I hear the word “resistance” used over and over again in different contexts.
I recently exclaimed assuredly to my partner that the “resistance” was still coming, just resting for now.
Not realizing until later that our definitions of the word were distinct and misaligned.
Is “resistance” a dirty word? A threatening one?
To me, resistance equals the softness of saying No.
Resistance comes with a clarity and grounding, a moral backbone from which to stand up tall against forces outside ourselves.
As part of my day job, I engage with the news around the world. I read the Guardian, the New York Times, the New Yorker, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal and listen to podcasts and talk shows from other countries.
I repeatedly hear the word: resistance.
Where is the American resistance? Where are the folks that stood up eight years ago? What does resistance look like today? Where has it gone?
Like many of you, I move from work to partner to family to friends to side hustle to self-care time, and I have wondered who was going to answer this narrative. Rhetorical questions itching beneath my skin. Thankfully, others (editorial writers) took up the charge.
“Where is the resistance?,” the public asks hopefully.
“The resistance is resting,” says a faint whisper in reply.
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