It’s Not Okay to Stop Bringing Your Best to the World

Heather Cox Richardson on Why Joy Is a Form of Resistance

“Authoritarians cannot rise if there are strong communities and people are acting with joy. You need despair and anger in order for an authoritarian to rise.

Think about the language that MAGA Republicans use. They are angry all the time….It’s okay to take a break from news/politics, but it’s not okay to stop bringing your best to the world. Whatever those things are that you bring to the community, do them and do them with joy.

Don’t stop doing the things you love because you’re scared because that actually is a form of resistance. Showing up and doing things you love says to an authoritarian, you have no place to root here.”

This is from a video of hers that you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7K6UGOLlqk

Northeast Chapter Meeting Reading - Presented by Jenny Mason (she/her pronouns)