Post #218255
2026-02-02 09:16 UTC
#fosdem gave me an opportunity to have several chats about living under the specter of war and the specter of fascism
the idea i has in my head, going into #fosdem, was "doing nothing is not an option"
in our talks, folx were expressing that they don't read the news. some said they feel powerless, so they prefer to "not know"
this led me to think about how i can embolden and encourage people to engage with the world in a way that specifically gives them the experience of having agency
Replies (2)
-
@mensrea@freeradical.zone 2026-02-02 10:00
@catileptic the "cool people who did cool stuff" podcast did some reporting out of minnesota that i found speaks to some of this. you're only powerless on your own ~ https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-cool-people-who-did-cool-96003360/episode/everyone-vs-ice-on-the-ground-319435672/
-
@brunogirin@mastodon.me.uk 2026-02-02 10:34
@catileptic The way I deal with it for myself is to be careful how I ingest the news while doing the small things I can in my own community. You need the big actions that fight fascism but you also the small community actions that build the foundations of the system that we want to replace fascism with. Some of us are better at the former, some are better at the latter.