And it’s not just “who’s having more fun” but “who’s having more fun with people who look/sound/believe differently than them”? Feels like the recent World Cup and Knicks celebration images have done more for whatever kernel of truth is behind the now wrung out concept of “DEI” than years of institutional programs and ensuing debate. If you can have fun and celebrate together, doesn’t everyone at the block party deserve health care and child care and a basic social safety net??
So well put--it's actually impossible to actually throw a fun, loving party if you're not excited about that party being as open to a full range of people and cultures whom you believe deserve a nice, dignified life!
This is very well put and I agree with the vibe shifts and what they portend. I also had to comment because I literally delivered a bouquet of roses and peonies in the spring to a neighbor to enjoy and so I could drop off my contact info to help with a community project. Now I need to get back to my bread baking :)
This is a downer comment but it's how I see it. The DSA are not credible people in terms of governing. The election results last night in NYC were a huge gift to MAGA. In a general election in 2028, as opposed to a NYC primary with 15% or so turnout, MAGA should be defeated . But not if Democrats nominate someone who is DSA/Bernie Sanders-coded.
Appreciate the counter point, David! A good reminder that, though there may be a growing broad consensus around potlucks and extending a wide welcome, that there will remain a wide range of opinions on electoral strategy!
No wonder I've been feeling so much less negative lately. So much of the left/progressive messaging space, at least since 2020, has felt (to me) like a spiral of constant anger, reminders of how many people hate you for whatever identities you have. No doubt the algorithms love that. Your space is of course an exception. But the flip side of the anger is that we know we deserve better than this, and you don't have to believe perfectly as long as you stay humble. I still feel nihilistic sometimes, but it's not as potent of a feeling as it was. (Could also be medications, but so what?)
And it’s not just “who’s having more fun” but “who’s having more fun with people who look/sound/believe differently than them”? Feels like the recent World Cup and Knicks celebration images have done more for whatever kernel of truth is behind the now wrung out concept of “DEI” than years of institutional programs and ensuing debate. If you can have fun and celebrate together, doesn’t everyone at the block party deserve health care and child care and a basic social safety net??
So well put--it's actually impossible to actually throw a fun, loving party if you're not excited about that party being as open to a full range of people and cultures whom you believe deserve a nice, dignified life!
Exactly - otherwise it's not a party at all!
This is very well put and I agree with the vibe shifts and what they portend. I also had to comment because I literally delivered a bouquet of roses and peonies in the spring to a neighbor to enjoy and so I could drop off my contact info to help with a community project. Now I need to get back to my bread baking :)
Tilt towards care.
Yes. Tilt so hard you’re standing upright in it.
Thanks.
This is a downer comment but it's how I see it. The DSA are not credible people in terms of governing. The election results last night in NYC were a huge gift to MAGA. In a general election in 2028, as opposed to a NYC primary with 15% or so turnout, MAGA should be defeated . But not if Democrats nominate someone who is DSA/Bernie Sanders-coded.
Appreciate the counter point, David! A good reminder that, though there may be a growing broad consensus around potlucks and extending a wide welcome, that there will remain a wide range of opinions on electoral strategy!
I was struck by this comment by David French in his column today about how the country is turning into two sets of one-party rule:
“Our nation is full of radicalized people who don’t fully understand that they’re radical because everyone they know agrees with everything they say.”
No wonder I've been feeling so much less negative lately. So much of the left/progressive messaging space, at least since 2020, has felt (to me) like a spiral of constant anger, reminders of how many people hate you for whatever identities you have. No doubt the algorithms love that. Your space is of course an exception. But the flip side of the anger is that we know we deserve better than this, and you don't have to believe perfectly as long as you stay humble. I still feel nihilistic sometimes, but it's not as potent of a feeling as it was. (Could also be medications, but so what?)