one because you live in a state tha doesn’t allow it, your local woman’s health center.
Is your fight keeping families together? Pick a group like the Young Center; figure out what to do.” — Courtney Milan
“There are already sanctuary and support networks doing their best to get people access to abortion care, gender affirming care, working on im/migrant aid, etc. Yes, they’re strained now and things will only get harder, but the mandate now is not to reinvent the wheel, but rather to figure out who’s already invested the time in building up systems and structures and to support those things usefully.” —Life Is a Sacred Text
“It’s important to remember that our political aspirations have not been vanquished. We are not on the cusp of positive transformation, but that does not mean that all hope is lost or that we cannot breathe new worlds into being. During my four decades on this earth, I have repeatedly witnessed victories and political transitions that I did not believe were possible. I have also experienced losses that reshaped the political terrain, paving the way for future victories. We should never give up on transformation and material change. We are all worth fighting for, no matter how bleak the situation may be and no matter the odds. Determined, organized people have toppled dictators, ended oppressive institutions, including chattel slavery, and freed each other from the clutches of carceral systems. In dark times, people have always found ways to make their own light. That work is now upon us.” — Organizing My Thoughts
