Now what? How to deal with the feeling of political death / Against Everyone with Conner Habib 279.

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Friends,
In the wake of Donald Trump’s second election win, amongst those who didn’t vote for him at least, calls for mourning and grieving have been issued all around. The idea being that something has been lost, that it may be irretrievable, that a brokenness must be felt and that we should honor that feeling.

But what if instead of making room to mourn, we notice that we’ve already made plenty of room for feeling — too much, in fact — and what if all that expression of feeling has become part of the problem?

On this episode, I look into the problems with our feelings about politics when they don’t meet our thinking and action correctly. Rather than make lots of predictions about what’s next. or try to figure out who to blame, or even assume that anyone who listens to the show voted one way or the other, I consider

1. The problems with the intense expressions of emotion.

2. How Trump was elected again anyway (with as little speculation as possible).

3. Why the political realm is dead in its current form.

4. Where we can draw strength from to create a new political life that can adapt to individuals and economies.

5. What to do about the fact that a lot of people are our “enemies.”

6. The path that we’re on in the world and in our own development.

Together and in each of our individualities, we will create a new way, friends. A new life awaits.

Love,
CH

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