Clara, this is your best (of many) to date. You lay it out so plainly, plaintively and persuasively. Just incredibly well done. I, like you, lean into our feckless Dems (what choice do we have) knowing full well that my strategy of hope is the worst of all strategies. We are well down a very slippery slope.
Mil gracias por escribir sobre este asunto. Muy bien escrito, como siempre. Déjanos que pongamos nombre a esto. Y sobre todo recuérdanos a cada momento que cuando el miedo impera, la parálisis es una opción, pero no la única. No dejes que nos acomodemos a una situación que no es la única posible. Y en este caso, no olvidemos que es el de un comienzo predicho de abuso de poder con acciones "no violentas sino aparentemente calmantes" en un ambiente deshumanizador. Gracias. (Escribo en español, por cierto, con todo el propósito de darle también valor)
find your writing more and more compelling. I really appreciate that you are not afraid to tackle hard, important, and sensitive subjects, especially when the perception we have in Mexico of the USA is that the majority of people are living business as usual. This newsletter finally convinced me to become a paid subscriber! :)
Thank you for this. I have been really scared, even as a privileged white person from the UK, that my family’s immigration status might be affected by my attending protests. I planned to hold back until my husband gets citizenship (I recently got it!). Thank you for pointing out that this is doing exactly what they want, responding to their actions with fear and holding back from acting.
Clara, this is your best (of many) to date. You lay it out so plainly, plaintively and persuasively. Just incredibly well done. I, like you, lean into our feckless Dems (what choice do we have) knowing full well that my strategy of hope is the worst of all strategies. We are well down a very slippery slope.
Mil gracias por escribir sobre este asunto. Muy bien escrito, como siempre. Déjanos que pongamos nombre a esto. Y sobre todo recuérdanos a cada momento que cuando el miedo impera, la parálisis es una opción, pero no la única. No dejes que nos acomodemos a una situación que no es la única posible. Y en este caso, no olvidemos que es el de un comienzo predicho de abuso de poder con acciones "no violentas sino aparentemente calmantes" en un ambiente deshumanizador. Gracias. (Escribo en español, por cierto, con todo el propósito de darle también valor)
Keep writing about politics too! You do it so well
find your writing more and more compelling. I really appreciate that you are not afraid to tackle hard, important, and sensitive subjects, especially when the perception we have in Mexico of the USA is that the majority of people are living business as usual. This newsletter finally convinced me to become a paid subscriber! :)
This, and many other developments in the last few weeks, could very well be our Quo Vadis, America? moment.
Thank you for this. I have been really scared, even as a privileged white person from the UK, that my family’s immigration status might be affected by my attending protests. I planned to hold back until my husband gets citizenship (I recently got it!). Thank you for pointing out that this is doing exactly what they want, responding to their actions with fear and holding back from acting.
So proud of you always!