Superb article. And not only do we need to know how to talk to people unfamiliar with political jargon, we need to do it. Like Sylvia suggests, let's talk to as many people as we can. Word of mouth can be even more powerful than the right wing propaganda machine.
The Indivisible group that I am a member of (Indivisible845 in Beacon, NY) has people that volunteer to go to a certain spot, say a train station, on the same day of the week, every week at the same hour each week with a sign asking/stating things like "I'm worried about our country. Are you?" and the sign has a QR code folks can scan. That QR code takes them to a site that explains more about Indivisible and gives them things they can do. It can be a conversation starter and will hopefully spur people to take action.
I’m a uk resident and have watched with growing concern what’s happening in The USA. Sadly I think that Kamala made the same mistake as your article alludes to. Talking policies, laws, and bills in Congress rather than what the everyday person could relate to. It’s so easy to forget what you didn’t know when you started out learning any subject, so we need to simplify things to others without being patronising.
Superb article. And not only do we need to know how to talk to people unfamiliar with political jargon, we need to do it. Like Sylvia suggests, let's talk to as many people as we can. Word of mouth can be even more powerful than the right wing propaganda machine.
The Indivisible group that I am a member of (Indivisible845 in Beacon, NY) has people that volunteer to go to a certain spot, say a train station, on the same day of the week, every week at the same hour each week with a sign asking/stating things like "I'm worried about our country. Are you?" and the sign has a QR code folks can scan. That QR code takes them to a site that explains more about Indivisible and gives them things they can do. It can be a conversation starter and will hopefully spur people to take action.
I’m a uk resident and have watched with growing concern what’s happening in The USA. Sadly I think that Kamala made the same mistake as your article alludes to. Talking policies, laws, and bills in Congress rather than what the everyday person could relate to. It’s so easy to forget what you didn’t know when you started out learning any subject, so we need to simplify things to others without being patronising.
Brava! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
this is what happens when I talk to you on the phone for 45 minutes, jaja
Love this! Yes!, One person talking to another will save the world!😊