When I say “hope” I mean “hope that things will resolve themselves without me having to do anything,” which is what nearly every left-leaning person I know in real life is hoping. It certainly doesn’t spur very many people to act more. They see Mamdani as “the world is healing,” which just means “great, I don’t need to change my behavior at all!”
You’re in a weird bubble. I know a New Yorker who volunteered for Zohran’s campaign and showed up to protest Luigi’s incarceration when he went to court. They’re a communist. They’re fighting for a better world and hope is making them fight harder.
That’s certainly good to hear. I hope that people are indeed taking this seriously, even as my own sphere never stopped claiming that Trump’s downfall was inevitable if we just keep our heads down and wait it out.
I think it’s a big mistake to equate hope with inaction. Hope should spur you to act more. Don’t listen to these doomers who want you to do nothing.
When I say “hope” I mean “hope that things will resolve themselves without me having to do anything,” which is what nearly every left-leaning person I know in real life is hoping. It certainly doesn’t spur very many people to act more. They see Mamdani as “the world is healing,” which just means “great, I don’t need to change my behavior at all!”
You’re in a weird bubble. I know a New Yorker who volunteered for Zohran’s campaign and showed up to protest Luigi’s incarceration when he went to court. They’re a communist. They’re fighting for a better world and hope is making them fight harder.
That’s certainly good to hear. I hope that people are indeed taking this seriously, even as my own sphere never stopped claiming that Trump’s downfall was inevitable if we just keep our heads down and wait it out.