Too many of us have wedded ourselves to a set of abstract beliefs about how change happens, then view the change we witness through that lens. It's much more useful, in my experience, to observe change and draw conclusions about what is/isn't working to address a particular problem, and then adjust.

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This is all complicated by a political landscape that seems resistant to change, and to efforts to create change. But that all underscores the need for more of us to be students of change, to observe what creates movement, to look for opportunities to shift the balance of power, and push on those.

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It's Mariame Kaba's "knowing who to be mad at is praxis" and more. Knowing who to be mad at IS praxis. Then you gotta know what moves the person you're mad at to do things differently. You gotta know who THEY listen to, and how to get to them. Anger alone isn't a vision, strategy, tactic or goal.

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In addition to the broader literacy crisis, we're also in a power literacy crisis. Many folks deeply misunderstand how political power works, who has it, and how to build it. And all of that is happening while more folks are using the language of organizing without grasping its most basic tenets.

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I am entirely serious when I say that this should be seen as a moderate position. It specifically and surgically dismantles institutions that did not exist pre-9/11 and assigns their functions much as they were assigned pre-9/11.

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