Critical Minn

Being reactive often surrenders the frame and can be perceived as weak or slow. Being proactive makes a new vision that wanting individuals can join in.

I've heard chatter about being reactive to unprecedented times and actions vs being proactive. It can't always be one way. I'd stress being creative, concise, and authentic to the principles. It doesn't need to be perfect and pre-empt criticism to be highly effective and inviting.

If collective bargaining can't evolve, we need new ways to assert our power as labor and consumers. Periodic general strikes and boycotts, innovated information and tools to cut propaganda and buck defang abusive practices, support local economies and not corporate monopolies, and just get healthy.

Supply side economics sold us out over the last 40 years. I suspect a lot of our issues are a result. Wealth concentrates and buys more power to further concentrate more wealth. We the 99% are simply prey and pawns in this system. Stop voting for it.

Jumping in the pig stie over gerrymandering is not the play. It's not a principled position. It could backfire. And as a general practice, it's very unpopular with all voters. Heck, this reaction might even be anticipated the way trumpian politics work now.