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Nostalgia is a Weapon that Belongs to the Opposition
MAGA craves a make-believe past, but the truth is nostalgia is pro-democracy.
There must be an upside to aging. Right? As I recover from the election, I realize we have some tools they don’t have.
Marc Elias has asked that we refer to ourselves as The Opposition. So I am. We are. I understand his point that resisting is mushy. To oppose is clear. It’s saying no. It is not negotiable. It’s our line in the sand.
Donald Trump wants you to believe that he is all-powerful and that if you fight back, you will lose. He wants you to think that if you fight back, you face danger. Well, I’m here to disabuse him of that notion.
With that in mind, I’m doing my best on my podcast to identify tools we can use to influence and things we can do to support democracy.
A simple Thanksgiving post reminded me that nostalgia is a powerful, visceral, authentic way to connect with other humans.
I posted about slides.
The old kind — with a photo slapped between two pieces of cardboard and projected onto a screen (if you were fancy) or wall. Sharing (showing) slides shifted a typically individual approach to memories and turned them into broadcasts. And families…
