We need leaders, but nobody wants to follow a nobody, and nobody with clout or name recognition or anything that might give them that necessary sense of authority wants to do anything with what they’ve got. And it doesn’t help that leftists don’t respond well to being told what to do by an authority figure.

I’m not saying we’re fucked, but I am saying it was never going to be easy and won’t be going forward no matter what metric you’re using to define movement or success.

The best thing an individual can do is do whatever they can in the sphere of their influence. That’s going to look like something different for everyone, too, so it’s hard to give specific advice or marching orders, however you want to frame it.

For me, it’s making sure to talk to members of my community and hold our mayor and council accountable by showing up to meetings and making our voices known. But I live somewhere where that means something. I’m lucky. I don’t know what to say to people who don’t feel like that’s an option for them.